Auburn Village, Garner, NC
A Lennar active adult community southeast of Raleigh with attached and detached homes, a private residents club, saltwater pool, pickleball, bocce, and a different HOA maintenance structure depending on home type.
An age-restricted Lennar community with both attached and detached homes
Auburn Village is an age-restricted active adult community built by Lennar in the Auburn area southeast of Raleigh. The community is widely marketed as Garner, while homes carry Raleigh mailing addresses in ZIP code 27610 and sit inside Raleigh city limits in Wake County.
Lennar built the community in phases beginning in the late 2010s, planning roughly 400 homes across about 120 acres. The neighborhood includes attached duplex-style homes and detached single-family homes, with floor plans designed around first-floor living and some optional upper-level space.
The biggest practical difference here is not simply floor plan or price. The HOA maintenance responsibilities change depending on whether the home is attached or detached, so understanding the home type before you buy matters.
Use the recorded declaration to confirm the exact age and occupancy rules
Auburn Village is an age-restricted active adult community. Communities of this kind operate under federal housing rules that allow qualifying housing for older persons to restrict occupancy by age. The community’s recorded declaration contains the exact qualifying-occupant requirement and compliance provisions for Auburn Village.
Age-restricted
The community is operated and marketed as active adult housing.
Read the declaration
Use the recorded documents to confirm household-age, occupancy, guest and rental rules for the specific purchase.
Get the documents early
Review the governing documents before the relevant contract deadlines rather than relying on marketing language alone.
The HOA’s responsibilities change depending on whether the home is attached or detached
Among Auburn Village homes listed over the six months ending August 2026, monthly dues ranged from $230 to $265, most commonly $265, with no second association fee reported (Doorify MLS). Confirm the current assessment for the specific address before you write an offer, because the figure follows the home, not the neighborhood.
Closer to lock-and-leave exterior maintenance
In addition to lawn and common-area responsibilities, the association’s maintenance schedule provides added exterior coverage for attached homes.
- Building replacement insurance
- Exterior cleaning, painting and caulking
- Gutters, downspouts and gutter cleaning
- Roof repair and replacement
- Roof flashing and roof boots
Lawn-care focused, with more exterior responsibility on the owner
Detached owners receive the common lawn and grounds services, but the exterior items listed for attached homes remain the detached homeowner’s responsibility.
- Owner carries building insurance
- Owner handles roof
- Owner handles siding and exterior painting
- Owner handles gutters and related maintenance
- Association still handles lawn, mulch and common grounds
Association coverage for all homes
- Front, side and back lawn care
- Builder-installed landscaping
- Common grounds
- Customary lawn treatments
- Mulch
- Entrance irrigation
- Mailbox repair and replacement
Shared infrastructure responsibilities
- Amenity parking areas
- Replanting developer-installed trees, shrubs and grass
- Sewer line repair from clean-out to home
- Stormwater control facilities
- Common-area insurance
Homeowner responsibilities
- HVAC
- Plumbing and electrical
- Interior repairs and pest control
- Patios, decks and screened porches
- Driveway and front-walk cleaning
- Owner-added landscaping
Before you write an offer: confirm the actual assessment for the specific address and read the maintenance-responsibility schedule for that exact home type. The attached-versus-detached distinction affects long-term ownership costs and responsibilities.
Four Lennar collections with attached and detached choices
Lennar built Auburn Village around four collections: Amber, Sapphire, Garnet and Diamond. The Amber collection is attached, appearing in property records as duplex-style homes. The other collections are detached single-family homes.
Among homes listed over the six months ending August 2026, floor plans ranged from 1,404 to 2,874 square feet with two or three bedrooms. Plans were designed around single-level living, with some offering an optional second-floor bonus room and bedroom.
- Attached Amber collection
- Detached Sapphire, Garnet and Diamond collections
- 2 to 3 bedrooms
- First-floor living focus
- Optional upper-level space on some plans
- Two-car garages common
Know the subdivision name, because the mailing city can be misleading
Homes in Auburn Village carry Raleigh mailing addresses in ZIP code 27610 even though the community is widely marketed as Garner. Searching by subdivision name is more reliable than relying on the city field alone.
Streets in the community include Azure Mist Drive, English Violet Lane, Desert Sand Lane, Olivine Drive, Cashmere Court, Ivory Lane and Sea Foam Drive.
Practical search tip: use “Auburn Village” as the subdivision filter. That is how the IDX Saved Link on this page is built.
A private residents club with pool, courts and outdoor gathering areas
Lennar’s community materials identify a private amenity system built around the residents club and outdoor recreation.
Current amenity rules, hours and guest policies are controlled by the association and should be confirmed before relying on any dated marketing material.
Resident life centers on the club, pool deck and community activities
The association maintains an activity calendar, and resident-run clubs and interest groups use the residents club gathering spaces. Outdoor events can extend to the event lawn and fire-pit area when weather allows.
If the social side of the community matters to you, the most useful next step is to see the amenities in ordinary use and ask what is actually on the calendar now.
