Cedar City · Iron County
Crescent Heights Adult Community
by Alex Meisner Construction
$413,000 to $578,000
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Crescent Heights Adult Community is a 55+ age-restricted community in Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, built by Alex Meisner Construction, with about 47 homes. Homes are single-family homes running 1,379 to 2,053 square feet, priced $413,000 to $578,000. The community is built out, so homes sell as resale.
It is a residential community, not assisted living or senior care. There is no staff, no nursing, and no meal service. Residents own their homes.
Verified August 2026 by Kris Bowen, Utah real estate broker and senior move specialist. 801-999-8005
Crescent Heights is Cedar City’s gated 55+ community, and all 47 homes are verified single-story with zero exceptions, the cleanest record in southern Utah.
It sits inside Mesa Hills, which is not age-restricted. Ignore published dues figures; one directory’s claim is provably fabricated.
Broker's note
This is the strongest single-level record I have found in southern Utah. All 47 homes are recorded as one above-grade story, with zero exceptions. Most communities advertising single-level living have a bonus-room plan or a two-story outlier you have to screen for. This one does not.
The age evidence is also better than usual, because it is baked into the association's legal name. It is registered with the state as Crescent Heights Adult Community Owners Association. A registered legal name is meaningfully harder evidence than a brochure, though it still is not the recorded declaration.
Do not confuse the setting. Crescent Heights sits inside Mesa Hills, a roughly 350-acre master development that is explicitly not age-restricted. Three separate Mesa Hills associations are registered and none of them is the 55+ one. Only Crescent Heights is. It is also gated, and it is marketed as Cedar City's only gated age-restricted community.
Two cautions. There is no pool reported by any source, so treat the clubhouse, fitness room, lounge and covered barbecue patio as the amenity set. And ignore every published dues figure: one directory claims dues have not increased since 1989, on a subdivision that was not built until 2007. That is fabricated, and it tells you how much of the published data on this community to trust.
Kris Bowen, Real Estate Broker · 23 years in Utah
Is this the right fit?
A good fit if you want
- All 47 homes verified as single story, with no exceptions
- A gated community, rare in this market
- The association's own registered name carrying the age status
- Ten minutes to Cedar City Hospital
Look elsewhere if
- You want a pool. There is none reported
- You want a large community. This is 47 homes and built out
- You need a reliable published dues figure before calling
The homes
Where this stands, August 2026: Built out and resale only, constructed 2007 to 2021. County assessed values run $413,274 to $577,799.
On the MLS as of September 14, 2026: nothing in Crescent Heights Adult Community is listed right now. Turnover here is low, so ask to be told the day one comes up. See current listings.
What "single-level" actually means here
Plenty of 55+ homes advertise main-floor living and still put the laundry in the basement or the second bedroom upstairs. Here is what actually sits on the entry level at Crescent Heights Adult Community.
- Primary suite on the entry level
- Laundry on the entry level
- All daily essentials on one floor
All 47 homes with floor data are recorded as one above-grade story. Zero two-story homes. This is the cleanest single-level record in southern Utah, though county data does not rule out basements.
What to check when you walk a home here
- Measure the interior doorways. 32 inches of clear width is the minimum that stays workable with a walker; 36 is better. This is expensive to change and easy to check with a tape measure.
- Look for a step-free way in. Often the garage door is the flattest entry in the house, and no listing ever mentions it.
- Push on the bathroom walls where a grab bar would go. If there is no blocking behind the drywall, adding one properly means opening the wall.
- Check whether the shower could go curbless without moving the drain, and whether there is turning room in the bathroom.
- Ask the age of the roof, furnace, and water heater. On resale homes in an established community, this is where the real money hides.
Amenities
- Gated entry
- Private clubhouse with fitness room
- Large-screen TV lounge
- Full kitchen
- Covered patio with outdoor barbecue
The HOA
What the dues cover:
- Front yard landscaping
- Snow removal
- Water
- Garbage
- Clubhouse access
No reliable dues figure exists. One directory claims dues have not risen since 1989, which is impossible on a subdivision built starting in 2007. Treat every published number as unusable and get it from the management company.
