Hyde Park · Cache County
Hyde Park Retirement Community
$332,000 to $420,000
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Quick answer
Hyde Park Retirement Community is a 55+ age-restricted community in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah, with about 18 homes. Homes are single-family homes running 1,131 to 1,711 square feet, priced $332,000 to $420,000. 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
Hyde Park Retirement Community is 18 single-level homes built 2006 to 2009, under a city ordinance that then required a 55+ resident in every unit rather than the usual 80 percent.
Hyde Park changed that rule in March 2020, and the change was not retroactive — so neighboring communities here genuinely differ.
Broker's note
This is one of the few communities in Utah where I can tell you the age rule is genuinely 100 percent rather than the usual 80, and the reason is a piece of city history nobody else publishes. Hyde Park's senior housing ordinance in force when these homes were built read that one resident of each living unit must be a senior citizen age 55 or older. Every unit, not 80 percent of them.
On March 25, 2020 the city amended that ordinance to align with the federal 80 percent standard. That change is not retroactive to covenants already recorded. So Hyde Park communities platted before March 2020 were built under the stricter rule, and ones approved after are 80 percent. Two communities a mile apart can genuinely have different age rules, and I have not seen another source make that distinction.
The practical picture is small and quiet: 18 homes built 2006 to 2009, all single story, on one street, assessed between $332,000 and $420,000. The association is registered and self-managed by residents. There are no amenities, which is what you would expect at this size, and there is no activity program. Eight minutes to Logan Regional Hospital.
Two caveats. I have not read the recorded declaration, so the 100 percent conclusion rests on the city ordinance the community was built under rather than the covenant text itself. And county floor counts cover above-grade floors only, so ask about basements on the specific home.
Kris Bowen, Real Estate Broker · 23 years in Utah
Is this the right fit?
A good fit if you want
- A genuinely strict age rule rather than the usual 80 percent standard
- Single-level living across all 18 homes
- A very small, quiet street
- Being eight minutes from Logan Regional Hospital
Look elsewhere if
- You want amenities. There are none
- You want organized activities. Eighteen homes cannot sustain them
- You need to buy soon. Turnover on 18 homes is rare
- You fly often. Salt Lake City is a 90-minute drive
The homes
Where this stands, August 2026: Resale only, built 2006 to 2009. County assessed values run $332,157 to $420,211.
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 Hyde Park Retirement Community.
- Primary suite on the entry level
- Laundry on the entry level
- All daily essentials on one floor
All 18 homes are recorded as one story above grade, with no exceptions. County records count above-grade floors only, and Cache Valley basements are common, so confirm the basement question 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
Who actually runs this HOA
Registered with the Utah Department of Commerce as Hyde Park Retirement Community (registration 14257290-HOA1). It is self-managed by a volunteer board rather than a management company, which means documents come from a neighbor rather than an office.
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 Hyde Park Retirement 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, which would confirm the 100 percent rule in the covenant text rather than by inference from the ordinance
- HOA dues, which are not published
Who is actually allowed to live here
Hyde Park Retirement 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 Hyde Park Retirement Community to the places you will actually go.
How far is this from you?
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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 $332,000 , 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 Hyde Park. 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 Hyde Park Retirement Community on behalf of a parent, you are asking different questions than they are, and both sets are legitimate.
What to check at Hyde Park Retirement Community specifically
- How far Hyde Park 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.
Hyde Park Retirement 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.
The Hyde Park market around Hyde Park Retirement Community
These are current figures for Hyde Park as a whole, not for Hyde Park Retirement Community. They tell you what the surrounding market is doing. As of July 2026.
- $567,400Median sale price, 2026 to date
- 5.8 moMonths of supply, currently a balanced market
- 59Median days on market
- 98.4%Received against final asking price
These Hyde Park figures update every month from current MLS data.
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 Hyde Park Retirement Community 100 percent age-restricted or the 80 percent standard?
Almost certainly 100 percent, and the reason is specific to Hyde Park. The city's senior housing ordinance in force when these homes were built required that one resident of each living unit be 55 or older. Every unit. Hyde Park amended that to the federal 80 percent standard on March 25, 2020, and the change is not retroactive to already-recorded covenants. Since these homes were built 2006 to 2009, they fall under the stricter rule. The recorded declaration would confirm it in the covenant text itself.
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Why do Hyde Park 55+ communities have different age rules from each other?
Because of when they were platted. Communities approved before March 25, 2020 were required by city ordinance to have a 55+ resident in every unit. Communities approved after that date fall under the amended ordinance using the federal 80 percent standard. The amendment was not retroactive, so two Hyde Park communities a mile apart can genuinely operate under different rules. Pine Meadows, approved in May 2020, is the 80 percent one.
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Are the homes at Hyde Park Retirement Community single-level?
All 18 are recorded as one story above grade with no exceptions. One caution: county records count above-grade floors only, and basements are common in Cache Valley, so a one-story classification does not rule out a basement. Ask about the specific home. Sizes run 1,131 to 1,711 square feet with assessed values from $332,157 to $420,211.
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Does Hyde Park Retirement Community have a clubhouse or activities?
No. With 18 homes there is no clubhouse, no pool, and no organized activity program, and the association is self-managed by residents rather than a management company. That is the normal trade-off at this size, and the appeal is a quiet street rather than a social calendar.
Talk to a real person
Thinking about Hyde Park Retirement 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.