Last week, a young man, late 20's, early 30's approached us when we were leaving Panara's. Exclaimed, what a great place the Villages is, really loved living here. I asked if he was living with his parents, he replied, oh no, my wife is 76 years young. There is an outlet for the 24 yr old, if the 80/20 rule applies

Can A 24 Year Old Live In The Villages?
 

If you really want to know if a 24 year old can buy a house and live in The Villages, why not just call The Villages administrative office and ask them?

Easy, just marry a 55 year old woman.

I think you as a young man would get quite bored here in a short time. It would be like hanging out with your parents, and would not have much in common with us. Anyway good luck to you...

There is a section for families in the northern area of the villages. Come on down.

Assuming your post is not a troll, I would say this:

If what you are looking for is to play pickleball against and with people 30-50 years older than you, then this is the place to be.
If you are looking to play golf, cards, bocce and shuffleboard with a similarly aged set, this is the place for you.
If you are looking forward to chatting in the neighborhood with your neighbors, some of whom will have been retired longer than you've been alive, this is the spot.
If you want to hang out at the pools, looking at 70 year olds in bathing suits, you will be in hog heaven.

Come on down, and join the fun! You are going to love it here!

Remember the young lad who did the documentary about TV also said he loved The Villages. Didn't stop him from making a false representation of TV on the silver screen.

What the heck? I think someone else here might have that drug problem he, himself speaks of. The example of them speeding around a curve and not seeing 3 people walking is crazy....not that it couldn't happen, but don't you think that crazy driver is gonna be an old person, a regular old villager..mixing their many daily drugs with cocktails, speeding home from the square. I see them every night. At least the young one can react faster.
Riddle me this batman...why would you say that?

Be prepared to be asked to change the batteries in the smoke and CO2 detectors. LOL.

Younger people have tons of belongings? I think you have that backwards!

You wouldn't be allowed in any of the adult pools. They're restricted to 30 and over. Some of the sports clubs also require you to be at least 55 years old to participate in them.

If a 24-year-old single man bought the house next to mine I'd wonder why he'd want to live in a community of people mostly old enough to be his grandparents. I'd probably wonder if it's a creeper, or someone waiting to prey on the elderly. I'd absolutely positively be suspicious.

You asked for honest reactions - that's mine.

He can't hang out at the pools, only at the family pools where he'd have lots of kids to hang out with.

We have had a man in that age group move into our neighborhood about 6 months ago. Although it hasn't affected us at all many of the neighbors have had interactions with this younger man that were not good. Just reporting the news, not making the news.

I feel sorry for him. He is a lonely guy.

Nucky---didn't you just turn 24 as well?????:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I'd also be concerned about the possibility that this 24-year-old might choose to not be single after a couple of years, and start raising their family - here in the Villages. With newborn babies who become toddlers, school children - in a community that has one very small playground isolated from pretty much everything.

You might all say "oh that never happens" - but it does. People will take custody of their childrens' children, and raise them in their homes. Most people moved here in part because it is a 55+ community and NOT a family community. Children should be absolutely welcome to visit. They should absolutely not welcome to live here. And in fact - there's an actual rule within the deed restrictions that state that you can't live here if you're under 19.

Unfortunately - there's no way to enforce that. If a 24-year-old buys the house and moves in, and then has a baby, NO ONE will evict them. It won't happen.

It sets up a precedence for a trend. There is nothing stopping this 24-year-old from moving in. There's also nothing stopping him from starting a family a year from now. There's nothing stopping him from inviting his 24-year-old pals to buy and reside in the Villages and start their own families here.

I'd kind of prefer to not see that happen. It takes only one exception to change a rule.