[conn8757]

I don't live in the Villages yet (we have to sell this house first), but have had a pool for 24 years in Florida. I can swim in mine without a heater from late April to October and do about every day. I can jump in it without going anywhere 24/7, but I also have an 8 foot privacy fence around mine. We are not going to put one in when we buy in the Villages because it is not as private. The Village pools are heated so you can use them year round. It is colder in the Lake Sumter area than where I live. It would be an additional expense to heat one and really with no privacy there since you can't fence. I also think you would meet more people at the community pool. I will go first thing in the morning if I want to swim laps or to the water aerobics class. I use mine for exercise. My husband jumps in after mowing grass which he won't be doing in TV, so I don't think we would get nearly the use out of it up there. You also have to keep chemicals in the garage and that space is limited there.