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Originally Posted by Ebsmom
If one visits during High Season and Off Season is that not enough to determine if one is suited for the Villages extremes of population? With the completion of the Villages just a few yrs away.. Is it an assumption that the current lifestyle will continue with the majority of residents being SnowBirds verses the Full time Frogs? Just curious where the Villages is heading for Residents on a year round basis...Will it be looked upon as a Vacation Spot primarily once its Built out? Thanks and still looking forward to our LSP in a few weeks  With hopes of being a Frog!! |
There were 16,000 residents living here in The Villages when we moved in, in 1998. I looked upon it as "home" then and it will still be "home" when build out completes. I think that just about any community in Florida has its share of snowbirds. For those of us who chose this fabulous place to call home it will never be a "vacation spot". It is home, period. We shop for groceries and other needed items just like we did back north. We have appointments and a social life just like we did back north. In Maine our highways and communities are inundated with tourists from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Waits are longer in restaurants and roadways clog with traffic at times. The tourists' and part-time residents' money is such a boost for the economy. Many, many businesses here in Florida and in The Villages area would likely not survive if it wasn't for the snowbirds and the $$ they pump into this already fragile economy. Vacation spot? This is a fabulous place to come on vacation. As for me, I feel as though I am on a permanent vacation every day!