The Macon carries the largest same-plan price gap of any D.R. Horton floor plan in Horry County. It is 1,343 square feet with three bedrooms, two baths and a two-car garage on a single level, and it is sold at two Conway communities — one starting in the $262,000s and the other in the $309,000s. Identical square footage, identical bedroom and bathroom counts, roughly $47,000 apart.
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Macon Specifications
| Builder | D.R. Horton |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Square footage | 1,343 |
| Stories | One |
| Garage | 2 car |
| Horry County communities | Two — Dove Crossing and Maple Grove, both in Conway |
| Published price range | The $262,000s to the $309,000s |
At 1,343 square feet the Macon is one of the smallest single-family plans D.R. Horton builds in the county, and the two-car garage is the notable part of the specification — a lot of plans this size drop to one bay. Three bedrooms and two baths on one level with covered parking for two cars is the core entry-buyer and downsizer configuration in this market.
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Where You Can Buy the Macon
| Community | City | Macon Starting Price | Series | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dove Crossing | Conway | $262s | Express | Now Selling |
| Maple Grove | Conway | $309s | Not published | Now Selling |
Both communities are in Conway. The $47,000 difference is not square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms or garage — every one of those is identical between the two.
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The $47,000 Gap, and What Is Behind It
A forty-seven thousand dollar spread on an identical 1,343 square foot plan is eighteen percent of the cheaper home’s price. That is the widest proportional gap on any D.R. Horton plan in the county, and it is worth understanding before you assume one community is overcharging.
The clearest published difference is the series. Dove Crossing publishes the Express series. Maple Grove publishes no series at all.
Express is D.R. Horton’s value line — a tighter standard specification, fewer structural options, faster build cycles. Tradition sits above it with a higher standard finish level. When a community publishes no series, the plans it carries are the only clue, and Maple Grove carries a mix.
So there are two plausible readings and they lead to different conclusions:
- If the Maple Grove Macon is built to Tradition specification, the $47,000 buys a materially better standard finish, and the comparison is not like-for-like at all.
- If it is the same Express specification, the $47,000 is land, lot premium and community positioning, and Dove Crossing is straightforwardly the better buy on this plan.
D.R. Horton does not publish the answer. That single question — which series is this home built to — is worth forty-seven thousand dollars on the Macon, and it is answerable at the sales office in about ninety seconds. Ask it, and ask for the standard-features sheet for each community rather than a verbal answer.
Maple Grove is the expensive side of this comparison on more than one plan. It is also the more expensive community on the Pine, where it runs $21,000 above Preserve at Cypress Commons, and on the Danville, where it runs $44,000 above Chapman Village. That consistency suggests a deliberate positioning rather than a per-plan quirk.
What 1,343 Square Feet Gets You
The Macon is a small, efficient single-story plan and the specification is honest about what it is: three bedrooms, two baths, no stairs, two-car garage.
Who it suits. First-time buyers who want new construction and covered parking rather than a larger resale. Downsizers who want single-level living and a guest room. Investors, because a three-bed two-bath single story is the most rentable configuration in this market and the price of entry is the lowest D.R. Horton offers on a detached home in Conway.
What to check when you walk it. At 1,343 square feet across three bedrooms, the secondary bedrooms and the living space are both compact. Bring the dimensioned plan sheet rather than judging from a staged model, because staging at this size makes a bigger difference than it does at 2,500 square feet.
The garage is the sleeper feature. Two bays on a 1,343 square foot home is disproportionate in the buyer’s favor, and it is the thing that makes this plan work for a downsizer who is bringing two vehicles and a workshop’s worth of belongings from a larger house.
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Dove Crossing vs. Maple Grove
Because the Macon is only sold at two communities, choosing the plan means choosing between them. They are both in Conway and they are not the same proposition.
| Dove Crossing | Maple Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Macon starting price | $262s | $309s |
| Published series | Express | Not published |
| Status | Now Selling | Now Selling |
| City | Conway | Conway |
Dove Crossing is an Express community, which means a tighter standard specification and a lower entry price across its whole roster. It also carries the Bristol-Exp, the two-bedroom single story, which tells you the community is aimed squarely at entry buyers and downsizers rather than move-up families.
