Home Owner Association information for Highland Lakes
Highland Lakes Real Estate
The community of Highland Lakes has grown from a golf course-oriented development to a fast-growing suburban community featuring affordable housing and a short commute to nearby Columbus. The community is located just north of the city of Westerville on the Franklin/Delaware county line, 15 miles northeast of downtown Columbus, near the I-270 loop and Interstate 71. Highland Lakes features some 5,000 acres of developments including the The Woods at Highland Lakes, Traditions at Highland Lakes and Highland Lakes Meadows. All offer a country club lifestyle with large wooded lots and almost every type of recreational activity such as golf, tennis and swimming close at hand. The communities also provide homeowners with luxurious amenities including an exclusive clubhouse with a state-of-the-art fitness center, an outdoor pool, a lounge, men and women's locker rooms, a children's play park, landscaped parks throughout community and putting greens. A variety of other new developments are located outside of the gated golf course community. The real estate market is diverse and affordable. Condominiums and townhouses can be found beginning at around $75,000 and running up to nearly $500,000. Single-family homes start at around $100,000 for older models and range up to $1.5 million and more for large estate properties with acreage.
Highland Lakes Living
Known as a great place to live and raise a family, central Ohio is among the most stable metropolitan areas in the country -- financially healthy, clean and well managed.
Students in Highland Lakes are served by the Westerville School District that has earned a reputation for innovation in both teaching and curriculum. District schools are among the top 10% of districts in the nation that provide "What Parents Want" as cited by SchoolMatch. The District’s number one priority is Improving Student Achievement. The approach is working, as the high school graduation rate is 99%.
Nearby Otterbein College offers an excellent option when it comes to higher education. With a student body of over 2,500 representing all races, religions and nationalities, the college offers six undergraduate and two graduate degrees. As a strong liberal arts institution, it has made significant educational and cultural contributions to local communities since 1847.
Since the mid 1940s, Columbus is the only city that has grown consistently in the northeast quadrant of theUnited States. Columbus has grown from a small town to become one of the 20 largest cities in the nation.
The state capitol of Ohio, Columbus is ideally situated within a two and a half hour drive from any corner of the state. The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of seven counties: Franklin, Delaware, Licking, Fairfield, Madison and Pickaway. Highland Lakes is located near the Franklin/Delaware county line.
Columbus Ohio is convenient to the entire U.S. market because of its 1,000-mile radius to 78% of the United States gross domestic product and more than 80% of Canada's business activities.
Recognized worldwide for the large presence of progressive businesses in its economy and for its quality work force, the Greater Columbus area rates among the top five cities by numbers of innovative firms and the quality of the labor force by Fortune Magazine. Columbus is also home to Ohio State University, central Ohio's second-largest employer with an annual operating budget over $1.5 billion.
Relocation to Columbus is a wonderful opportunity with more residents, more visitors, more businesses, more arts and entertainment events than ever before, Columbus is changing almost daily. The metropolitan region is more prosperous, more diverse, stronger and more interesting in many ways.