84/48 LUXURY · NEIGHBORHOODS
LUXURY · GATED WATERFRONTLaguna Cove at Ocotillo
Gated with water on four out of five lots. Compact lots, so the setting does the work rather than the acreage.
100%
GATED
3,690 sf
Median Home
5 beds typical
~94
Homes
Lake-system oriented
100%
GATED
Why Locals Love It.
The homes in Laguna Cove at Ocotillo went up in one tight window, 2002 to 2003, on quarter acre lots, and run around 3,690 square feet through the middle of the range. The water is the point. Homes sit on it, back to it, or look across it, and the lots that do carry a premium for good reason. Pools are standard here, not an upgrade.
Water out the back and a gate at the front. That pairing is rare enough that buyers wait for it rather than settle.
HOA runs around $251 a month. Gated means a code, not a guard house. Worth setting expectations on. Homes run from about 2,699 to 3,880 square feet, so two listings on the same street can be completely different houses. Lots swing from 0.21 to 0.37 acres. Around here the lot is usually the bigger variable than the house. Schools are CTA Independence, Bogle Junior High and Hamilton.
Why it works.
Pro Tip
Not every waterfront lot is equal. Ask which direction it faces and what you are looking at across the water. Two homes on the same lake can be very different to live in.
THE HONEST TRADEOFF
Lots are on the smaller side for this price tier. You are buying the setting and the house here, not the land.
Who this fits.
““Laguna Cove is the most coastal-feeling pocket of the Luxury tier. 94 homes, lake-oriented design, and a buyer pool that’s genuinely affluent — the $85K per-capita income tells you the underlying demand is real, not stretched. If atmosphere matters more than scale, this is the call.””
The specs.
Zip 85248
Submarket South Chandler · Ocotillo
Tier Luxury
Style Gated Lake-Oriented
Homes ~94
Median Home 3,690 sf
Median Lot 0.24 ac
Build Era 2 002–2003
Gated 100%
HOA ~$214/mo
Per-Capita Income $85K
Schools CTA Independence / Bogle / Hamilton
Where it sits.
Thinking about Laguna Cove?
Four sales in the trailing window means patience matters here. If Laguna Cove is the target, the strategy is staying in the loop on what's about to come up rather than constantly checking what's currently listed. Let's set up the right watch.