Heron Bay vs. MiraLago —
Comparing Two Parkland Master-Planned Communities

Side-by-Side Comparison

Same dimensions, both communities. Market figures as of May 2026.

Heron Bay is the wider-net option. The 36 subdivisions — Banyan Isles, Cypress Pointe, Heron Preserve, Mizner Village, Tuscany, The Estates, Cascata, and the rest — deliver a real range of housing stock. Townhomes and villas start around 1,500–2,200 sq ft (entry $505K). Core single-family homes run 2,200–3,500 sq ft, three to five bedrooms, often with private pools and lake or preserve views, landing in the $700K–$1.2M band. Estate homes top out at 5,500+ sq ft on lakefront lots up to $2.78M. About 86% of the housing stock was built after 1999, so most interiors feel modern even in the older sections.

MiraLago is the narrower, more uniform option. Lennar built three collections across the community: TownParc townhomes (entry tier, high $500Ks), single-family homes (the sweet spot, ~$900K–$1.1M), and estate homes (1.5M and up, $2.65M at the premium lakefront top). Homes range 1,887–4,676 sq ft, three to six bedrooms, with dens, 2- to 3-car garages, and many with private pools. Interiors come with smart-home technology, gas ranges, impact windows and doors throughout, and a consistent contemporary/Mediterranean exterior look that gives the streetscapes a tighter, more curated feel than Heron Bay’s broader patchwork.

Heron Bay sits on the western edge of Broward County in the 33076 ZIP code, right where the suburbs meet the Everglades. Over 100 acres of lakes and wetlands weave through the 36 subdivisions, with walking trails connecting the clubhouses to the residential streets. The community’s former 18-hole championship golf course (which hosted the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic 1997–2002) closed in 2019 and is now being redeveloped into the “Village in the Park” — Parkland’s first walkable town center, with Toll Brothers’ Saltgrass at Heron Bay under construction on 21 acres and the remaining 44 acres planned for mixed-use retail and dining.

MiraLago is also in 33076, but the layout is fundamentally different. Instead of sprawling around multiple lake systems, MiraLago wraps around a single centerpiece — Lake Majesty — so a high share of homes have direct lake or preserve views. The community footprint is significantly smaller than Heron Bay’s (530 homes vs. 3,025), which makes the daily experience more intimate. You’ll cross paths with the same neighbors at the clubhouse pool more often, and the streetscape stays visually consistent because every home came from the same builder during the same era.

On raw amenity square footage, Heron Bay wins by roughly 2x. On amenity density per home (sq ft of clubhouse divided by household count), MiraLago is actually slightly ahead — a smaller community sharing a 24,000 sq ft clubhouse means less waiting for a pickleball court or a fitness machine.

Both communities are served by Broward County Public Schools and typically share the same nearby public schools:

• ◆Heron Heights Elementary
• ◆Park Trails Elementary
• ◆Westglades Middle School
• ◆Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

School attendance boundaries can change. Verify current zoning with Broward County Public Schools before writing an offer in either community. Charter and private school options are also available across Broward.

Both communities are inside the 33076 ZIP code — the master-planned western half of Parkland. The Sawgrass Expressway is the primary commute corridor for both, with Fort Lauderdale beaches about 30 minutes east, Boca Raton about 20 minutes north, and Miami about 45 minutes south. Day-to-day errands draw from the same Coral Springs and Coconut Creek retail corridors. The commute math is essentially identical between Heron Bay and MiraLago — the choice comes down to community feel, not drive times.

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