Ridgefield Heights is Lennar's community on the south side of the City of Ridgefield, between downtown and the Hillhurst Road school campus. It's planned for 177 homes in five phases, the first recorded in 2022, and the fifth and final phase is the one selling now. Lennar offers 11 plans here, from a 1,876-square-foot two-story home at $549,900 to a 3,180-square-foot Next Gen home with a private suite at $766,900. Four of the plans are single-level.
It suits buyers who want a newer home inside Ridgefield's city limits, with downtown, the waterfront and the wildlife refuge a few minutes away, and who'd rather have finishes included than spend weeks in a design studio. Phase 5 also has some of the larger lots in the community, many of them 7,500 to 12,000 square feet. Ridgefield High and View Ridge Middle are both about seven minutes away.
Community overview
Builder: Lennar Location: Off S Royle Rd and S 15th St on the south side of Ridgefield, inside city limits (October 2026) Status: Now selling the fifth and final phase, recorded in May 2026 (October 2026) Pricing: Base plans from $549,900 to $766,900; homes for sale from $554,900 to $633,400 (October 2026) Home sizes: 1,711–3,180 sq ft, 3–4 bedrooms, one and two stories, two- and three-car garages (October 2026) Homesites: 177; Phases 1 and 2 recorded October 2022, Phase 3 March 2025, Phase 4 June 2025, Phase 5 May 2026 (October 2026) Lots: About 5,500 to 14,000 sq ft; Phase 5 lots run mostly 7,500 to 12,000 (October 2026) HOA: About $59 a month, per Lennar's estimate (October 2026) Schools: Ridgefield School District: Union Ridge Elementary, View Ridge Middle, Ridgefield High (October 2026) Sales office: 609 S 26th Pl, Ridgefield; open Wednesday through Sunday 10 to 6, Monday and Tuesday by appointment, with self-guided tours available (October 2026)
The homes
Plans and base prices (October 2026):
| Plan | Style | Bed / bath | Sq ft | Garage | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | Two-story, main-floor office | 4 / 2.5 | 1,876 | 2-car | $549,900 |
| Alpine | Single-level | 3 / 2 | 1,711 | 3-car | $589,900 |
| Cypress | Two-story, bonus room | 3 / 2.5 | 2,061 | 2-car | $589,900 |
| Hillsdale | Two-story, loft | 3 / 2.5 | 2,213 | 2-car | $609,900 |
| Ashland | Two-story | 4 / 2.5 | 2,288 | 2-car | $624,900 |
| Larwood | Two-story, bedroom off the entry | 4 / 3 | 2,448 | 2-car | $644,900 |
| Elmhurst | Single-level | 3 / 2 | 1,916 | 3-car | $655,900 |
| Endicott | Single-level | 4 / 2 | 1,946 | 3-car | $659,900 |
| Burlington | Two-story, guest bedroom on main, bonus room | 4 / 3 | 2,634 | 2-car | $664,900 |
| Cameron | Single-level Next Gen suite | 4 / 3 | 2,285 | 3-car | $688,900 |
| Bainbridge | Two-story Next Gen suite | 4 / 3.5 | 3,180 | 3-car | $766,900 |
The Sellwood, a 3,442-square-foot five-bedroom plan, is sold out. The two Next Gen plans include a private suite with its own living area, bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette and entrance, which works well for multigenerational households or long-term guests. Lennar's own video tours of two of the plans, linked from its Ridgefield Heights page:
These are plan tours, so finishes and the lot around the home may differ from what's built here.
What's included: Lennar's "Everything's Included" list for this community covers quartz kitchen counters, Shaker cabinets and a tile backsplash; a stainless appliance package with a refrigerator, a five-burner gas cooktop and a wall oven; a washer and dryer; a gas fireplace; a walk-in tile shower and soaking tub in the owner's bath; faux-wood blinds; 9-foot ceilings on the first floor; a heat pump with air conditioning; triple-pane windows; an EV-ready 240-volt outlet; and solar-ready wiring. Lennar notes that the fenced yard and the patio or deck vary by homesite and plan, so tell us the home you like and we'll confirm both for it.
