Grand Awards
Community of the Year
In order to be considered for any of the above Community of the Year Grand Awards, the candidate community must have at least one entry in each of the following categories:
- Best Logo 100-101
- Best Brochure 102-110
- Best Ad 111-117
- Best Sales Office 134-138
- Best Landscaping 142-146
- Best Signage 147-150
- Best Interior Merchandising 151-160
- Best Product Design 200-215
Note: Please follow instructions on Community of the Year Entry Form. Candidates for Community of the Year are encouraged to enter additional categories, as judges will consider scores in optional categories to break ties. Communities which entered last year, including last year's winners, may be entered again if they have been actively selling throughout the current calendar year.
Submission/Judging Criteria 
Included in COTY Eligibility Criteria
| 300 | | |
Best Condominium/Attached Community $200,000 or less |
| 301 | | |
Best Condominium/Attached Community $201,000-$300,000 |
| 302 | | |
Best Condominium/Attached Community > $301,000 |
| 303 | | |
Best Detached Single-Family Community $250,000 or less |
| 304 | | |
Best Detached Single-Family Community $251,000-$350,000 |
| 305 | | |
Best Detached Single-Family Community $351,000-$500,000 |
| 306 | | |
Best Detached Single-Family Community > $501,000 |
| 307 | | |
Best Active Adult Community $200,000 or less |
| 308 | | |
Best Active Adult Community $201,000-$300,000 |
| 309 | | |
Best Active Adult Community > $301,000 |