Who actually runs this HOA
Registered with the Utah Department of Commerce as Crescent Heights Adult Community Owners Association (registration 14248600-HOA1). Managed by Asset Management Real Estate, Cedar City.
This is the entity to ask for the budget, the reserve study, and the recorded CC&Rs. I request those for clients as a matter of course.
Two cautions I give every client buying into a newer association
Developer-set dues are introductory. While a builder still controls the association, dues are commonly set low and reserves underfunded, because low dues sell houses. After homeowners take over, boards routinely raise dues and levy assessments to catch up. Ask for the projected turnover date.
Ask for the reserve study, and check its date. Utah law requires a reserve analysis at least every six years, reviewed at least every three, with an annual summary to owners. Under 70 percent funded is a yellow flag. Under 50 percent is a real problem, and the bill arrives as a special assessment after you close.
What I have not been able to confirm at Crescent Heights Adult Community
Builders and associations do not publish everything, and some of what they do publish disagrees with the MLS. Rather than pick whichever number reads better, here is what is still open on this community as of August 2026. Ask for each of these in writing before you write an offer, or ask me and I will chase them down.
- The recorded declaration at the Iron County Recorder, which would confirm whether the rule is 100 percent or 80 percent
- HOA dues, transfer fees, leasing restrictions and pet limits
Who is actually allowed to live here
Crescent Heights Adult Community is age-restricted, the stricter standard: at least one resident in every household must be 55 or older, and that sits in the recorded covenants rather than in a sales brochure.
The federal Housing for Older Persons Act sets the floor an association has to clear to keep its senior exemption, but a community is free to write something tighter, and this one has. The question worth asking is not what the law allows, it is what this declaration actually says.
The thing almost nobody knows: HOPA does not, by itself, protect an under-55 surviving spouse. Whether your husband or wife can stay after you are gone depends entirely on the recorded CC&Rs. Some communities include an explicit survivor clause. Some leave it to the board. Some are silent, which is the worst version.
Get these answered in writing before you write an offer
- Can a surviving spouse under 55 remain, and is it written down or left to the board?
- Can an heir under 55 inherit and live in the home, or only rent or sell it?
- How much of the 20 percent cushion is already in use? If the community sits at 19 percent, there is no room left for your spouse. This is obtainable from the association and virtually nobody asks.
- Can a live-in caregiver under 55 stay if one of you needs help?
- How many days per year may a younger guest stay, and does that constrain a summer with the grandchildren?
Location and getting to services
Typical-traffic drive times from Crescent Heights Adult Community to the places you will actually go.
How far is this from you?
Enter your doctor's office, your church, or a family member's address and see the drive from this community.
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The question adult children ask that nobody answers
How does an ambulance get in? If a community is gated or has controlled access, ask whether the fire district has a Knox box or gate code on file, and whether the first-due unit carries a paramedic. That detail matters more than the drive time does.
A useful benchmark: Medicare Advantage network adequacy rules set maximum time and distance standards by county type. In large metro counties the primary care standard is 10 minutes or 5 miles.
If you stop driving
The least-discussed risk in active adult housing. Losing the ability to drive roughly doubles the risk of depression symptoms and social isolation, and where a home sits determines how hard that transition is.
- Is there a continuous sidewalk to anything useful, or does every errand require a car?
- What is the walk to a grocery store or pharmacy on the actual sidewalk route?
- Is the address inside a UTA paratransit service area? ADA paratransit generally covers within three quarters of a mile of a fixed route.
- Does a county senior transport or volunteer ride program serve this address?
What it really costs each month
The sticker price is the least interesting number. What matters is the monthly nut, and how it compares to what you are paying now.
Starting here, roughly
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Based on this community's entry price of $413,000 , with (July 30, 2026 average), plus a typical Utah effective property tax rate and insurance. Utilities are not included.
Run your own numbers (opens in a new tab)These payment figures are an estimate for budgeting and planning only. They are not a mortgage quote, a loan offer, or a commitment to lend. Your actual rate and payment depend on your credit, loan program, and current market rates. Talk to a licensed mortgage professional for real numbers. Connect with our preferred Utah lender.