Homes for sale now (October 2026):
- 2301 S 3rd Way: Alpine, single-level, 1,711 sq ft, $587,900 (was $592,900); listed as move-in ready, with an estimated completion date of November 6
- 2214 S 2nd Way: Fairview, 1,876 sq ft, $554,900 (was $559,900); estimated completion January 15, 2027
- 2304 S 2nd Way: Cypress, 2,061 sq ft, $599,900; estimated completion January 5, 2027
- 2320 S 2nd Way: Hillsdale, 2,213 sq ft, $618,400 (was $623,400); estimated completion November 25
- 2312 S 2nd Way: Ashland, 2,288 sq ft, $633,400 (was $638,400); estimated completion November 30
Current incentive: the $5,000 reductions are part of Lennar's Fall Super Sale, which runs through October 18, 2026. Lennar's rate offers in Oregon and Southwest Washington run through its affiliated lender, Lennar Mortgage; the most recent advertised offer, a 7/6 adjustable rate, required a contract by October 4 and has ended. If a new Lennar Mortgage offer posts, we'll help you set it against an outside lender's quote over the years you expect to keep the loan.
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Lennar started as a Miami homebuilder in 1954 and delivered about 82,600 homes nationwide in fiscal 2025. In Clark County it's selling Ridgefield Heights, Camas Heights, Heartwood and Ramble Creek in Vancouver, and Salmon Creek Ridge, with Urban Downs on the east side of Ridgefield opening October 24 and more coming in Battle Ground, Washougal and La Center.
Lennar's published warranty is 1-2-10: one year on workmanship, two years on systems such as electrical and plumbing, and ten years on structural items. Older versions of Lennar's warranty booklet send disputes to binding arbitration and tie coverage to required maintenance, so we'll request the current booklet and go through it with you before you sign. Finishes come in designer-selected packages rather than a long upgrade menu, so we'll find out what can still change on a home that hasn't started.
Schools
Ridgefield Heights is in the Ridgefield School District. Clark County's attendance-area maps (August 2026) and the school fields on every lot in the community agree on the assigned schools:
| Level | School | Grades (2026–27) | Drive time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Union Ridge Elementary | K–5 | 6 minutes |
| Middle | View Ridge Middle School | 6–8 | 7 minutes |
| High | Ridgefield High School | 9–12 | 7 minutes |
Drive times are free-flowing from the sales office. Lennar's page still shows the older grade setup, K–4 and 7–8. The district's board voted in September 2025 to move elementary schools to kindergarten through 5th grade and middle school to 6th through 8th starting this school year, when Sunset Ridge Elementary opened, and it redrew elementary boundaries as part of that change. The county map still places Ridgefield Heights in Union Ridge, and we couldn't find the district's final 2026–27 map online, so tell us the address you're considering and we'll confirm the assignment with the Ridgefield School District before you write an offer.
Inside the community
Ridgefield Heights has a playground, a basketball court, a shade pavilion and multi-use walking trails. The homeowners association owns twelve common tracts, about 22 acres in all. The two largest, about seven acres each in Phases 4 and 5, follow wooded slopes, and county maps show a stream corridor with a wetland buffer along the north edge of Phase 5, so much of the open space is natural area rather than lawn. There's no clubhouse, pool or gate, and the streets are public.
Lennar estimates HOA dues at about $59 a month. It hasn't published what the dues cover, who manages the association or the CC&Rs, so we'd ask for them before you commit, including the rules on fences, RV and boat parking, and rentals.
Parks and outdoors nearby
- Cedar Ridge Park: 5 minutes; a city neighborhood park in the Cedar Ridge neighborhood just east
- Overlook Park: 6 minutes; a park in downtown Ridgefield
- Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex: 6 minutes; the 53-acre sports and recreation complex next to Ridgefield High
- Abrams Park: 8 minutes; a wooded city park on Gee Creek near downtown
- Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Carty Unit: 8 minutes; the refuge's walking-trail unit north of downtown
- Tri-Mountain Golf Course: 14 minutes; an 18-hole public course north of the I-5 junction
Getting around
Drive times from the sales office in free-flowing traffic; I-5 and the bridges take longer at rush hour. The route out runs along S 15th St to S Royle Rd and then Pioneer Street, which is four lanes to the freeway.
