Orem · Utah County
Evergreen East
by Christensen Bros
$426,000 to $479,000
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Quick answer
Evergreen East is an active adult community with no enforceable age requirement in Orem, Utah County, Utah, built by Christensen Bros, with about 69 homes. Homes are twin homes running 1,376 to 1,556 square feet, priced $426,000 to $479,000. HOA dues run about $300 per month. 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 July 2026 by Kris Bowen, Utah real estate broker and senior move specialist. 801-999-8005
Evergreen East, usually listed as Evergreen Twin Homes, is 69 single-story twin homes in Orem built 1993 to 2000.
The 55+ claim is unconfirmed and the evidence leans against it. Published pricing of $320,000 to $400,000 is below current assessed value.
Broker's note
I am listing this as active adult rather than 55+ because the age evidence points the wrong way and I would rather tell you that than repeat a claim. Two agent sites call it 55+. But the community's own HOA data page carries no age flag, and the same publisher explicitly labels a nearby community as a 55 and older community. A publisher that flags age restrictions elsewhere and does not flag it here is a meaningful signal, not just an omission. The recorded declaration from 1994 would settle it.
Get the name right too. There is no recorded Evergreen Twin Homes. The community is Evergreen East, and Orem has two other unrelated Evergreens: Evergreen Court Townhomes, which is two-story and not age-restricted, and Evergreen Square, which has its own separate association. Searching the wrong one will show you the wrong homes.
The pricing in circulation is badly stale. You will see $320,000 to $400,000 published, which is below what the county now assesses these at. Assessed values run $425,900 to $478,900. Do not build a budget on the old figures.
What is genuinely good: 69 twin homes, all one story above grade with an attached two-car garage, ten minutes to Utah Valley Hospital and about four tenths of a mile from a Smith's. Dues are $300 a month, it is FHA-approvable, and being a planned unit development rather than a condominium avoids the financing hurdles that trip up several other Orem communities. Rentals are not allowed, so this is owner-occupant only.
Kris Bowen, Real Estate Broker · 23 years in Utah
Is this the right fit?
A good fit if you want
- Single-story twin homes with an attached two-car garage
- Being under half a mile from a grocery store
- FHA-approvable, fee-simple ownership without condo hurdles
- An owner-occupant community with no rentals
Look elsewhere if
- You need a confirmed age restriction. The evidence points the other way
- You want to rent the home out. Rentals are prohibited
- You want amenities. There are none at all
The homes
Where this stands, July 2026: Resale only with no active listings. County assessed values run $425,900 to $478,900 with a median near $456,000. Published pricing of $320,000 to $400,000 is stale and below assessed value.
On the MLS as of September 14, 2026: nothing in Evergreen East 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 Evergreen East.
- Primary suite on the entry level
- Laundry on the entry level
- All daily essentials on one floor
All 69 homes are one story above grade with an attached two-car garage. County records report above-grade floors only, so confirm basements home by home.
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.
The HOA
$300 per month
What the dues cover:
- Exterior maintenance
- Landscaping
- Snow removal
$300 a month. Rentals are not allowed. The community is FHA-approvable and is a planned unit development rather than a condominium, which helps financing.
Who actually runs this HOA
Registered with the Utah Department of Commerce as Evergreen East Homeowners Association Inc. (registration 14248375-HOA1). Managed by Advantage Management (AMRES).
The board members are all resident-addressed, so this is a genuinely resident-run association.
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 Evergreen East
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 July 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 from 1994, which would confirm whether any age covenant exists at all
Who is actually allowed to live here
Evergreen East is active adult, which means it is marketed to buyers 55 and older but carries no enforceable age requirement.
That is a genuinely different thing from the age-restricted communities nearby. Nobody can be turned away on age, and nobody can be made to leave on age either. If you want the certainty of a recorded age covenant, this is not the place to look for it. If you want the feel without the rule, it is.
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 Evergreen East 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 $426,000 and dues of $300, 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 Orem. 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 Evergreen East on behalf of a parent, you are asking different questions than they are, and both sets are legitimate.
What to check at Evergreen East specifically
- How far Orem 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 open, so the questions are address visibility at night and whether a medical alert device holds a signal on the lot.
- 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.
Evergreen East 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 July 2026.
The Orem market around Evergreen East
These are current figures for Orem as a whole, not for Evergreen East. They tell you what the surrounding market is doing. As of August 2026.
- $502,000Median sale price, 2026 to date
- 4.1 moMonths of supply, currently a balanced market
- 41Median days on market
- 99.1%Received against final asking price
See the full Orem market report, including the 12-month price trend.
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.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
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Is Evergreen East in Orem a 55+ community?
Unconfirmed, and the available evidence leans against it. Two agent sites describe it as 55+, but the community's own HOA data page carries no age flag, and the same publisher that omits it here explicitly labels a nearby Orem community as a 55 and older community. A source that flags age restrictions elsewhere and not here is a meaningful negative signal. The recorded declaration from 1994 and its later amendments would settle the question.
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Is it called Evergreen East or Evergreen Twin Homes?
Evergreen East. There is no recorded subdivision named Evergreen Twin Homes. Be careful too of two other unrelated Orem communities: Evergreen Court Townhomes, which is two-story and not age-restricted, and Evergreen Square, which has its own separate association. Searching the wrong name will show you the wrong homes.
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What do homes at Evergreen East cost?
County assessed values run $425,900 to $478,900 with a median near $456,000. Widely published figures of $320,000 to $400,000 are stale and sit below what the county now assesses, so do not budget from them. There were no active listings at last check. The homes are twin homes of 1,376 to 1,556 square feet above grade, built between 1993 and 2000.
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Are there financing restrictions at Evergreen East?
Fewer than at most Orem 55+ communities, which is a real advantage. This is a planned unit development rather than a condominium, and it is FHA-approvable, so you avoid the project-approval and warrantability reviews that complicate several nearby options. The one restriction that matters is that rentals are not allowed, so this is an owner-occupant community with no investment exit.
Talk to a real person
Thinking about Evergreen East?
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.