The town's water and sewer lines don't reach the west side of Camp Verde yet. So what does a new three-bedroom house there cost?
As of October 2026, Southwest Homes lists the first phase of Highview at Boulder Creek, off Aultman Parkway and Boulder Creek Road, from $379,000. That price comes from two choices made before any homes went up. The developer agreed to supply its own drinking water and wastewater treatment instead of waiting for the town to extend service. The homes are also factory-built. Both choices keep the price down, and both carry terms a buyer takes on at closing.
The Sewer Plant May Change Owners After You Move In
A buyer at Highview ends up with a sewer arrangement that is set up to change. The development agreement presented to the Camp Verde Town Council in June 2024 calls for the developer to build a private sanitary sewer system with one or more on-site treatment facilities, which the agreement calls "package plants." The agreement then describes two ways that system can pass to the town.
- The town can take a plant once it's busy enough. At the town's request, the developer "or any successor HOA or POA" dedicates a package plant to the town at no cost. The town can't ask until the plant has run at 80 percent or more of its design capacity for 12 months. Once the town owns it, connected property owners pay "the monthly Town sewer fees in effect at the time of connection."
- The town can require a hookup once its own line arrives. When the public sewer is extended to a surveyed point marked in the agreement, the town can require the private system to connect, whatever the plants' capacity at that point. The town then either takes ownership of the whole private system or orders the developer or its successor to abandon it.
Until either of those happens, the agreement says the town operates a plant only after it has been transferred. The language about a "successor HOA or POA" means the agreement expects that an owners' association could hold the plants before any handoff. The same document separately requires the developer to form one or more property owners' or homeowners' associations to own and maintain common areas and open space that aren't dedicated to the town.
Dues have not been published for Highview, and the builder's pages don't name the association. Before a buyer signs, they'll want the association's governing documents, its budget, and a clear written answer on who operates the sewer today and what it costs each month. One more caveat applies. The June 5, 2024 council packet shows the agreement as it was presented to council, so ask for the recorded final version rather than relying on that draft.
Why the Developer Built It
The west side of Camp Verde is where the town is steering its growth. It is also where the pipes stop. In a February 2026 article from Econa, the regional economic development group called the area one "with little infrastructure and currently no links to the Town's water or wastewater systems." Econa reported that developer Jeremy Bach agreed to upgrade a well on the property, set aside land the town can buy for another well, and build on-site wastewater treatment.
Town Manager Miranda Fisher told Econa why that mattered to the town:
"Finding developers who are willing to do on-site treatment for now, instead of waiting for us to build it, that's huge."
Bach told Econa that moving ahead without waiting "will also help keep the price of the homes under $380,000." He described that price as an entry point in a market where, by his account, the average home costs almost twice as much. That comparison is Bach's, from February 2026. Buyers should check it against current Camp Verde sales before treating it as a measure of value.
The water side of the agreement is just as specific. The developer installs water mains, backup generation, and arsenic and chlorine treatment. Each phase's water infrastructure has to be dedicated to the town before anyone moves into that phase. Internal streets are paved and generally dedicated to the town as well, and the developer pays for off-site work the project needs. That includes any acceleration and deceleration lanes the Arizona Department of Transportation requires between the Aultman roundabout and Boulder Creek Drive.
So water and roads go to the town on a set schedule. Sewer is the piece whose handoff depends on how many people connect to it, or on when the public line arrives.
The Other Half of the Price Is How the Houses Are Built
The infrastructure explains part of the price. Construction type explains the rest. In the June 2024 staff report on the preliminary plat, planner Cory Mulcaire wrote that "in order to keep the homes affordable, the applicant has requested the flexibility of placing manufactured homes on the individual lots. These will all have garages and be placed on foundations." The same report set a 4,500-square-foot minimum lot size. Econa describes the whole effort as "more than 300 factory-built homes."
That matters well beyond the brochure. How a home is classified and attached to its lot can affect which loan programs, appraisal approaches and insurance products apply to it. Buyers should raise that with their lender and insurer early, before they put down an earnest money deposit.
