Highland · Utah County
Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates
by D.R. Horton
$600,000 to $740,000
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Quick answer
Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates is a 55+ age-restricted community in Highland, Utah County, Utah, built by D.R. Horton, with about 60 homes. Homes are attached homes and single-family homes running 3,293 to 3,994 square feet, priced $600,000 to $740,000. HOA dues run about $319 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
Stirling Pointe is a 55+ pocket of 60 homes by D.R. Horton inside Skye Estates, an all-ages master-planned community in Highland. Built 2014 to 2016 and now sold out.
Two things to know: the clubhouse and pool are shared with families, and the advertised square footage is main level plus a full basement, so single-floor living is roughly half the headline number.
Broker's note
The thing to understand about Stirling Pointe is that it is a 55+ pocket inside Skye Estates, which is an all-ages community. The clubhouse and pool are master amenities shared with families. The pool literally advertises a zero-entry feature that is fun for kids of all ages, and there are two family parks in the community. If your picture of 55+ living is a quiet adults-only pool, this is not that. If you like grandchildren around, it may be exactly right.
Square footage here is the most misleading in the registry. Advertised at 3,293 to 3,994 square feet, but every home has a full finished basement, so main-floor living is closer to 1,600 to 1,700. Anyone quoting a 3,300 square foot single-level home is wrong. Compare above-grade space when you weigh this against a villa elsewhere.
Built 2014 to 2016 and sold out, with only 60 homes, so inventory is genuinely scarce. At last check there was exactly one active listing. If you want in here, be ready to move.
On the attached-versus-detached question, the Utah County recorder is the useful source. Parcels here are recorded as UNIT numbers on the Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates Final Plat, and each one is about 0.049 of an acre, roughly 2,140 square feet of land. That is a footprint lot, not a yard, and it is far too small for a freestanding house with setbacks. Treat these as attached until someone shows you the face of the plat saying otherwise, and do not rely on a listing that calls them single family.
One correction: two care directories misfile this community. Seniorly's page claims a 24-hour call system, medication management, and assistance with daily living, and offers a mobility filter that includes bedridden. None of that exists. Mirador files it under independent living. These are houses people own.
Kris Bowen, Real Estate Broker · 23 years in Utah
Is this the right fit?
A good fit if you want
- You want grandchildren around. The pool and parks are shared with families
- A large home with a fully finished basement for hobbies, guests, or storage
- Main-floor daily living with a real clubhouse and theater
- Being ten minutes from American Fork Hospital
- An established, fully built community
Look elsewhere if
- You want an adults-only pool. This is shared with an all-ages community
- You are comparing square footage at face value. Half of it is basement
- You want new construction. Built 2014 to 2016 and sold out
- You need choice. Only 60 homes, and often just one listed
The homes
Where this stands, July 2026: Sold out and resale only. At last check there was exactly one active listing, at $740,000.
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 Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates.
- Primary suite on the entry level
- Laundry on the entry level
- All daily essentials on one floor
Rambler layouts with the main living on one floor, which is what D.R. Horton branded the active adult single-level line. Critically, every home has a full finished basement, so the advertised 3,293 to 3,994 square feet is main level plus basement combined. Actual main-floor living runs closer to 1,600 to 1,700 square feet.
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
- The Skye Clubhouse, shared with Skye Estates
- Resort-style pool with zero-entry
- Theater room
- Fitness room
- Grand Hall with stone fireplace
- Sunbathing deck and raised patio
- Walking and biking trails
- Parks and natural space
The HOA
$319 to $340 per month, depending on the home
What the dues cover:
- The Skye Clubhouse, gym, and pool
- Yard maintenance and landscaping
- Snow removal
- Association insurance and maintenance
- Picnic area and playground
Live MLS shows $340 and another source $319. There is also a 0.25 percent HOA change fee at closing. Note the amenities are shared with the all-ages Skye Estates community, not exclusive to Stirling Pointe.
Who actually runs this HOA
Registered with the Utah Department of Commerce as Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates Home Owners Association, Inc. . Managed by Advantage Management (AMRES), Orem. The registry also records it as subject to a master association, so expect a second set of dues on top of this one.
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 Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates
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 plat's own attached-versus-detached designation; parcel data points to attached but I have not read the face of the plat
- HOA dues: MLS shows $340, another source $319
- Whether the 55+ rule covers all of Skye Estates or only Stirling Pointe
Who is actually allowed to live here
Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates 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 Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates 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 $600,000 and dues of $319, 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 Highland. 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 Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates on behalf of a parent, you are asking different questions than they are, and both sets are legitimate.
What to check at Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates specifically
- How far Highland 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.
Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates 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 Highland market around Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates
These are current figures for Highland as a whole, not for Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates. They tell you what the surrounding market is doing. As of July 2026.
- $927,500Median sale price, 2026 to date
- 3.7 moMonths of supply, currently a balanced market
- 36Median days on market
- 98.9%Received against final asking price
See the full Highland 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 the pool at Stirling Pointe adults-only?
No, and this is the most important thing to understand about the community. Stirling Pointe is a 55+ pocket inside Skye Estates, which is all-ages. The Skye Clubhouse and pool are master amenities shared with families, and the pool advertises a zero-entry feature described as fun for kids of all ages. There are also two family parks. If you want grandchildren around, that is a plus. If you pictured a quiet adults-only pool, look elsewhere.
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How big are the homes at Stirling Pointe really?
Advertised sizes of 3,293 to 3,994 square feet are main level plus a full finished basement combined. Every home has one. Actual main-floor living space runs closer to 1,600 to 1,700 square feet. When you compare this against an attached villa elsewhere, compare above-grade space or you will badly overestimate what you are getting on one level.
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Can I still buy new at Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates?
No. D.R. Horton built the community between 2014 and 2016 and it is sold out. Everything trades as resale, and with only 60 homes inventory is scarce. At last check there was exactly one active listing.
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Is Stirling Pointe independent living or assisted living?
Neither. It is a for-sale 55+ homeowners association of privately owned homes. Two care directories misfile it: one claims a 24-hour call system, medication management, and assistance with daily living activities, none of which exist, and another categorizes it as independent living. There is no staff and no services here.
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What are the HOA dues at Stirling Pointe?
Live MLS data shows $340 per month and another source shows $319. Dues cover the Skye Clubhouse, gym, and pool, yard maintenance and landscaping, snow removal, association insurance and maintenance, and the picnic area and playground. There is also a 0.25 percent HOA change fee at closing.
Talk to a real person
Thinking about Stirling Pointe at Skye Estates?
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.
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