The Villages in Florida are one of the fastest-growing Metro areas in the country.
It is a planned community designed for retirees.
There is a nearly endless assortment of amenities. There are nearly forty golf courses and more than ten championship-level golf courses. There are several courses designed by Nancy Lopez an Arnold Palmer. With over 640 holes, it is the largest single golf community. There is live entertainment offered every single day of the year. From 5PM to 9PM, all three town squares offer a unique event to enjoy. Each town square features its own theme and a variety of shops and restaurants. Everything in The Villages is nearby and accessible by way of a golf cart. There are over ninety miles of paved paths for the carts to travel. With a population of more than 132,000 residents, The Villages has three separate zip codes and covers around thirty-two square miles. Buying a home in the area can cost anywhere from one hundred thousand dollars to over a million. There are smaller neighborhoods with about one hundred homes and larger neighborhoods with over fifteen-hundred hoes. More than half of the residents pay cash for their homes. There are organized clubs for health, fitness, sports, art, dance, gardening and over twenty-five hundred options. Residents can also enroll in classes for everything from sculpting and painting to computers. The Villages was established fifty years ago and continues to draw in new residents. The community is safe, clean and provides gorgeous year round weather. It is truly a retiree paradise.