Maple Grove publishes no series at all, and it is consistently the more expensive of any pair it appears in. It runs $47,000 above Dove Crossing on the Macon, $21,000 above Preserve at Cypress Commons on the Pine, and $44,000 above Chapman Village on the Danville. Three plans, three communities, same direction every time. That is a pattern rather than a coincidence, and it is the strongest available signal that Maple Grove is positioned as a step up.
What it does not tell you is whether the step up is in the house or in the land. Both are legitimate reasons for a builder to charge more, and they have very different implications for what you get and for resale. Ask for the standard-features sheet at each community and compare them line by line, then ask what the lot premium is as a separate number.
One practical note: Maple Grove carries a broader plan roster than Dove Crossing, so if the Macon turns out to be too small when you walk it, Maple Grove has more to show you on the same visit.
Macon vs. the Other Small D.R. Horton Plans
The Macon competes with two other compact single-story plans in the D.R. Horton lineup, and the comparison is mostly about how widely each is available.
| Macon | Bristol-Exp | Booth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square footage | 1,343 | 1,672 | 1,891 |
| Bedrooms | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Stories | One | One | One |
| Cheapest published | $262s | $294s | $311s |
| Communities | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Against the Bristol-Exp: roughly $32,000 more buys 329 more square feet but costs you a bedroom — the Bristol-Exp is a two-bedroom plan. If you need three sleeping rooms, the Macon is both cheaper and the only one of the two that does it.
Against the Booth: roughly $49,000 more buys 548 square feet and a fourth bedroom. That is a genuinely good conversion if the budget reaches it, and the Booth is the better long-term house. The Macon’s case is purely the entry price.
The broader point: at $262,000s the Macon is the cheapest way into a new D.R. Horton detached home with a two-car garage anywhere in Conway. Everything else in the lineup is a step up in both size and price.
What D.R. Horton Does Not Publish
Three gaps apply to every D.R. Horton plan in Horry County, and they matter more on a two-community plan than on a widely-sold one, because there is less published data to triangulate against:
- Starting prices are bands, not quotes. D.R. Horton publishes a figure like "$317s", meaning the low $317,000s. It describes a base build on an unnamed homesite. The delivered price depends on the lot premium, the options and the incentive package, none of which is published.
- Series branding is inconsistent. Some communities publish Express or Tradition on the community page, some publish a series that conflicts with the plans they carry, and some publish nothing at all. Ask which series a specific home is being built to, because it governs the standard specification.
- Plan availability shifts as phases sell out. A plan offered at two communities today may be offered at one next quarter. Confirm the plan is still open at the homesite you want before you get attached to it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the D.R. Horton Macon?
It starts in the $262,000s at Dove Crossing in Conway and in the $309,000s at Maple Grove, also in Conway. Both are published starting bands, not quotes.
How big is the Macon?
1,343 square feet with three bedrooms, two baths, one story and a two-car garage.
Why is the Macon $47,000 more at Maple Grove?
D.R. Horton does not publish the reason. Dove Crossing publishes the Express series and Maple Grove publishes no series at all, so the most likely explanation is a different standard specification, a lot premium or community positioning. Ask which series the specific home is built to and get the standard-features sheet for both.
Is the Macon a one-story home?
Yes, all 1,343 square feet on a single level.
Which community has the cheapest Macon?
Dove Crossing in Conway, in the $262,000s — the lowest published starting price on any D.R. Horton detached plan in the county.
Does the Macon have a two-car garage?
Yes, which is generous at this size. Confirm it on the specific homesite.
Is the Macon a good rental?
We do not give investment advice. What we can say is that three bedrooms, two baths and a single level is the most widely rentable configuration in this market, and the Macon is the cheapest new-construction entry into it that D.R. Horton offers.
One Question Worth $47,000
The Macon is the same house at two Conway communities and the price difference is eighteen percent. Whether that gap is a better standard specification or just land is the single thing that decides which one you should buy, and D.R. Horton does not publish it. We track every D.R. Horton community in Horry County, we can get both standard-features sheets side by side, and representation on a new construction purchase costs you nothing.
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All prices, square footage, plan availability and specifications are as published by D.R. Horton and were captured in September 2026. D.R. Horton does not offer every plan at every community and plan availability shifts as phases sell out. Verify current pricing and availability before making an offer.