The most noise I hear living here are the gas golf carts. They are without a doubt the noisiest. As for the village sales people. Mine actually talked me out of a more expensive home because he know what I was looking for and I had to purchase remotely. Once I got here I immediately went by the place I didn’t get and BOOM, he steered me in the right direction even though he lost some money doing so. Anyone on here that says you need to be north of 44, lives north of 44. I personally don’t like that area. It’s all houses and golf courses. No nature preserves or bike and walking trails. I use them daily.

There's plenty of walking trails North of 44. We call them sidewalks.

Light pollution.

Not the same as bike & hike or nature trains which are all over the place in the southern section.

Many issues to consider
 

In addition to noise, a buyer needs to consider taxes and bonds. Not all tax rates are the same. I don’t think that realtors are that eager to share this info, but it is your right before you buy. We rented before we made an offer on a pre owned. I parked at the neighborhood pool and walked the hood. I met so many delightful, helpful people on those walks which told me I had found our home.

Remember that the Turnpike is open 24 hours a day, 7days a week and generates noise every minute of every day.

I can't believe it hasn't been already! I can remember us traveling down it from Atlanta to Miami to visit my grandparents as a young child. I can't believe in all that time and with all the additional traffic (and all that toll money) it's still 2 lanes (each way) for so much of it. Where has the tolls gone if not to keep up with demand? If they build the extra lanes on the inside it would be better noise-wise than pushing them further out to the sides.

We have sidewalks here too. But I don’t use those. Why would I want to walk through neighborhoods and look at the same houses and palm tree landscaping, oh and lawn ornaments when I can have my own private nature trail and ride my bike. No golf carts zooming by. No cars. Nothing but nature and quiet. You enjoy your sidewalk though. :MOJE_whot:

I will, almost got run over a few times while walking on the Hogeye by bikes riding along side each other. No bikes on the sidewalks.