Sunset Hills: The New-Home Guide.

Overview: What Is Announced

Sunset Hills is a Starlight Homes single-family community at 3136 Sunset Hills Road in Winter Haven, Polk County, zip 33881, on the northeast side of the city between Lake Alfred and the Chain of Lakes. NewHomeSource listed it at 300,990 dollars and up with five floor plans and four quick move-ins, verified with the builder the day before this page was drafted.

All five plans are one-story, 3 to 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2-car garage, 1,426 to 1,909 square feet: Larissa 1,426, Glimmer 1,536, Luna 1,721, Hawking 1,761, Firefly 1,909. Starlight sells them with a full appliance package including washer, dryer and refrigerator, granite counters and an energy-efficiency package, which is the brand model: fewer choices, lower entry price.

Polk County is the I-4 corridor volume market. NewHomeSource counted 274 new-home communities, 47 builders, 742 homes under construction and 902 move-in-ready homes county-wide on September 12, 2026, with a starting price of 204,990 dollars and an average of 371,772. Sunset Hills prices under that county average.

Quick Facts (All Sourced)

Every figure here is attributed and dated. Base prices exclude lot premium and options, and the available-home prices above were read on a single day; Starlight reprices inventory and rotates incentives monthly. The advertised monthly payment on the builder page assumes an adjustable-rate loan with 20 percent down through an affiliated lender; read that disclaimer before you count on the number.

Location & Context

The community sits on Sunset Hills Road off Lucerne Park Road (SR 544) in northeast Winter Haven, roughly 2 miles from downtown Lake Alfred and about 4 miles from Winter Haven Hospital. The builder lists Mackay Gardens and Lakeside Preserve at 0.7 miles, LEGOLAND Florida at 6.2 miles and Walt Disney World at 24.6 miles.

Winter Haven is the Chain of Lakes city in the middle of Polk County; US 27 to the east is the fast route to I-4 and the Orlando job market, and Lakeland and the Polk Parkway are about 20 miles west.

What Is Planned

The builder page lists no clubhouse or pool; the stated neighborhood features are energy-efficient design, updated cabinets and flooring, open living space and a 2-car garage. Treat Sunset Hills as a value subdivision, not an amenity community.

Four homes were listed on September 12, 2026: 3008 Sunset Hills Road (Larissa, 300,990, available October 2026), 3414 Evening Star Drive (Glimmer, 318,990, ready now), 3012 Sunset Hills Road (Hawking, 328,990, available October 2026) and 3491 Evening Star Drive (Luna, reduced from 340,990 to 339,990, ready now).

Taxes & Costs Context

Sunset Hills is inside the City of Winter Haven in Polk County, so property taxes follow the Polk county-wide millage plus the Winter Haven municipal levy. Neither the builder page nor NewHomeSource states a CDD; confirm on the title commitment.

Expect a modest single-family HOA; the builder has not published a fee figure on the pages cited here, and the builder disclaimer notes HOA dues and CDD fees, if applicable, are on top of the advertised monthly payment. For context, the Polk County figure in our FY2025-26 millage file is a typical total of about 16.19 mills, and actual parcel totals vary by municipality and taxing district, so treat it as a planning number, not a quote.

Base pricing was 300,990 dollars on September 11, 2026, with plan starting prices of 302,990 (Larissa), 314,990 (Glimmer), 323,990 (Hawking), 332,990 (Luna) and 334,990 (Firefly).

The advertised from 1,541 dollars per month figure assumes a 302,990 dollar price, an FHA 5/1 ARM at a 3.25 percent initial rate (6.87 percent APR), 20 percent down and a 640 credit score, with the rate adjusting after year five up to a lifetime cap of 8.25 percent; the offer is limited to contracts written September 1 to 30, 2026.

Schools

NewHomeSource lists Sunset Hills in Polk County Public Schools with Lake Alfred Elementary School, Denison Middle School and Winter Haven Senior High School as of September 11, 2026. School assignment is set by the district and can change; confirm the current boundary with Polk County Public Schools before you contract.

The Timeline

Here is the dated record. It updates as releases, pricing and fee details land.

• 2026-09-01Starlight opened a September 2026 special-financing window at Sunset Hills: 3.25 percent initial-rate FHA 5/1 ARM through affiliated lenders for contracts written September 1 to 30, closing by October 31. Source: Starlight Homes, Sunset Hills community page (4 available homes, prices, September 2026 financing terms), 2026-09-12.
• 2026-09-11NewHomeSource verified the listing with the builder: from 300,990 dollars, 5 floor plans, 4 quick move-ins, 1,426 to 1,909 square feet. Source: NewHomeSource, Sunset Hills by Starlight Homes, Winter Haven FL 33881 (from 300,990 dollars; verified with the builder 1 day before fetch), 2026-09-11.
• 2026-09-12Builder page listed 4 available homes, 300,990 to 339,990 dollars, two ready now and two available October 2026; one price reduction (3491 Evening Star Drive, 340,990 to 339,990). Source: Starlight Homes, Sunset Hills community page (4 available homes, prices, September 2026 financing terms), 2026-09-12.

As homes close and Polk records post, this page updates in place with real closed-price history rather than a marketing range.

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