WPOA Survey of Property Owners 2022
“Most (69%) use their residences year-round, with summer months seeing more use than winter and spring.”
Property Usage Summary
Surveyed owners typically use their Wintergreen property as a primary residence (34%), mostly during weekends/holidays (23%) and as a secondary residence, residing there part-time (20%).
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Most (76%) surveyed owners live in two-adult households with no children under 18 (81%).
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Surveyed owners typically use their Wintergreen property as a primary residence (34%), mostly during weekends/holidays (23%) and as a secondary residence, residing there part-time (20%). Most (69%) use their residences year-round, with summer months seeing more use than winter and spring.
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The primary Wintergreen properties most often have three (36%), four (27%) or two (18%) bedrooms.
Property owners renting out their property
Majority of owners (79%) do not rent their Wintergreen property.
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The overwhelming majority (91%) of those who do rent out their property rent it short-term.
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Why did you buy your property at Wintergreen?
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Rural setting / natural environment (84% of survey respondents say this was one of the important factors in their decision to purchase a property in Wintergreen), access to outdoor recreation (82%), beauty of the community (80%) and the resort amenities (65%) played the biggest role in the surveyed owners’ decision to purchase property in Wintergreen.
When asked to identify the most important feature in their decision to purchase, rural setting/natural environment (27%) and resort amenities, such as ski, golf, tennis, and spa (25%) came on top.
Sixty-eight percent of survey respondents or members of their households vacationed at Wintergreen before buying their property in the community. This number is much higher among mountain property owners (79%) than valley property owners (45%). It is also higher among those who rent their Wintergreen property (84%) than those who do not (64%).
Resort amenities are more valued among mountain property owners (29% say that was the most important factor in their decision to purchase a property, 14% among valley property owners), those who do not use their property as a primary residence (28%, 18% among respondents with Wintergreen being their primary residence) and those who have vacationed in Wintergreen before buying property (29%, 14% among those who have not vacationed before buying).
On the other hand, rural setting / natural environment is valued more among valley property owners (35%, 23% among mountain property owners), respondents who use their Wintergreen property as a primary residence (37%, 22% among those who do not use it as a primary residence) and those who have not vacationed in Wintergreen before buying property there (34%, 23% among those who have vacationed before buying).
Hiking Trails (only 12% never use them) are, by far, the most often used amenity, followed by Stoney Creek Walking Paths (40% never use them), Chestnut Springs Pool (52%), Tuckahoe Clubhouse & Pavilion (57%) and Stoney Creek Park (58%). In contrast, Rodes Farm Archery (80% never use it, Rodes Farm Playground (80%) and Rodes Farm Tennis (79%) are least frequently used. Approximately a quarter (23%) of survey respondents uses other amenities, such as dog park, farmer’s market, fitness center, Lake Monocan, ski lifts and areas, Trillium Room and Stoney Creek Golf and Pool.
The most significant differences between mountain and valley owners are in their use of Chestnut Springs Pool (40% of mountain property owners never use it – 78% of valley property owners never use it), Rodes Farm Pool (73% mountain vs. 39% valley), Tuckahoe Clubhouse & Pavilion (71% mountain vs. 26% valley,), Stoney Creek Walking Paths (55% mountain vs. 9% valley) and Stoney Creek Park (72% mountain vs. 27% valley).
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Half (50%) of surveyed owners have never visited the Tuckahoe Clubhouse; those who did have done so for social events (33%), WTG rescue events (19%), other events (16%) such as bible study, book clubs, yard sales, vaccinations, elections, meetings and Here to Stay events; lending library (14%), organized card or other games (7%) and exercise classes (5%).
Valley property owners (89% have visited it), those who do not rent their Wintergreen property (57%) and primary residents (68%) are more likely to have visited Tuckahoe Clubhouse in the past than are mountain property owners (31%), owners who rent their property (20%) and non-primary residents (74%).
Need for a mountain clubhouse
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Survey respondents are approximately equally divided between those who see a need for a Mountain Community Center/Clubhouse like the Tuckahoe Clubhouse located in Stoney Creek (23%), and those who don’t see a need for it (22%), with the majority (54%) undecided.
Those who don’t see the need for a Mountain Community Center/Clubhouse believe that the current meeting/gathering choices inside Wintergreen are sufficient (66%), that they would not use the facility personally (66%), and that it is not a good financial investment for the Wintergreen property owners (47%). Nearly two-thirds (63%) do not want to pay increased assessments to support this amenity.
There are no significant differences in sentiments toward Mountain Community Center/Clubhouse among different demographic groups. However, Mountain property owners are more likely to see the need (27%) for the center/clubhouse than are valley property owners (16%).