Financial Focus Financial Focus Highlands Ranch continues to be one of the strongest master planned communities in the United States with sustained, managed growth. Stable property taxes have been maintained by requiring developers and home builders to pay system development fees. Developer donations of land at no cost to the taxpayer for parks, open space, major roadways, landscaped areas, and other District facilities have also helped to keep capital costs low. Taken together, these financially conservative practices have allowed Highlands Ranch Metropolitan Districts' services to be provided without an increase in average residential property taxes for eleven years. The Metro Districts' infrastructure includes fire stations, construction of arterial roadways, design, installation and maintenance of parkway landscaping, funding and construction of traffic controls, construction of storm drainage, design, and construction and maintenance of parks and trails.
Centennial is responsible for water and wastewater lines and treatment plants.
In order to pay for this infrastructure, development fees are charged as property is developed. The following schedules show the current rates for these development fees. Fees are subject to change with the Board of Directors' approval and are adjusted each year. Please call the Metro Districts to verify the current fee schedule. System Development Fees are intended to recover the cost of Metro Districts infrastructure such as fire stations, arterial roads, landscaping, storm drainage, traffic controls, parks and trails.