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Originally Posted by batman911
We have narrowed our home search to a Lantana or St. Simons on a golf course lot. Both are similar in size and would meet our requirements. The Lantana is a designer and the St. Simons a premier. Can anyone provide cost to own info on these two models? Specifically, utilities, bond, property taxes. Appreciate any info you can provide. Just completed our third visit and are looking forward to becoming full time Villagers.
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Property taxes are based on the sales price of the home. If you are a full time resident you can apply for a homestead exemption HSE which is $50,000, snowbirds = 0. To estimate you property taxes take sales price minus HSE and multiply by .85, take that and divide by 1000, multiply that result by $13.58 and that is your estimated property taxes. You will have an assessment for EMS of ~125, and a Community Development District fee 200-700 a year depending on how new the home is. Bonds range from Zero to 20000 for homes that are not Premiers. The newer the home the higher the bond.