BABCOCK RANCH, Fla. (Jan. 9, 2025) – Babcock Ranch has once again ranked as a top 10 master-planned community in the nation on industry-leading lists for 2024. America’s first solar-powered town was recognized as the 10th best-selling master-planned community by John Burns Research and Consulting.
The rankings are based on the town’s 797 homes sales in 2024.
This year, Babcock Ranch was also named one of Money’s Best Places to Live – a selection based on its sustainability, walkability, community events, businesses and amenities – and reached nearly 4,500 total homes sales since the town’s opening in 2017.
“Babcock Ranch had another phenomenal year,” said Syd Kitson, chairman and CEO of developer Kitson & Partners. “We welcomed over 1,000 new families to a better way of life, completed five parks in The PKWY and opened the new 23-acre William & Mary Ann Smith Sports Complex which hosted Babcock High School’s first home football game.”
Fully furnished villa, townhome and single-family model homes highlight the dozens of one- and two-story floor plans by regional and national homebuilders Christopher Alan Homes, DiVosta, D.R. Horton, Florida Lifestyle Homes, Lennar, Meritage Homes, Park Square Homes, Pulte Homes, Toll Brothers and William Ryan Homes. Newly introduced rental neighborhoods, including single-family homes for rent at The Flatwoods, provide more options for living at Babcock Ranch.
Created by Kitson & Partners with the philosophy that smart growth and sustainability work hand-in-hand, half of Babcock Ranch’s town’s footprint is set aside as greenways, parks and expansive lakes, providing recreation and scenic backdrops for homes and businesses. A top 10 best-selling master-planned community for three consecutive years, the town is planned for 19,500 residences and approximately 6,000,000 square feet of commercial space.
Built to Florida Green Building Coalition standards, homes emphasize energy and water conservation and have a full gig of fiber-optic connectivity. Prices range from the upper-$200,000s to $4 million.
For more information about Southwest Florida’s new hometown, located just northeast of Fort Myers off Babcock Ranch Road/State Road 31, visit the Woodlea Hall Discovery Center at 42850 Crescent Loop in Babcock Ranch, call 877-709-6620, or visit BabcockRanch.com.