- Downtown Ridgefield: 6 minutes
- I-5 at Pioneer Street (exit 14): 7 minutes
- Interstate Bridge (I-5): 24 minutes
- Downtown Vancouver: 25 minutes
- Glenn Jackson Bridge (I-205): 33 minutes
- PDX airport: 37 minutes
- Downtown Portland: 38 minutes
- Transit: inside C-TRAN's service area; ask us and we'll look up the C-TRAN stop nearest the home you choose
Daily life
- Groceries: Rosauers on S 47th Ave (6 minutes), Costco at the I-5 junction (8), Fred Meyer in Salmon Creek (17)
- Coffee and dining: Seasons Coffee and the restaurants along Main Avenue downtown (6 minutes), Starbucks on S Settler Dr (6), and FIKA Coffee and Cheeky Noodles on S Hillhurst Rd (7)
- Healthcare: Legacy Medical Group's Ridgefield clinic (4 minutes), The Vancouver Clinic in Ridgefield (7), Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center's hospital and ER (17)
What it costs to own
- Jurisdiction: City of Ridgefield. Police service is the Ridgefield Police Department and fire is Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue.
- Utilities: City of Ridgefield water, Clark Regional Wastewater District sewer and Clark Public Utilities power. The homes also have natural gas for the cooktop and fireplace.
- Property tax: the 2026 levy for this tax area is about $9.61 per $1,000 of assessed value, roughly 0.96%; on a $600,000 assessment that's about $5,770 a year. Lennar's payment estimates assume 0.88%, so its figures run a little lower than the published levy. New homes are assessed in stages, so budget from the full levy rather than the first-year bill.
- HOA: about $59 a month, per Lennar's estimate.
- Impact fees: paid by Lennar at permit and built into the price: Ridgefield's 2026 school fee ($16,880), park fee ($4,414), traffic fee ($5,733) and about $16,800 in water and sewer connection charges. Our custom homes guide compares fees across the county.
What's changing nearby
Inside Ridgefield Heights, Phase 5 is the last one: of its 35 lots, one is closed to a homeowner and the other 34 are still with Lennar, so building will continue around early buyers into 2027. Around it, the south side of Ridgefield keeps filling in. The city has widened Pioneer Street between Royle Road and I-5 and worked through the Royle Road corridor in phases. The school district opened Sunset Ridge Elementary this fall. Small shops and restaurants have opened along S Hillhurst Rd near the high school, and Lennar's next Ridgefield community, Urban Downs, opens on the east side of town on October 24.
What to check before you buy
- The school assignment. The district changed grade levels and redrew elementary boundaries for 2026–27. Share the address with us and we'll confirm the school with the district.
- What your lot backs onto. Lots along the north and west edges of Phase 5 back onto wooded slopes and a stream buffer, which brings privacy and trees along with drainage and erosion questions. We'll find out which lots those are, and how drainage and fencing are handled there.
- Ready dates. The Alpine is labeled move-in ready but shows an estimated completion of November 6. Tell us the home you like and we'll get its actual close-ready date.
- Resale prices next door. Recorded resales of 2023 and 2024 homes here have closed from about $575,000 to $770,000, several within a few thousand dollars of what the first owners paid. Those homes come with landscaping and window coverings already done, so they're a fair comparison for any new home here.
- The HOA documents. Reach out and we'll request the CC&Rs, budget and the actual dues, since the $59 figure is Lennar's estimate.
- The warranty booklet. We'll get the current Lennar booklet in front of you, including the dispute and maintenance terms.
- The lender offer. Send us Lennar Mortgage's terms and we'll set them beside an outside quote.
- Inspections. We'll help you line up a licensed inspector before closing and again before the first-year warranty ends, which keeps fixes on Lennar.
How we help here
At Ridgefield Heights we'd start with the five homes for sale and the plans still to be built, and compare each one against the recorded resales in the first four phases, which show what these plans have actually sold for. We'd look at where the lot sits relative to the wooded tracts and the remaining Phase 5 construction, and confirm the school assignment for that address. Then we negotiate around the Fall Super Sale and any Lennar Mortgage offer, running the numbers against outside quotes so you can see which version really costs less over the years you'll keep the loan. We get the HOA documents and the current warranty booklet in front of you before you commit, budget property tax from the actual levy, and coordinate the licensed inspections before closing and before the first-year warranty walk-through. Our construction background helps us know what to look at in a production home before you sign off on it.
Before you commit to anything, you'll have a written Engagement Proposal with the exact scope and fee.
Also looking in Ridgefield? See Greely Farms, Sanderling Park, Paradise Pointe and the full Ridgefield new-construction page.
Last updated: October 2026