Hills of Arietta is a gated single-residential community on the northeast side of Lake Arietta in Auburndale, Polk County, with its entrance off Gapway Road (multiple real estate guides, 2026). Neighborhood guides describe just under 90 homes, with private gated roads and a single point of access, giving it a quiet, contained feel near the lake.
The homes were built across the late 2000s into the mid 2010s, with neighborhood listings citing construction generally from around 2006 and 2007 through about 2016 (neighborhood real estate guides, 2026). Floor plans run from mid-size to large, with listing guides citing roughly 1,800 to over 3,200 square feet and four to five bedrooms on larger lots; confirm the exact size, age, bedroom count, and lot for any specific home.
Because this is an established community rather than an active builder phase, the money is made or lost on the individual home and lot, not the address. The drivers are the home size and condition, the lot, whether the parcel has true Lake Arietta frontage or a community setting near the water, the HOA documents, and the flood picture, all of which have to be confirmed for the exact home.
The pitch is a gated lake setting on the I-4 corridor: Auburndale sits in central Polk County between Tampa and Orlando, with shopping, dining, and I-4 access close by. The work is the diligence: read the HOA rules and dues, confirm any lake access and the flood zone, and price the specific home against real comps inside the community before you buy.