Garner-area marketing, Raleigh mailing addresses and Wake County taxes
Auburn Village sits in the Auburn area southeast of downtown Raleigh and is commonly marketed as Garner. Homes carry Raleigh 27610 mailing addresses and sit inside Raleigh city limits in Wake County.
Nearby conveniences identified in the community materials include WakeMed Garner Healthplex, REX Wellness Center, White Oak Crossing, downtown Garner and downtown Raleigh.
Property tax, municipal services and school assignment should be confirmed for the individual parcel rather than assumed from the community’s marketing name.
Use the six-month Doorify snapshot for context, then use the live IDX for today
Doorify MLS activity for the six months ending August 2026 gives useful context on how homes here have been selling. Those figures are historical market context, not a promise of current inventory or current value, so use the live search below for what is actually available today.
One sale in the supplied six-month group closed at $775,000, materially above the rest of the reported market. Treat the median as a more useful center point than the top of the range.
How Auburn Village differs from other active-adult communities on a buyer’s shortlist
The useful differences are scale, home type, county, maintenance responsibilities and community structure, not a claim that one neighborhood is universally better.
Auburn Village
Wake County · about 400 planned homes · attached and detached choices · HOA responsibilities vary by home type.
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Explore Regency at Auburn StationCurrent homes in Auburn Village
The search below is filtered to the Auburn Village subdivision. Because homes can be marketed under Raleigh even though the community is commonly described as Garner, the subdivision filter is more reliable than a city-only search.
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Listings marked with an icon are provided courtesy of the Doorify MLS, Inc. of North Carolina, Internet Data Exchange Database.
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Homes here can come up quietly, and a city-based search will miss some of them. Ask me to monitor the Auburn Village subdivision for you, and you will hear about a listing as soon as it posts.
What I tell buyers about Auburn Village
Four things matter here before you get attached to a particular kitchen or floor plan.
Choose attached versus detached with the maintenance schedule in front of you
The HOA takes on more exterior responsibility for attached homes. That difference affects insurance, maintenance planning and long-term ownership costs.
Confirm the actual assessment for the specific address
Dues in the supplied six-month MLS sample ranged from $230 to $265 per month. Do not build a permanent budget from a neighboring home’s listing.
Search the subdivision name, not only the city
Auburn Village is commonly marketed as Garner while homes carry Raleigh 27610 addresses. A city-only search can miss inventory.
Request resale documents immediately
Association documents, maintenance responsibilities, dues and age restrictions are central to the purchase here. Getting them early makes due diligence much easier to manage.
Frequently asked questions about Auburn Village
How much are the HOA dues at Auburn Village?
Dues ranged from $230 to $265 per month among homes listed over the six months ending August 2026, most commonly $265, with no second association fee reported (Doorify MLS). The assessment covers lawn care and common grounds for every home, and adds roof, gutters, exterior painting and building insurance for attached homes.
Is Auburn Village in Garner or Raleigh?
Homes in Auburn Village carry Raleigh mailing addresses in ZIP code 27610 and sit inside Raleigh city limits in Wake County. The community is commonly marketed as Garner because it sits in the Auburn area close to Garner, which is why the same neighborhood shows up under both names online.
Is Auburn Village a 55+ community?
Auburn Village is an age-restricted active adult community operating under the federal Housing for Older Persons Act. The exact recorded age requirement is set out in the community’s declaration, which is reviewed during due diligence.
What is the difference between attached and detached homes at Auburn Village?
The association covers more of the exterior on attached homes. For attached homes it handles building replacement insurance, exterior painting and caulking, gutters and gutter cleaning, and the roof. Owners of detached homes carry those items themselves, while the association still handles the lawn, mulch, common grounds and stormwater facilities for both.
Are the homes at Auburn Village single-level?
Yes, the collections were designed around single-level living, with some plans offering an optional second-floor bonus room and bedroom (Lennar). Homes listed over the past six months ranged from 1,404 to 2,874 square feet with two or three bedrooms (Doorify MLS, August 2026).
What do homes sell for in Auburn Village?
Over the six months ending August 2026, eleven homes closed at a median of $500,000 and an average of $520,409, ranging from $375,000 to $775,000 (Doorify MLS). Homes sold at a median of 41 days on market.
Official Community Information
The Auburn Village homeowners association is the authoritative source for current dues, rules, amenity policies, maintenance responsibilities and resale documents. Current assessment amounts, age requirements, rental rules and home-specific responsibilities should be verified for the individual transaction.
Thinking about Auburn Village?
My role is to help you compare attached and detached homes, understand the maintenance-responsibility schedule, confirm the current dues, review the age-restriction documents, evaluate recent comparable sales and monitor the subdivision for new listings.
Schedule a no-pressure consultation at calendly.com/carolyn-cteliving, or call or text 919-500-6159.
Carolyn Graven, NC License #319609
Keller Williams Elite Realty
245 NC-54, Ste 101, Unit-01, Durham, NC 27713
Call or text: 919-500-6159
Email: carolyn@cteliving.com
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