Generally speaking, the older the village in The Villages, the older the folks that live there. That's because they came when those places were new, liked what they saw, were ready to retire and bought. That's been true with every new village that has been built and will continue to be true for even newer villages as they get built. Of course, some percentage of village are gets turned over as people decide to move to other villages, out of The Villages or, of course, pass away. When we bought 6 years ago, we looked at the older areas "up north" and found the mature landscaping and trees to be a draw but the newer houses with warranties to the south ended up appealing to us more. Ideally, we would have rented for a few months, really checked out ALL of The Villages and then decided where to live. As it turns out, we got lucky and loved our house and neighbors. Besides, these days houses sell so fast (both new and pre-owned) that you just don't have the option to move slowly and deliberately any more. Fortunately, nearly everybody I meet loves where they bought, no matter how new or old the village was. Just about everyone is just happy to be nearly anywhere in The Villages. Maybe it's just being retired or maybe it really is something about The Villages, but it sure is a happy place here!
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