Turnpikes make noise
 

The title pretty much covers this post but just in case you didn’t read it TURNPIKES AKE NOISE. Don’t buy property in the news southern sections and then expect the developers to put up noise barriers after the fact. We live in Monarch Grove and have a Veranda with a walled in back yard for the for baby and even though the turnpike is less than a mile away we never hear it.

I agree with the poster who says it is a personal decision; we back up to a busy road but enjoy watching the activity, on the other hand my wife would hate being near a pickleball court and the related tick, tick, tick.

If you can rent for a while it would help you decide on an area you prefer. TV is so huge, with so many variables, including home styles, you can't think of everything. If proximity to a rec center is important that might influence you, but then there is noise from the pickle ball courts. Want a water view? There could be mosquitos or unpleasant odors when the water gets low. Good luck.

The first year we rented in Chatham in the far north end near highway 42. We decided we’d maybe like to rent in a different location the following year. With that said we drove and looked for a rental south of 466. All it took was about 30 minutes to realize we didn’t want to be south of 466 we found too much traffic for our taste. Later than same year we bought in Calumet Grove near Chatham. We like the mature landscaping on Buena Vista Blvd. vs. the barren feeling in some areas further south. There’s a seat for every butt.

Traffic congestion is relative to what you are used to before moving to The Villages. This traffic we have here in the LSL area during high season is NOTHING compared to traffic on Long Island and South Florida where I spent many years in high volume traffic. Living in Mallory Square which is close to the 441/27 corridor, this traffic is a walk in the park.

The rest of the year, the traffic is pretty much non existent and more like a ghost town.

Turnpike - BIG problem if you do not wish to listen to constant traffic din

Quarry - problem if you do not want your house to rattle a couple of times a month

Prison - problem if you do not want the flood lights visible from your property at night or the faint sound of announcements

I must confide that I do not live south of 44 so I do not have any personal experience with what I have said in this post. I have, however, read many many posts from people who DO have first hand experience with all three issues mentioned. Search this forum and you will find plenty of info about what it’s like living near the Turnpike, the quarry and the prison.

I find it very interesting that people who live north of 44 give such dyer warnings about the turnpike and blasting noise. I live in a new home near Everglades Recreational Center and NEVER have we heard a blasting noise, we have NEVER seen flood lights or the slightest sound coming from the Federal prison. As far as the turnpike, we almost never hear it and if the wind is strong and blowing in the right direction you may hear the slightest traffic noise if your outside late at night. It is quiet and peaceful down her as well.

No sense in debating this very popular area when those that don't live here have a mindset is stuck in neutral.

Marsh Bend is great
 

We are in Marsh Bend and do not know why there are so many comments like the one above. It is lovely and quiet.

I would describe that pickle ball sound like a high pitched “ping, ping, ping.

Pickle ball sounds like "bok, bok, bok." I was glad I heard it before I bought a house near a rec center. I knew that sound at 7:30 am would not be welcome.

The best area is the north end - quiet, little traffic and it has lots of trees.

Unless you live close to them :icon_wink:

Maybe you’re far enough away where it’s not problem? I can hear 301 traffic when wind from the west and I’m 2 miles from it, never hear it indoors.

I live in Fenney and it's maybe once a month. :rolleyes: