Crofton Springs at Providence is a single-family village inside Providence, a roughly 2,200-acre guard-gated master-planned golf community in Davenport, Polk County (Providence community and multiple real estate guides, 2026). The homes were built largely from about 2015 to 2019, with Park Square Homes and Lennar cited as the main builders, and one guide describes Crofton Springs as one of the smaller villages with on the order of dozens of homes; confirm the exact count and your specific builder by address.
The defining feature of Crofton Springs is its mixed use. Park Square Homes offered a resort series of pool homes used as vacation rentals alongside standard residential floor plans without a pool used as primary homes, so the village holds both short-term rental product and owner-occupied product on the same streets (real estate subdivision guides, 2026). Understanding which a given home is, and what the neighbors are, is the first piece of diligence.
Because this is a village inside a master community, the money is shaped by the master HOA and the amenities as much as by the home. Providence advertises low HOA dues and no Community Development District assessment, a 24-hour guarded gate, an 18-hole championship golf course, two resort-style pools, tennis, a fitness center, a clubhouse, and a restaurant. Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they include, and any short-term rental amenity fees from the latest association documents.
The pitch is a gated golf-community address close to the Orlando attractions: the Providence golf clubhouse, the resort pools, and the guarded gate are inside the community, and Walt Disney World, Champions Gate, and the Interstate 4 corridor are a manageable drive. The work is the diligence: read the HOA budget and rules, confirm the no-CDD picture, check the short-term rental policy, and decide whether the home and street fit primary-residence living or rental use before you buy.
