Active Adult Retirement Community – The Villages
Located in Central Florida, The Villages is a large active adult retirement community offering living for residents aged 55 and older. The community is organized around several town squares and districts and centers daily life on recreation, entertainment, and social activity, describing itself as active retirement living at its best.
Amenities include championship and executive golf courses, recreation programs with sports and social clubs, nature trails and parks, daily free entertainment, shopping and dining venues, and health and wellness facilities. The Recreation Department organizes over 3,000 activities every week. Several town squares anchor the community, including Brownwood Paddock Square, Spanish Springs Town Square, Lake Sumter Landing Market Square, Eastport, and Sawgrass Grove, with nightly entertainment running from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
A monthly amenity fee of $189.00 covers free golf on executive courses, access to swimming, tennis, pickleball, and bocce facilities, fitness trails, and a 24-hour community watch service. Additional listed monthly costs include electric at $75, water and sewer at $48, trash collection at $11, and optional Spectrum TV and Internet at $60, totaling roughly $383 per month before rent. Residents also have golf car accessibility connecting homes to community amenities.
Housing options include The Lofts at Brownwood, which feature one, two, and three-bedroom apartment-style residences with open floor plans. For prospective residents, the community offers lifestyle preview stays of four to seven nights in private villas that come with golf cars and bicycles, along with free information catalogs detailing the community and its offerings.
Beyond residential life, The Villages provides employment opportunities across multiple industries within the community. Together, the golf, recreation, entertainment, dining, housing, and wellness offerings make up a self-contained living environment for older adults relocating to the area.