Saddlebrooke, MO

Saddlebrooke is a small incorporated village in southern Christian County, with a small piece reaching into Taney County. Missouri established it in 2003 as a planned community spread through the Bull Creek and Cook Creek valleys. U.S. 65 puts Springfield and Branson on either side of the local map, while the Mark Twain and Busiek state forests give the area its wooded backdrop. The village’s property-owners association and architectural covenants shape everything from common areas to new homes. Saddlebrooke is more purpose-built hillside community than old crossroads town.