From someone who’s been here for over 16 years, my answer is YES, WAY TOO BIG!
We moved here from north suburban Chicago. We loved the ‘small town feel’ of The Villages back then. Only about 35,000 people, never over-crowded, all the amenities accessible with no more than a 20- minute golf cart ride.
Now the population is near 140,000 and still growing quickly. The relationship of residents with the Developer is non-existent. The length of The Villages from CR 42 on the north to where new homes are under construction is already about 5-6 miles longer than the City of Chicago (from the Evanston border to the south suburb of Dixmoor).
That’s too big for me, way too big. I moved from a large metropolitan area. Now the crowds, traffic, etc. have followed us here.
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