Originally Posted by marvinh11791 (Post 2388502)

Hello. I am considering buying in The Villages in the near future. However I have researched the ages of people in the Southern area (including near the Sawgrass grove and Eastport). I am nearing 80 years old and I am concerned I may not fit in and I should stick to the older northern areas where I know the people are closer to my age group. So that is a concern. Can you comment about the age groups in each area? Thank you. MarvinH

Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 2388508)

North of 466 does have a lot of older residents but a lot of those residents have their kids and grandkids living with them. When you read police or crime reports most of them are by these kids and grandkids that live with the old timers up north. Go south old man go south.

Originally Posted by Kelevision (Post 2389080)

I live in the south and there are tons of parents living with adult kids.

Originally Posted by Kelevision (Post 2389080)

I live in the south and there are tons of parents living with adult kids.

Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 2389407)

Just the opposite north of 466, tons of adult kids living with their parents.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2389058)

What kind of almost-80-year-old person are you? Are you the granny on a rocking chair knitting booties for the grandchildren kind of 80-year-old? Are you the dancing-in-the-squares-every week and daily yoga kinda 80-year-old? Are you the politically active karaoke singing kinda 80-year-old? Are you the "can barely get from my walker to the couch" kinda 80-year-old? Are you the "if they didn't force me to retire I'd still be working so where can I volunteer" kinda 80-year-old?

And - did you know! There are those kinda 80-year-old categories in EVERY age bracket? In other words - tone down the ageist mentality. Pick the area that looks best for you, within your budget. You can't pick your neighbors. They'll die or move, eventually. So will you. Your friends and acquaintances will be whoever you attract to you based on your personality, interests, and outlook on life.

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 2389416)

And it makes no difference………

Originally Posted by marvinh11791 (Post 2388502)

Hello. I am considering buying in The Villages in the near future. However I have researched the ages of people in the Southern area (including near the Sawgrass grove and Eastport). I am nearing 80 years old and I am concerned I may not fit in and I should stick to the older northern areas where I know the people are closer to my age group. So that is a concern. Can you comment about the age groups in each area? Thank you. MarvinH

Originally Posted by GreggC69 (Post 2388569)

Marvin - I am curious re your research. Was it just anecdotal comments by your realtor? I'd be interested for you to share those results. What is the average age in the north? Does it drop consistently as you go south? What is the average age in the south?

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2388568)

Did none of the answers in your two previous threads help you? You seem overly concerned with age. This is a 55+ ACTIVE senior community of over 150,000 people and around 70 square miles of real estate. Consider the average 80-year-old HERE in The Villages is still playing golf, pickleball, shooting arrows at the archery range, dancing, socializing, and yes - some of them even still have sex.

And there are some 50-somethings who don't do much of any of the above, but prefer shuffleboard, board games, watching TV, and book clubs.

Your neighborhood will be a mixed bag, either moving in today, or within the next 4 years. You've been talking about maybe moving here for several years already, and had your lifestyle visit several years ago.

If you're still physically active and interested in LIVING a dream instead of just dreaming about it, you probably should move down now while you can.

Please check your previous threads for lots of responses regarding age and living in The Villages (including another one with the same question you have in this thread):

January 2023: https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...n-area-338461/

November 2021: https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...llager-326023/

Originally Posted by Emkay56 (Post 2389499)

Personally, I would look in the area between 466A and 44 as there seems to be a good mix of young and old. Plus, the area is well developed and everything you need is close by….shopping, restaurants, entertainment, activities. It is going to take several years for the southern area to have the stores, entertainment, activities that we have up here. Just my opinion…..plus I’ve heard the bonds on homes down there are considerably higher than up here depending on the home you buy. There are plenty of beautiful existing homes for sale north of 44.