The Huffington Post??? Good God, consider the source. Who in the world believes anything in the Huffington Post

Least Stressful Cities in the US.
 

I would not take any of this the least bit seriously. The Least-Stressed Cities in America

Consider the source

Two great tongue in cheek posts. :BigApplause: :BigApplause:

I love the responses, in particular Fred R's. When I read his, I had to laugh. I don't disagree, it just hit my funny bone.

The Villages 3rd most stressful city
 

I'm looking forward to screwing NYS ! Thanks for all the 401K & IRA tax shelter money I get to keep and never spend in this welfare state once I begin to cash out. I'm even thinking of blowing past the Verrazano without paying with my middle finger pointed way out the window. Adios Amigos [emoji3]
Oh yeah, that toll was supposed to be lifted after the bridge was payed for in like 1983.

A number of posts in this thread have commented on the fact that the source is the Huffington Post. If you actually look at the link given, the Huffington Post article starts out by stating:

"This article was originally published on 24/7 Wall St. "

Furthermore, it states that the conclusions were from the American Psychological Association. They chose what data to use to define stress. There does not seem to be a reason to question the data, it is the way that they defined stress as being caused by money and work that ended up giving The Villages such a high rating.

Finally, government statistics relate to The Villages Metropolitan Statistical Area, not the actual boundaries of The Villages. So some of the data are from areas in Sumter County that do not lie within The Villages.

Go to the link and look at the photo. Looks like a mall. Orlando or Ocala??

No, it is a representation of the new Villages Mall that will feature a Wawa, Trader Joe's, and Nordstrom.

You might want to be careful about any medical advice that they might post ! :(:highfive:

Are you serious?

By the way when you arrive here it is a good idea to obtain an Official Form from the Florida Sec. of State which when filed establishes that you are now an official resident of Florida .

Once you complete the form and file it with the Sec. of State of Florida you then [ as I recall ] send a copy of that form to the Sec. of State for the State of NY .

It`s not a required process however it can save you from a lot of hassle . In my Case the NY State Taxing Authorities seeking more and more revenue challenged me on my State of Domicile .

Fortunately I had the document I described above and also when I completed it but before filing it with both Florida and NY State I had the document Notarized .

Now to all who may be reading this Post . It has been a few years now since I relocated from NY to The Villages . Certain details I may have confused . However the general info I am seeking to convey ---- get the right form and file it --- is correct .

To the OP I hope that you make your personal " Great Escape " very soon . You will not regret it . Instead you will ask yourself " why didn' t I do this sooner ?

Maybe the author of the article was referring to the Orange Blossom/Spanish Springs section. Then, he may be correct.

Just looking at the article the stat that jumped out to me was the violent crime rate. So I did a little googling. According to this article
The Villages crime rates and statistics - NeighborhoodScout
the rate of violent crimes in the Villages is 1.41 per 1000 persons of 141 per 100,000. The article claimed it was 421 per 100,000.

Here's another article
The_Villages, Florida Crime
According to this article on a scale of 1 to 100 when it comes to violent crime, THE VILLAGES IS A 1!

And lastly, here is another article
Crime Reports & Crime Rate - The Villages, FL 32162
It doesn't deal exclusively with The Villages but includes the Lady Lake area. It has us in total crime 73% below the national average and in violent crime 86% below the national average.

In short the crime stat used in the "Stressful" Cities article is completely inaccurate. I have serious doubts about the accuracy of some of the other stats also.

Probably written by a millennial [emoji849]