To make a long story, short. The Villages (TV) is the largest retirement community with a population of about 125,000 and has more things, and more of those things than any where else. So the only other question is location, what could be a bigger draw, it's the beach. I know firsthand because I grew up in St. Petersburg and also lived in Pensacola for 6 years and Savannah for 8 years, all coastal cities. This really is the first place I've lived that I could not go to the beach in 30 minutes or less.
I've know three people who have left TV and moved to the coast. They were not retirement communities because they're always where you want to live. I have known others who moved, but it was to return to the north, the time away from the kids and grandkids was too much. That's the biggest factors, is family something you can set aside and see once a year, and are you a beach and boating type person. Otherwise you should love it here.
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