I have 2 young men in my immediate neighbor group, and another one around the corner. 2 are your age, the other is around 40. We LOVE having them as our neighbors! 2 of them (my immediate neighbors) really engage and are quite social. One loves to host large neighborhood parties. I think we are helpful to him, and I know he is helpful to us!

There is also a FB group called Young People of the Villages. They get together and do things sometimes. Sometimes the group does pretty chill things like get together to play games, sometimes they sow some oats that would not be a welcome sight around here. I hired one of them to play music at our driveway party! He was awesome. :-)

Consider moving south of 44. It’s a younger demographic down here.

Finally, one of the things that I think is so special about being here is the connection we have with our neighbors. My sister LOVES her neighborhood, not because she likes the houses, but it’s the friends she has made. Same with us. At 24, it might be tricky to find things in common with your neighbors here. I’m sure everyone will be pleasant! But who will your tribe be? I am developing a nice friendship with the 40 year old, but it’s still kind of different than hanging with the 55+group. 24 would be a huge gap. One I would welcome, but wondering how I can connect at such vastly different life stages.

Good luck in your decision making process!!