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Originally Posted by HereComestheSun
Since there is the 80/20 rule, it would seem there should be at least about 10,000 people (and at max. 20,000) under 55 aged people living in The Villages.
I am in the process of buying a house there. While I think The Villages is clearly a wonderful place for people to retire to, I happen to be an anomaly among "the norm" (or am I?) in that I am 46 yrs old (not 55 yrs plus), will be buying and moving in alone, and not retired - instead will be looking for employment - hopefully something either in my career field or an interesting new career transition.
Having said that, I am interested in knowing whether those in a slightly younger age demographic (40-55 yrs old and NOT retired) could please describe their experience of making friends and meeting others who are less than 55 years old within the Villages. I am not prejudiced against people who are 55 plus. However, I am not at that point in my life. I've tried with little success to see if I could figure this out by various searches on the internet, but being that it is a retirement community, it is of course very heard to find much out about the other 20% who live there (the 80/20 rule).
One of the main reasons I chose The Villages is because it will be a nice opportunity to be geographically closer to my mother who lives there, since thousands of miles have separated us for most of my adult life. I just hope I won't have much trouble also finding some of my own peers!
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I don't think that there are anywhere near 10,000 residents living here at this time that are much under 55 and not retired. The 20% you are talking about is simply the percentage that CAN live here without the community losing its federal age restricted status.
That being said, the social life for under 55s is not really any different than it would be in any other small rural community that is top-heavy with boomers. You will find that night life here is not restricted to Villagers.
I would think that the big thing is going to be your ability to find work in your field depending upon what that field is. Wages in this area of Florida tend to be quite a bit lower than other parts of the country and there is very little manufacturing. The health industry is one of the big employers.
Good luck!