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Originally Posted by PilotAlan
What's the advantage of living way up north? What are the cons?
We're looking at TV for retirement soon. There's some nice houses and nice neighborhoods up north of St Simons, in the Nancy Lopez/Hwy 42 area.
It seems it's a long way to Spanish Springs, even longer to Lake Sumpter. The Morse compound seems like it cuts off that area from rest of the Villages.
Please, educate me so I don't write off an area from lack of knowledge. Your pros and cons are appreciated!
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Pros - If golf is import to you then you are much closer to lots of both Championship and Executive golfing options than the southern parts of the Villages. In general, the amenities aren’t crowded relative to other areas. Just about everything you could possibly need is relatively close and golf cart accessible. The neighborhoods in the area have mature landscaping, are beautiful, and the traffic isn’t bad and getting exponentially worse because of the rapid growth in other areas.
Cons - Hard to think of any, but I’ll try. If you are hell bent on a new home, not your best option. There have been a few sink holes in the Calumet Grove area. Taxes are higher in Marion County. It’s farther away from the town squares than other northern sections of the Villages.