There was a thread like this last month, and they seem to come to the conclusion that a home of about $250K would be about $1,000 more a year in taxes in Lake County instead of Sumter County.
If I was moving here now, I moved here in 2011, I would buy a used (resale) home in either the Villages of Duval or Gilchrist simply because they are so centrally located between Brownwood and Lake Sumter Landing (LSL). You're also not far from Colony, but far enough away to don't get caught up in what is becoming a congested area, especially when Walmart & Bob Evans opens. If something is going on at Spanish Springs (SS) that I need to see, I'll drive my car. I live close to those two villages now, but those villages are even closer to the main Buena Vista cart path, and to Seabreeze Regional Rec Center and about 3-1/2 miles from either of those squares. I mention the cart path because I don't like driving a golf cart on the side of roads in a cart lane, much better on a cart path (MMP). If nothing in those areas were available, I would maybe expand my choices to St. James and Pinellas. This is just my opinion, others will have totally different ideas or reasons.
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