We bought in TV for the lifestyle. The housing became a secondary focus for us. Can you get more house for the money elsewhere? Absolutely - we found that to be the case with a number of other 55+ communities around FL. But can you even come close to duplicating the lifestyle - all the amenities, the cleanliness, the activities, the golf, the Squares, the vast infrastructure (stores, restaurants, services), and so on....all just a golf cart ride away? In my opinion, no place else even comes close.
Bill