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Peach Tree City in Georgia, near Atlanta comes to mind. They offer golf and are a golf cart community similar to The Villages, just not as large.

I forgot to mention that Georgia is very tax friendly to seniors. Soleil is in Cherokee county and they do not charge seniors school tax. Georgia does not tax retirement income. Makes for VERY low taxes

I looked at Fairfield Glade and Tellico Village in Tennessee. They were nice but...

I also looked at Winding River and St. James Plantation in South Carolina. Traffic on their highways was terrible, you had to drive quite a ways for anything, and EXPENSIVE lots and homes.

I live in Georgia and have a place in TV. You'll be bored to tears in Blue Ridge. Yes, the state allows $35,000 per senior of earning to not be taxed. Property taxes in most counties do not give tax breaks to seniors. Be careful and check out what they offer. A few exempt school taxes, but most don't. Do your homework.

Not going for a tax break - going for the mountains, forests, off-roading in our jacked up Jeep, hiking with our dogs, enjoying nature and the solitude that offers. Lived in an even more remote location in the desert and those were some of the best years of my life. To each his own - that's what makes the world go round!

Yes, but OP is looking for a place similar to TV but smaller for his friend. he said lots of golf and similar activities to TV. That precludes hiking and off-roading.

Although what you describe sounds cool! But I don't think that's what he wants.

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I think the solution is to live in TV from October till June and then go to the mountains.

Spent last Summer at Snowshoe Mountain, WV playing golf and the high temp never got over 75 degrees.

Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort - Official Website - Snowshoe, West Virginia

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All of these places sound great for golfers. My question is - do they have what else TV has to offer - such as hospital, doctors, groceries, restaurants, Wal Mart, drug stores, etc. - all accessible by golf cart? For someone who drives their golf cart everywhere this would be a minus if these facilities weren't available.

I'm sure that's true so to each his/her own. But I lived up north, dealt with cold weather, snow etc for many years. I'll take hot over wet/cold any day. As long as the A/C works, I'm good. :) Plus the evenings are usually nice and cool ... as long as it's not a downpour like this week.

Almost everything in Fairfield Glade has been updated. New eye center, new grocery store, new medical clinic, new rec center ...

There is a "villages wanna-be" in PERRY, GA. Considered it five years ago but I don't know what their status is now since the market has soured. We were impressed, but the villages had a larger magnet. I'm not sure of the name, but it has Houston in the name I think since they are in Houston County.

How about North Carolina?
 

NORTH CAROLINA FOR BOOMERS??? Four season state.....

North Carolina did have frequent snow this past winter, but that was unusual........ Still worth a gander.

http://carolinasforboomers.com/asheville-retirement-guide/

Please keep scrolling all the way down to bottom of the page.

Numerous hyperlinks to click on, with regard to active adult retirement communities near Asheville North Carolina.

The neat thing about North Carolina is that it has the mountains as well as the seacoast.

When one gets tired of communing with nature up in the beautiful mountains, the outer banks has quite a history of it's own.......so head to the ocean for a quick getaway. Check out the Outer Banks shipwrecks....(great books to read on the subject, as well).
http://www.outerbankschamber.com/main/directions-to-visible-shipwrecks-obx/

Chapel Hill, North Carolina has also become a very popular retirement destination.

Years ago, while at university in Vermont, our son did a summer internship in Chapel Hill. A born and bred Vermonter, he was very impressed with this town and the surrounding mountains further north near Asheville, etc. Our niece, her hubby and children live near Duke Univ. now; her inlaws are employed at Duke. A "Jersey girl" , North Carolina has become "home".

""What Chapel Hill is like for active adults....... Chapel Hill is a particularly beautiful (population just over 53,000) college town in the gentle hills of central North Carolina. ""

""The University of North Carolina (24,000 students) is the centerpiece of this charming small town with a cosmopolitan flair that makes it appealing as a retirement community. ""

""This entire area is highly educated, with Duke University nearby in Durham and NC State just 30 miles away in Raleigh. "

""The three towns are sometimes referred to as the Research Triangle in reference to the research park, Research Triangle Park, formed in 1959. The area has grown so explosively that surrounding towns like Carrboro and Durham have in effect merged into Chapel Hill. ""

""The university and the downtown are intertwined to create a classic college town atmosphere that will appeal to many active adults 55+. The downtown is widely used by students and residents for dining ""

http://www.topretirements.com/reviews/North_Carolina/Chapel_Hill.html\

Also , Blue Ridge Parkway for stupendously beautiful scenery........from around Lynchburg, Virginia, etc.
North Carolina is a beautiful state if you get off the beaten path and take the road less traveled.......or Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Very nice website.

The Del Webb community north of Albuquerque looks very nice and only 375 homes.

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