Here's what the builder lists for the first phase as of mid-October 2026:
| Plan | Square feet | Listed from |
|---|---|---|
| Willow E | 1,422 | $379,000 |
| Willow | 1,620 | $389,000 |
| Aspen | 1,620 | $389,000 |
All three are single-story with two-car garages and three or four bedrooms. The community page shows three plans. The builder's broader directory says six floor plans and "166 Homes Available." The model home is still listed as "Opening Soon."
The same builder's Preserve at Clear Creek, also in Camp Verde, lists 23 homes available from 1,050 to 1,860 square feet, starting at $359,000. That gives buyers a second new-construction price point in town to measure Highview against.
A Deadline Lands Nine Days After This Post
Southwest Homes is advertising an "$8,500 Your Way" incentive on select Boulder Creek homes for purchase agreements signed on or before October 31, 2026. The listed uses are eligible closing costs, an interest rate buydown, approved appliances, landscaping, moving expenses, or down payment assistance. All are subject to lender, builder and program approval, and the builder says it can change or withdraw the offer at any time.
A deadline that close puts pressure on a buyer. The questions about the sewer, the association and the construction type take time to answer, and so does a lender's review of a factory-built home. A buyer who has those answers in hand by the end of the month is in a better position than one who signs first and asks afterward.
How Far Along the Site Is
The timeline so far:
- June 5, 2024: Town Council considers the preliminary plat for 161 lots on a 26.94-acre parcel zoned C2-PAD, with Prescott National Forest along its west edge.
- August 6, 2025: Council approves the final plat. The Verde Independent reported 167 homes on 4,500-square-foot lots.
- December 11, 2025: Groundbreaking. The Verde Independent's coverage pictured Southwest Homes founder Jon Rocha with Mayor Marie Moore, Vice Mayor Wendy Escoffier, Town Manager Miranda Fisher and County Supervisor Dee Jenkins.
- June 4, 2026: Mangat Construction reports underground sewer, water, storm drain and electric utilities finished for 83 Phase 1 lots, with curb and gutter underway and paving scheduled for June.
The lot counts differ from source to source: 161 at the preliminary plat, 167 at the final plat, 166 on the builder's directory. Buyers should go by the recorded plat for the specific lot they're considering.
The Sewer Plant Serves More Than Highview
The package-plant clause doesn't just cover a single subdivision. It lists every parcel in the wider High View at Boulder Creek planned area: 474 apartments on 26.3 acres, a 260-space RV park on 36 acres, 370 single-family homes on 52 acres, and two retail parcels of 9.8 and 14 acres. There are also 12 acres that could hold 75 more homes or an RV park expansion.
This ties back to the 80 percent capacity trigger. The pace of building and occupancy across that wider area is one of the things that decides when a given plant can pass to the town. Econa places Highview within a broader push along the Highway 260 corridor, which the town's general plan designates for major development, with 1,480 housing units in some stage of development townwide.
Questions Buyers Raise
Who sends the sewer bill on day one? The agreement makes the town the operator only after a plant is transferred or the system is connected to public sewer. Ask the builder and the association, in writing, who operates the plant now and what owners pay for it.
Will the bill change if the town takes over? After a transfer, the agreement says connected owners pay the town's monthly sewer fees in effect at that time. Those fees could be higher or lower than whatever the private arrangement charges.
Does the water come from the town? The developer builds and treats the water system, and each phase's water infrastructure has to be dedicated to the town before anyone moves into that phase.
Is the $8,500 incentive guaranteed? No. It applies to select homes, depends on lender, builder and program approval, and the builder can change or withdraw it before October 31, 2026.
Everything above is general information drawn from public documents and reporting. It isn't legal, tax or financial advice, so please confirm the specifics with an attorney, lender or other qualified professional before you commit.
If you're weighing a new Highview home against a resale elsewhere in Camp Verde or the Verde Valley, Sylvia Ray can help you collect the association documents and sewer details, then compare the total monthly cost side by side. Request a free market consultation, and we'll go over the numbers together before the October 31 deadline.
