[l2ridehd]

As you can see costs vary depending on what you hire, what you do, weather home is all electric or gas and electric, bond balance, and what size home.

The actual amenities fee is about $140 a month. For planning purposes if you decide what type home and size mortgage you will have and add $1000 a month to the mortgage amount you will be very safe. That should cover everything that is associated with home cost. All utilities, amenities fee, taxes, cable, water, garbage, phone, gas, electric, lawn care, shrub care, termite, pest control, and any other monthly expense. Some of the costs are controllable and some are not. Some people like the AC at 65 degrees and others at 78 degrees. However if you plan on mortgage plus a $1000 a month for home expense, you should be fine. Only other costs are food, entertainment and transportation.

[Cedwards38]

If you are interested in The Villages, I strongly suggest you contact the sales office and schedule a Life Style Visit. You'll find out everything you need to know, and have a good time while you're doing it. Just call the number on TV website and take it from there.

[jerseyvillager]

I agree with most of the info with the exception that there is an extra annual fee for golf called a "trail fee" in order to use your cart on the courses. About $120 a year.

[2BNTV]

There used to be an icon on www.thevillages.net that would give an estimate on what it would cost to live in TV on a $250,000 home. Since I can't find it at the moment, I would call the sales office and ask for the packet that covers all that information. I would also schedule a LSV as there aren't enough words that can express how beautiful TV is and it's people.

I personally use the "nuts and bolts' figures for a patio villa as posted by zcaveman. I have found that by reading a lot of posts that cover costs of various items that I put on a spreadsheet.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by redwitch

First and foremost, welcome, ziffel! You probably got more information than you wanted. Bryan actually answered your question very precisely. The amenities fee covers your garbage, water (water bill will vary on usage -- others are set fees), sewage and "association" fees. Feel free to ask any and all questions. We're a helpful group.

Wonder if ziffel is still a villager, since the post was made in March 2009???

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Wonder if ziffel is still a villager, since the post was made in March 2009???

Good pick-up, I didnt notice.

[drdodge]

I have a 2 bedroom couttyard villa and here is what I pay. these are actuaal bills. Ifg u want I can show you the bills
Electric 89.00
Gas........69.57
Taxes 2171.35
termite 178.00 renewal fee ..orignal cost 499.99
bugs 45.00 every2 months
ammenity fee 143.62 monthly
water 21,00 month
sewer 34.00
rubbish 18.00
included with taxes is non ad valorem assessments 995.00
cable and internet 90.00 per month
telephone 17.00 per year... majic jack Homeowners 1400.00 per tear

[Bogie Shooter]

People, people wake up, this post requesting info was from March 2009!

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

People, people wake up, this post requesting info was from March 2009!

[justjim]

Remember the game of "follow the leader"? You got to wonder if OP even made it to TV!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by tom60

ziffel heres some more figures that i pay approx so you can compare with the other posts. Mine are a little cheaper . But i understand it is more expensive in the new areas south of 466. Anyway heres what i pay living north of 466.
These are per month figures.
water and sewer 36$
electric all electric house 98
cable basic cable 13
phone and high speed internet combined 65
lawn mow free i do it myself
exterminator free i do it myself
taxes 148
house insurance 84
trash 17
ammenity fee 123
Hope this helps you.

We live south of 466, in fact, just north of 466a, in a designer home. We pay less in elec, more in water. The bill that comes once a month that includes your water--ours averages $223, but I think that has the amenities (or something) in there too. Our electric has never exceeded $100, but we are not here in the summer, and the thermostat is set at 82 and no one going in or out of the house.

Our DirectTV is $78 (two tvs) We pay $60 for Comcast internet--no bundling since we don't use their cable tv or phone.

Total, whole-yard maintenance (mowing, edging, weeding, trimming of all landscape, fertiizing of yard and landscape, pest control inside and out, irrigation check whenever you feel you're too stupid to figure it out yourself, spraying around soffits, and, and... whenever you need your hand held, we use Stellar. It's $2k a year, or you can just sign up for parts of it.

When we were house hunting, our salesman gave us a sheet that listed all the expenses you could expect to incur in home ownership in TV. They were very up front about it.

Good luck! Hope you find a place here that will make you happy.

[pepfalcon]

Amenities fees are $140 for me. I assume they are about the same. Most realtors can tell you everything you have asked. Donna Fenster is one of the best in The Villages. Give her a call.

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

People, people wake up, this post requesting info was from March 2009!

You let the cat out of the bag but that didn't stop the freight train!

[jflynn1]

Originally Posted by ziffel

I am brand new to this site. My wife and I are beginning to plan our retirement and The Villages seems like a very interesting place to live. I have looked at home prices, activities, etc. But one thing I have not been able to find is what are Association Dues, Annual Membership, whatever it is called there. Can someone please direct me to another site where I can find information on what it costs to live at The Villages other than the cost of your home? Or can someone just answer me directly? Thank you in advance.

We have a 2100 sq foot home.
Monthly expenses:

potableWater, drinking, cooking etc.; 86.00
Irrigation/Sprinkler/ 85.00
Garbage& Trash Pick up : 18.00..
TV,PHONE, Internet package; 145.00 per month
Amenity fees: 148.00 per month.
Electric: 12 month average $125.00 per month
Gas $35.00/ month
Pest Control, lawn fertilize etc, 80.00/month on average
Termite control: $100.00 annually / $450.00 every three years.
Lawn Cutting: $50.00
Taxes Annual: $2200.00
Bond $900.00 annual (you are provided the option of paying
the bond in full once per year in July otherwise you cannot..
prepay the Bond)
District assesments: $500.00 annual estimate
additonal assesments $450.00 annually
House insurance: annual 1200-1400 per year
Car Insurance 1 car: 980.00 annually
If you have no problem drinking or cooking with the unfiltered water then you do not need a water softner or water filter system. ( we would recomend at least a water softner) You could expect to spend $1,000.00 for the water softner)
Hope this helps you. What you do not want to do is trust the figures provided in the sales brochures or by the sales people. Best of Luck , Joe flynn

[llaran]

Bonds range from 0 on the old side going up as you go south to the 50, 000's as someone else said use the search box.