Cascara is a single-family home community built by Highland Homes in north Auburndale, Polk County, off County Road 559 and Lake Mattie Road (Highland Homes community materials, 2026). The homeowner association was organized in 2018 and Highland Homes opened model homes here in early 2020, so the homes are relatively recent construction.
Community materials describe a planned build of roughly ninety single-family homes, with floor plans generally ranging from about 1,300 to 2,200 square feet and up to five bedrooms (Highland Homes, 2026). That makes Cascara a neighborhood-scale community rather than a large master plan, so the read is the specific lot, the home plan, and the HOA rather than a townwide average. Confirm the exact size, bedroom count, and plan for any specific home.
Because this is a smaller community, the money is made or lost on the lot, the home plan, and the HOA, not on the address alone. The drivers are the homeowner association dues and rules, the specific lot and orientation, the home plan and condition, and the pace of new construction nearby, all of which have to be read from the current community documents and the listing for the exact home.
The pitch is lake-country Auburndale with quick highway access: the community sits among Lake Juliana, Lake Mattie, Lake Arietta, and Lake Van and is about three miles from Interstate 4 at exit 44, which puts Lakeland, Tampa, and Orlando within commuting reach. The work is the diligence: read the HOA, study the lot and plan, and confirm what is being built nearby before you buy.
