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):Living in or near The Villages, Florida is by far the best active retirement destination in Florida. The Villages is not a gate-restricted retirement community, but rather contiguous special purpose municipalities called Community Development Districts (CDDs). While CDDs are unincorporated political subdivisions, they are nonetheless municipalities. Open to the public.
The Villages can overwhelm first-time visitors causing them to make a quick emotional home purchase without seriously considering how they will use the abundance of recreation and commercial amenities, the overall cost and utility of their purchase, and the nearby, more economical alternatives that may provide them jus...