When we bought our home there were only 3 in the neighborhood. We came back 6 months later and the neighborhood was completely finished. If you want to know what your neighborhood will look like, buy after most of it is completed. As for age, don't worry too much about it. We bought when I was 56 (10 years ago). We prefer the area south of Hwy 466 and North of Hwy 466A but there are mixed ages in most all the areas of The Villages. South of Hwy 44 is where all the new construction is going on. Just depends on whether you want established neighborhoods or not...and services are a little light until they catch up with grocery stores and so on.
One final note and this is a personal preference. Looking back, I wish we had purchased a home with a golf course or water view. You spend a lot of time in your house as you get older (or when a pandemic hits) and having a view would be a nice addition. We compensated by buying a little beach condo instead down south a ways...but a view lot is worth considering in my opinion.
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