The Village of Country Club has the most homes of any village at 1,778. Silver Lake is #5 with 1,517.

I wouldn't worry.

Could you share with us what the perceived cons are of being further north? We might be able to help, as many of us have actual experience of living further north.

The answer to your question is homes are being replaced all the time and private contractors are putting up new homes on the historic side.

As for the developer leaving the historic side - doubtful.
- Not a good example for future new home buyers
- The Paradise fire station is one of nine in TV and by far the closest to Spanish Springs. The next nearest being Morse and 466.
- The Hilltop water tower is one of five supplying TV
- The Orange Blossom swimming pool is the flagship of TV

The bottom line is how much are you willing to spend for housing, and or, the new bonds ?

We absolutely love the original north part of The Villages, had 4 homes up there to date. I'm a bonified tree-hugger, always have been.
The newest area is also exciting, was down there Sunday. Very alive and full of young, smiling energetic faces.....do you fit that mold ?

If you want the shade trees I suggest you also check out Mira Mesa, La Reynalda, La Zamora, Chatham and Tierra Del Sol just to name a few besides Orange Blossom.
Fenney also has beautiful trees, love that area as well !

Happy Hunting !

The further N you go, the older the people are so golf courses and pools are less busy because people become less and less able or willing to participate in these activities. When I go golfing, I like to book more N courses because they are not as busy and people aren't as frantic.

That is what I thought.

Anyone have the answer?

Oh wow! Thank you. This makes me feel so much better.

The cons: We are too young to live in the North.

The fun is further south.

We will never be able to enjoy neighborhood parties/socials

It's too far to drive to the new town square being built of East Port.

We won't be able to get to activities easily.

We won't make friends because we will be isolated.

There's a negative stigma attached to the historical area.

We would be choosing to live in a trailer park.

It's weird up there, rules aren't enforced.

Spanish Springs is a terrible town square

Nobody younger goes to LSL

Whew... I probably forgot several. However, we don't feel this way at all. Everytime we visit we gravitate to the North. I particularly don't like Sawgrass but I would love boozie bingo. 😄

I struggle with being social and do need to step out of my comfort zone. I think some feel that I'll not do that if I'm in the Northern area.

This makes me feel much more secure! Thank you!

Was trying to decide where to post this question so, I'll pose it to you, Dusty.

As a sort-of adjunct question to the original one -- I'm interested in how the manufactured homes appreciate/depreciate over time. When looking at real estate listings, I've been a bit surprised at how much some homeowners have been willing to invest in remodeling an aged (40+ years), manufactured home.

There has to be a point, related to age or neglect, where maintaining or improving one of those begins to have diminishing returns. Would you say that is mostly accurate? If so, what is the general age where the building itself begins to depreciate and it's mostly only the land value that's relevant? Thanks...

Your friends are Hawkins is correct... Hawkins is the best place to live FOR THEM...

Everyone feels the same thing about where they live... For some, it the Historic area. For others, it's anywhere north of 466. For me? It'a "between 466A and 44"...

Look around. Like others have said, rent for a month (if possible). You'll soon find the place that fits you best...

What is wrong with using the bridge?

Money is definitely on our minds as we are nearing retirement but we could get a regular home for not much more than a nice manufactured home, so it's about the same. My draw to the manufactured homes is that they all look very different and the windows are beautiful. I love the landscaping, trees and rolling hills. I think it's so beautiful up there.

Thank you for the suggested villages, it's very appreciated

Thank you so much!!!

I like the less busy aspect but I do want to be able to make friends. It's very hard for me to make friends, I'm kind of shy and perceived as standoffish or snooty but that's so far from the truth, I just don't know how to jump in. 😄

If there aren't many activities in the north, maybe we should consider moving further south but it sounds like there's enough of everything. My husband was very excited about the archery range in the north.

There is a lot of positive feedback about the North, which makes me very happy.