* Based on what the community and builder publish about the dues, which I have looked up rather than assumed. It is not confirmed against the association's own budget and governing documents, and exactly what is covered can differ by phase, by home type, and over time. I pull the current budget and CC&Rs for clients before they write an offer.
This is the honest case for a 55+ community, and it is the one most people get wrong. The HOA fee is not purely an added cost. It replaces line items you already pay on a larger home, in cash or in your own labor. When someone tells me downsizing does not pencil, we usually find they compared the mortgage and the dues and left out the lawn service, the snow, and the roof they will need in six years.
Typical utilities
Rough monthly ranges for a home this size in Cedar City. Utilities are the line item people most often forget to compare, and they are usually where a smaller home wins.
Estimates only, and they vary a lot. A townhome, a condo, and a detached single-family home of the same square footage can run very differently, and so can two neighbors in identical homes depending on thermostat habits, occupancy, and whether the yard is irrigated. Treat these as a starting point, then ask for the actual bills on a specific address.
For the son or daughter reading this
If you are researching Crescent Heights Adult Community on behalf of a parent, you are asking different questions than they are, and both sets are legitimate.
What to check at Crescent Heights Adult Community specifically
- How far Cedar City is from you. Hands-on help from an adult child falls off sharply with distance, so treat that drive as a real factor rather than a detail.
- Access here is controlled, so ask whether the fire district holds a gate code or a Knox box, and whether the first-due unit can get in without waiting on a call back.
- Whether a live-in caregiver under 55 is permitted. The recorded CC&Rs decide that, not the sales office.
- Whether the architectural committee permits a ramp or grab bars, and what the overnight guest limit is. That last rule is the one that quietly stops you staying a week to help.
Crescent Heights Adult Community is real estate, not care. There is no staff, no nurses, no meals, and no call system. If your parent needs help with bathing, dressing, or medication, that is assisted living, which is a different product entirely. Buying here because it sounds like a safer version of a house is the most expensive mistake families make.
The rest of it, coordinating with siblings, the paperwork worth locating now, the Medicare gap that catches families out, and how to raise the subject without a fight, is written out once in the family guide rather than repeated on every community page.
Other 55+ communities to compare
Worth a look before you decide. I would rather you tour two or three than fall for the first one you see.
Information on this page is gathered from the builder, the association, public records, and other sources believed reliable, but it is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Pricing, availability, HOA dues, amenities, and recorded community rules change often. Cost and utility figures are estimates only and vary widely by home type, size, and household. Verify all details for a specific address, and read the recorded documents, before you make an offer. Kris Bowen is a licensed real estate broker, not a tax, legal, insurance, or medical advisor. Last reviewed August 2026.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
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Are all the homes at Crescent Heights single-level?
Yes, all 47 with floor data are recorded as one above-grade story, with zero two-story homes. That is the cleanest single-level record of any community researched in southern Utah. One caveat: county floor counts cover above-grade floors only, so a basement is not ruled out by that field alone.
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Is all of Mesa Hills a 55+ community?
No. Crescent Heights sits inside Mesa Hills, a roughly 350-acre master development that is explicitly not age-restricted. Three separate Mesa Hills associations are registered with the state and none of them is the 55+ one. Only Crescent Heights carries the age restriction, and the developer's own site lists its custom lots as all ages.
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What are the HOA dues at Crescent Heights?
No reliable figure exists publicly, and the published ones should be ignored. One directory claims dues have not been raised since 1989, which is impossible for a subdivision first built in 2007. Get the current assessment from Asset Management Real Estate directly. Dues are described as covering front yard landscaping, snow removal, water, garbage and clubhouse access.
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Is there a pool at Crescent Heights?
No pool is reported by any source. The amenity set is a private clubhouse with a fitness room, a large-screen TV lounge, a full kitchen, and a covered patio with an outdoor barbecue. The community is gated, which is unusual in this market, and is marketed as Cedar City's only gated age-restricted community.
Talk to a real person
Thinking about Crescent Heights Adult Community?
I will send the CC&Rs, the HOA budget and reserve study, current pricing, and my honest read. Or just call and ask one question. Both are free.
Call or text 801-999-8005No pressure, no obligation. Happy to talk with you, your spouse, and your family together.