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Old 02-02-2021, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Boston-Sean View Post
I checked out a piece on the "25 best value active adult communities 2020" from that 55+ website.

TV did not make the cut.

One that did had this listed among the amenities: A tennis court and a golf course. A. As in one. Hard to compare that to TV.
The Villages is NOT a “Best Value” sort of community. You and I may agree that it has a value surpassing all of these “best value” communities, but it isn’t cheap. I could buy a house the size and fanciness of mine a mile or two outside The Villages or in Ocala for half the price. But I wouldn’t have access to the activities here, and the neighborhood probably wouldn’t be as beautiful or safe. We are definitely getting what we are paying for, but “best value” implies “budget,” and The Villages is upscale in activities, not budget.