We are nine year residents. When we came we were absolutely amazed at the lifestyle that TV offers, everything you would love to do and then more! However, as we settled in to actually living here we have seen some great changes and, in our opinion, some really good improvements. We think the hospital has improved, medical facilities have improved, quality of doctors etc. etc. The older we get, these are the improvements that keep us living here, not necessarily the availability of the entertainment or restaurants, although it is nice to have them right here under our noses without having to travel to another area. I am centrally located between SS and LSL so I can get to the hospital in 10 minutes, 441 in 15 minutes, 466 in 5 minutes ......... everything I need to live a comfortable life is within a short drive. Had we tried to live out our life in Massachusetts it would have been very different.
On the minus side of this is obviously the enormous number of people who want to move here and live the lifestyle that we love - and after all, if we can have it, why not others. It makes for congestion on the roads and in stores and in restaurants - plenty to complain about if you want to! But, when I return to my former home in Massachusetts the congestion there is tenfold what it is here and it will only continue to get worse and more expensive.
Things change everywhere, and for us The Villages is the easiest and most comfortable place to live as we age.
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