[RayB]

It is amazing what property tax savings there is for being a full time Florida resident. I paid my property tax two months ago and the property tax alone was $872.66 if paid before Dec 3. This is for a Courtyard Villa in Bonita which I purchased in early 2006 for $244,000. This low rate is because of the Florida Homestead Exemption for Fl residents and because of the added tax reduction on homesteads passed last year. I must underscore that this tax is property tax only. If I add the Village district tax, Bonita Spec maint, Bonita bond payment and villages fire district tax the total was $2181.37. Sumter county now has one of the lowest tax rates in the state of Florida. When I lived in Tampa my property tax was $2800 per year. Another great advantage of living in The Villages.