When we were relocating to Florida we looked at Viera and also at a private golf course community in Palm Bay. We decided against Viera largely because the monthly maintenance fee was sky high and really offered very few amenities and no golf carts. As it turned out, Viera is mostly a family community. Lots of kids, schools, etc. We decided on the private golf course community in Palm Bay. The same builder was in Heritage Isle (Viera) and the golf course community (The Majors) that we bought it. Our home is The Majors cost us $40K less than if we had bought in Viera. Plus we didn't have the monthly maintenance cost. We did have a golf cart in Palm Bay that we drove to the golf course, restaurants, grocery store.
All that being said nothing compares to The Villages. TV is the most COMPLETE experience in active retirement living we have seen. So glad that we have made this our home.
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