We have a CYV, 1700 sq ft, 3 bd 2 ba, inside laundry, corner lot. Our lot walls are not vinyl, but a nice stacked block ... very high. No neighbor on the lanai side, very, very quiet. Larger lot than inside lots, and FAR larger than PV's have. Very open floor plan, it even feels as larger, or larger, than the 2800 sq ft home that we sold before moving here. The concrete exteriors .... watch some of them and you'll see that folks are patching and painting them fairly often, they seem prone to cracking. As far as safety in storms, all of the roofs are wood and shingles, and what comes off first? The roof. So, IMHO I see no real reason to expect the concrete/stucco/block walls to be a whole lot safer. Roof gone is roof gone.
Bottom line .... choose carefully what you will be warm and fuzzy with. We don't like the idea of a neighbor's lanai being 15' away ... we go out for morning coffee, in robes, with pillow perms! But be sure you're not so close, in any home, that you hear things you don't want to hear. Good luck with your search.
Don
edit : skybo beat me to it! But, I'll leave my post intact.
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