Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Type
Newer single-family homes by Meritage Homes, built roughly 2022 to 2025, inside the LPGA International golf community
Size
Reported floor plans roughly 1,269 to 2,387 square feet, 3 to 4 bedrooms, 1 and 2 story (Meritage and third-party listing sites)
Scale
Reported at about 199 homes on roughly 57 acres, with many homesites backing to the LPGA International course (third-party, confirm with the builder)
Status
Recently built out by Meritage; the active market is early resale and any remaining builder inventory
Costs & Fees
HOA
Reported low, roughly $6 to $57 per month across listing sites; confirm the current amount and what it covers with the Links Terrace HOA
CDD
No CDD reported for Links Terrace; confirm per parcel, since assessments are billed separately from county taxes
Taxes
Volusia effective rate runs near 0.96 percent; Daytona Beach city parcels carry roughly 17.7 mills (VCPA 2024). Newer homes can reset higher at sale
Amenities
Golf setting
Inside LPGA International, a 36-hole public golf community with the Jones and Hills (Champions and Legends) courses; club membership is separate and optional
Neighborhood
Reported tot lot within Links Terrace; the broader LPGA International clubhouse, dining, and practice facilities are nearby (confirm access and any fees)
Setting
Newer streetscape off Champions Drive and International Golf Drive, with course-frontage homesites along parts of the neighborhood
Access
Not gated; standard public-road access within the LPGA International master community
Location
Area
Western Daytona Beach, ZIP 32124, off LPGA Boulevard near I-95 exit 265
Commute
Quick I-95 and I-4 access; Daytona International Airport and the Tanger Outlets are a short drive
Beaches
The Atlantic beaches are roughly 12 miles east, about 20 to 25 minutes by car
The Homes & Homesites
Links Terrace is a Meritage Homes neighborhood, so the housing stock is consistent, newer, and energy-efficient by builder design, a contrast to the custom and older resale stock elsewhere in LPGA International. Reported floor plans run roughly 1,269 to 2,387 square feet across three to four bedrooms, in one and two-story configurations, with two-car garages. Because most homes date from 2022 to 2025, you are buying current-code construction, and the most recent deliveries may still carry portions of the builder's structural warranty, confirm what transfers on a resale.
The swing factor here is the lot, not the condition, which is the opposite of an older neighborhood. With a uniform, newer product, the durable value sits in golf frontage, a preserve or water buffer, and the depth and orientation of the homesite. Two similar floor plans can trade differently based purely on what the back of the home faces. Read the homesite first, then the plan and finishes.
More on Living in Links Terrace
The pitch is a newer home with quick access to everything western Daytona Beach has been building out: I-95 and I-4 at the doorstep, the airport, the Tanger Outlets, and the One Daytona and Daytona International Speedway district minutes away. Here are the questions buyers ask most.
Is Links Terrace gated?
Links Terrace is reported as a standard, non-gated neighborhood on public roads within the LPGA International master community. Confirm access and any community rules with the Links Terrace HOA.
Do I have to play or join the golf club?
No. The LPGA International courses are public-access and operated separately, and membership is optional. You can own a home here without any golf commitment, or pay to play and join on your own terms.
Is there a CDD?
No CDD is reported for Links Terrace, but confirm per parcel. A CDD, if present, would be billed separately from the county millage and is not reduced by the homestead exemption.
How new are the homes?
Most were built by Meritage Homes between roughly 2022 and 2025, so the stock is recent, energy-efficient, and largely uniform, with condition far less of a variable than in an older neighborhood.
What to Check Before You Offer
- The homesite — golf, water, preserve, or interior, and what the back of the home faces.
- The flood designation — pull the FEMA zone for the exact parcel and get the insurance quote.
- The HOA — current amount, what it covers, and whether a master assessment also applies.
- The tax reset — model the assessed value resetting closer to your purchase price.
- Builder warranty — on recent deliveries, confirm what structural coverage transfers.
- Insurability — newer roofs help, but confirm the wind and flood premium for the address.
- True comparable sales — closed Links Terrace homes by plan and lot, not list prices.
- School zoning — confirm the exact assignment by address with Volusia County Schools.
Links Terrace is a lot-and-carrying-cost game played on newer, uniform product. The Meritage construction and the LPGA International setting are roughly the same across the neighborhood, so the money is made or lost on the homesite, the flood line, and the true monthly once taxes reset and insurance is quoted, not the headline number.
Our job is to read the flood and insurance math honestly, confirm the HOA and whether any master assessment applies, pull the true comparable sales by plan and lot, and structure an offer that protects you. The listing agent works for the seller; even on an attainable newer home, having your own representation is the highest-leverage decision you make.
Links Terrace vs. Comparable Communities
Links Terrace competes for the buyer who wants a newer home in or near the LPGA International golf community at an attainable Daytona Beach price. The honest comparison is against the other neighborhoods in and around the corridor, each with a different trade-off.
| Community | The trade-off |
|---|---|
| LPGA International (broader community) | The full master community with older and newer stock, more homesite and price variety, and the clubhouse at the center. |
| Indigo Lakes | An established neighborhood nearby with mature trees and resale stock rather than newer construction. |
| Mosaic | A newer ICI Homes master plan off LPGA Boulevard with an amenity campus, pools, and a lake, at a different price point. |
The honest verdict: if you want newer, energy-efficient construction on a golf-course tract with a low HOA and no CDD, Links Terrace is one of the more attainable doors into the LPGA International address. If you want a larger amenity campus, an established resale neighborhood, or a wider price range, the peers above are the right field to shop against, and we will help you weigh them by total cost of ownership, not list price.
The Honest Trade-offs
Pros
- Newer, energy-efficient Meritage construction, mostly 2022 to 2025 vintage.
- Inside the LPGA International golf community, with course-frontage homesites available.
- Reported low HOA and no CDD, an attainable carrying-cost profile.
- Quick I-95 and I-4 access, minutes to the airport, outlets, and the Speedway district.
- Uniform product means condition is far less of a variable than in older stock.
- An attainable price point versus the estate and custom communities nearby.
Cons
- Thin resale history; the neighborhood is recent, so comps are still developing.
- Golf is a separate, optional cost, not bundled into the HOA.
- Interior lots without a view are where buyers most often overpay.
- Volusia flood risk varies by parcel and drives the insurance quote.
- Newer homes reset assessed value at sale, raising the tax line.
- Not gated, with standard public-road access.
