TV vs Lake Nona ?
 

We just got back from our trip to TV. It's definitely a world unto itself. We'll now be heading over to Lake Nona. For anyone who might have considered LN or spends time there how would you say the two compare ? We're late 60's so both will work for us. Enjoy newer communities with beautiful views, landscaping, good restaurants and healthcare.

I am interested to see which you will choose.



What is the population of Lake Nona?
There are 18,238 residents in Lake Nona, with a median age of 37. Of this, 47.63% are males and 52.37% are females. US-born citizens make up 63.49%...
What is the level of education in Lake Nona?
Approximately 17.42% of the population in Lake Nona holds a high school degree (that's 2,510 residents), while 22.77% have attained a college certi...
What are the employment statistics in Lake Nona?
White-collar workers make up 86.91% of the working population in Lake Nona, while blue-collar employees account for 13.09%.

I can only give you a quick observation, as I visited UCF facility for a traveler position. Hopefully little in person insight not just google stats.

LN is a beautiful vibrant city, that has a wow effect. The residential area reminds me of Disney’s Golden Oak neighborhoods, upscale with mix of family and older couples, enjoying indoor and outdoor activities.

Homes and cost are also very similar to Disney’s Golden Oak with modern, forward thinking designs. One bonus for homes in LN that TV so far hasn’t embraced are homes with full adaptability. One design single wall roll in shower and commode area could easily handle a walker, and even a wheelchair.
Counter that’s considered bakers dream, lower for kneading/rolling with a small bar size sink. cabinet doors open had availability for a wheelchair bound to have full access to counter.

I found homes in the $600,000 (around 2500sf) to 5 mil (8000sf).

The hospital facility reminded me of boutique hospitals with state of the art equipment, gel flooring for standing long hours, a unit just for geriatric. Yet the homey Hilton Hotel vibe. (Yes some facilities have been designed by hotel architects, my spouse worked at two).

The Performance Club, reminds me our Lifetime Fitness facilities. State of the art equipment with mind body and soul area for classes. I could spend half a day in the club easily.

LN seems to embrace wellness, on a higher scale, than any community I have visited. It has been 2-3 years ago so my guess is LN has grown and maybe even more impressive.

There is no comparison. You're talking about an Apples & Oranges situation.

Lake Nona is one of the premier, upscale communities in Florida. Tiger Woods and many multi-millionaire sports figures live there, for the exclusivity and proximity/access to the.Orlando Airport, for commuting reasons.

Your asking to compare a Hyundai to a Mercedes. The Median Family income in Lake Nona is about 50% higher than in TV.

We thought about buying property in Lake Nona about a dozen years ago when we visited friends who had moved there. It was hardly developed, not much infrastructure, nothing much there. We didn't have the foresight to see what it would become. Now that we decided to downsize and leave Naples, we looked in Lake Nona. It was unaffordable (for us) so we ended up in TV.

We visit our friends there often. It has become an upscale city. There's lots of good restaurants, entertainment, modern medical facilities, and is so convenient to MCO. Boxi Park is very nice. Median age is much younger than TV; lots of kids and active young people. I feel it's getting overcrowded though, and traffic is getting bad. If I could afford it, I would live in Lake Nona, mainly because of proximity to airport, to Orlando, and to the theme parks (my wife loves Disney and she'd be there everyday if she could.) If I hit the lottery, forget Lake Nona, we would live in Golden Oak.

Apples to Oranges. Not a retirement community, one 6 lane lap swimming pool for the entire place, one Championship golf course, no Executives, limited golf cart usage, etc…. Wouldn’t even consider it.

The healthcare and restaurants might be average to subpar in TV, but the keeping active part might keep a person healthy enough not to need the great medical attention.

Nothing I’ve seen for retirees in Florida or Arizona compares to The villages IMHO.

Like comparing apples to oranges. Lake Nona is way above average quality. David Leadbetter had (and probably) still has a golf school there. Course is private as opposed to county club stye and Lake Nona has an LPGA tournament there

A lot of good information here but do feel that poster wants a comparison between a true retirement community and a high end working community.

I think your statistics are incorrect. This is what I found.
Less than 9th grade: 6%
High School Degree: 16%
Associate Degree: 19%
Bachelor Degree: 37%
Graduate Degree: 24%

Tiger used to live in Windermere not Lake Nona.

The Daily Sun says that The Villages is America's Healthiest Hometown. I disagree. How could that be if the local hospital is so poorly rated?

LOL, because it’s full of heathy people and those healthy people are not spending as much time in hospital?

True the Performance Club only has 6 lane pool as a courtesy for a reason. Competitive swimmers in LN have indoor/outdoor lap lane at their home. All three of my friends in LN have pools with 35-40’ lap lane, room to entertain and feed 40 plus people. Rarely does anyone need to wait for a lane. Like many high end facilities the equipment, and amenities are the foremost reason one has a membership