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Originally Posted by JerryLBell

I had thought there were age restrictions on the majority of neighborhoods in TV but that there were some that were fine with families with children. Maybe I misunderstood that and certainly didn't look into it too deeply as my wife and I don't have kids and are of the target age for TV.

I do recall having seen signs at some facilities like pools that restricted use from anybody under the age of 30-something (I don't recall exact details as I don't live in TV yet though my wife and I did buy a house this year to retire to as soon as we can manage it). I'm not sure what other facilities (rec centers, educational centers, etc.) have in terms of age-related restrictions, if any.

It does seem like there is plenty of service work available in and around TV, from retail to restaurants to health care to whatever. A young person should be able to find some kind of work there. The OP mentioned their daughter being in her early 20s. If she has a college degree in something in particular, she may or may not find job opportunities in or around TV.

I'm not sure what the social opportunities would be for a younger person as every restaurant, theater, store, bowling alley or whatever that we visited definitely seemed to be skewed towards and older consumer. That was just fine with us, but might not be so attractive to a younger person looking for folks their own age to hang with.

I would suggest that the original post look into what age-related restrictions there may be (if any) for housing and/or facilities in TV, have the daughter look into what job opportunities there may be in the area and, ideally, bring her along on the lifestyle preview to see if can picture herself living in the bubble amongst a bunch of frogs. I can't wait to move there myself, but I'm not exactly in my early 20s anymore!

The age stipulations are that 80% of the homes must be occupied by at least one person over the age of 55 and no one under the age of nineteen is allowed to live here for more than one month total per year. Other than that just about anyone can live in The Villages.

I think that a lot of people might be surprised how many younger people live here and how many younger people come into The Villages from the surrounding areas.

There are three (I believe) Villages that allow children under the age of nineteen. These family villages were built primarily for employees of The Villages but are not restricted to them. Residents do not pay an amenity fee and are not able to access the amenities in The Villages. I also believe that these villages are not golf cart accessible.