Hill Country Retreat, San Antonio, TX

About Hill Country Retreat

Hill Country Retreat is in San Antonio, in the San Antonio & Surrounding Communities region of Texas. Developer: Pulte Homes of Texas, L.P. (Del Webb). Status: Sold out (resale market). Age-restricted (55+ community; occupancy rules are set in its recorded governing documents).

Hill Country Retreat is an age-restricted community with a San Antonio address, 4550 Del Webb Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78253. The community association's home page calls it an active adult community by Del Webb located in the Texas Hill Country of historic San Antonio and says that this 55 and over community is home to 1,904 single family homes. The recorded declaration names Pulte Homes of Texas, L.P. as the developer and describes the community as a master planned community; its legal description lists plats of the Alamo Ranch planned unit development in Bexar County. The community sits within the San Antonio and surrounding communities region and is profiled with its city on the San Antonio page.

The association's FAQ states that Hill Country Retreat is completely built out, so no new homes are being built and every purchase is a resale. The FAQ says the community is gated and that tours are arranged through a real estate agent or a current resident, and it says the community has over 3,000 residents governed by a resident Board of Directors with a professional management company, CCMC. For the wider metro context, including healthcare, airport and tax questions, see the Texas Hill Country region for smaller-town alternatives and the San Antonio page for the city itself.

The association lists the utility providers on its FAQ, which carries an 'Updated 12/20/23' line: electric service from CPS Energy, gas from Grey Forest Utilities, water and sewer from the San Antonio Water System, trash and recycling from Tiger Sanitation, with the trash cost included in the quarterly assessment, and internet and television options including Spectrum, AT&T and Dish. The FAQ says Google Fiber was not available at the time of that update, so confirm current providers for a specific address.

Age restrictions at Hill Country Retreat

Article III of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Hill Country Retreat, recorded June 30, 2023 in the Official Public Records of Bexar County, says the community is intended to provide housing primarily for persons 55 years of age or older and is to be operated as an age restricted community under applicable state and federal law. Each occupied dwelling unit must be occupied by at least one person 55 or older, with an exception that lets other qualified occupants stay after the age-qualified occupant's occupancy ends, and at least 80% of occupied dwelling units must have at least one occupant aged 55 or older, calculated under federal or state law including 24 CFR 100.305. The Declaration also says no person under 19 may stay overnight in a dwelling unit for more than 90 days in any 12-month period. Its definitions treat an age-qualified occupant as a person 55 or older, or a person 50 or older who is the original purchaser from the declarant. The association's FAQ summarizes the rule as at least 80 percent of occupied homes needing one resident 55 or older and no one under 19 living there; where the FAQ and the Declaration differ in wording, the recorded Declaration controls, so read it and the association's current age-verification policy before buying.

Housing types at Hill Country Retreat

• Single-family homes

Pricing at Hill Country Retreat

The association's pages do not publish home prices. Because the FAQ says the community is completely built out, there is no builder price list; prices are set in the resale market and the FAQ tells visitors to use any real estate site or a real estate agent to identify homes. Appraised values for any address can be looked up on the Bexar Central Appraisal District property search, but an appraised value is not a sale price, and recent closed sales on the same street and for the same model are a better guide than a list price.

HOA and fees at Hill Country Retreat

The Hill Country Retreat Community Association is run by a resident Board of Directors and committee volunteers with a professional management company, CCMC, according to its FAQ. The FAQ states that the 2025 quarterly assessment is $556.50, which includes a $55.50 trash fee, and that the remainder covers the vast majority of operating costs and entitles owners to use all the amenities. Our arithmetic from that figure: four quarterly payments of $556.50 total $2,226 a year. The FAQ page carries an 'Updated 12/20/23' line while quoting a 2025 figure, and assessments change with the annual budget, so request the current assessment in writing before relying on it.

The association says its assessments fund operating, reserve and capital improvement funds. The recorded Declaration adds fees that arise at sale. A New Member Fee is charged to the seller on each sale or transfer, in an amount set by the board but not more than the greater of $650 or 1/3 of one percent of the gross selling price, though buyer and seller can agree between themselves who pays it. A Supplemental Reserve Contribution is due from the purchaser and/or seller on a sale, in the amount of $1,500 or such greater amount as the board determines, and an administrative transfer fee in an amount set by the board is also payable on transfer. The association's public governing-documents page lists a separate resolution on the collection and amount of the Supplemental Reserve Contribution, so the current figure may be higher than the Declaration's $1,500; ask for that resolution. These are provisions of a 2023 declaration, not current quoted prices.

The Declaration also allows homeowners to lease a lot, with the board permitted to require a minimum lease term of up to 12 months, and it provides that leased lots remain bound by the governing documents. It authorizes gated entries and says an electronic device fee may be charged for gate operation. Resale buyers should ask for the resale certificate, the current budget, the reserve study and the association's fine and enforcement policy, which the association lists among its public documents.

The FAQ says many activities are free but others require a fee to cover their costs, and that the assessment entitles owners to use all the amenities. The Declaration says each lot occupied by an age-qualified occupant entitles the owner to up to two activity cards, renewed without charge while assessments are paid, with additional and guest cards subject to board policies and charges. The association publishes no separate club membership fee or golf fee.

The community's materials do not identify whether any public improvement district, municipal utility district or other special district applies. The Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector's tax year 2025 list includes many such units alongside the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, the Hospital District, school districts and emergency service districts, so which units tax a particular lot depends on its address. Confirm the city, school district and any special district on the Bexar Central Appraisal District property record and on the seller's disclosures, and see the San Antonio page for the 2025 rates and exemption amounts the county publishes and the Texas guides on property taxes and appraisal districts and the homestead and age-65 exemptions.

Amenities at Hill Country Retreat

• 28,000 square foot amenity center called the Resort
• Large indoor pool and hot tub
• Resort-style outdoor pools and hot tub
• Tennis and pickleball courts, and bocce
• Fitness center, indoor track and workout room, and fitness classes
• Library
• About 5 miles of walking trails
• Special interest groups, dance events, cultural events and a lifestyle staff
• Gated entry

Healthcare near Hill Country Retreat

The community's materials do not give distances to hospitals, and drive times from a gated west-side community depend on route and traffic, so none are quoted here. San Antonio's hospital options, including the Methodist, Baptist, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa and University Health systems and the VA South Texas Veterans Health Care System, are described on the San Antonio page. Check distances to the emergency department and specialists you would use with a mapping tool, and confirm which hospitals are in your Medicare plan network.

Airport access from Hill Country Retreat

San Antonio International Airport is at 9800 Airport Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78216, and its nonstop destinations page lists service to dozens of cities. The community's materials do not give a distance or travel time to the airport, and none is quoted here; check a route and time of day with a mapping tool before relying on convenience claims.

Why Hill Country Retreat is included

Hill Country Retreat is an age-restricted active adult community with a San Antonio address, described by its association as a 55 and over community by Del Webb, and its recorded declaration states that it is intended to provide housing primarily for persons 55 years of age or older, so it passes the retirement-relevance gate on its own governing text.

Guides relevant to Hill Country Retreat

• 55-plus communities versus all-age master plans in Texas
• HOA, condo, club and special assessments for Texas retirees: what the charges are and what to ask
• Texas homestead exemption, the age-65 exemption and the school tax ceiling
• Texas property taxes and appraisal districts: how to compare actual total tax bills