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A "regular" town with 100,00 residents would have homes built by more than one developer
I guess that's important to some people, but it seems like an odd thing to care about to me. I've lived in both types of communities, and my quality of life was not affected by whether or not the town I lived in was built by one developer or 15 developers.
The town I live in now was all built by the same developer (well, actually it was 2-3 developers but it was all built at the same time, so same difference). And you know what--my life here is exactly the same as my life was when I live in a town which sort of grew here and there over many decades. I shop at the same stores, I work out in similar gyms, I walk to parks that are about the same, etc. etc. etc. There are many things I look for when looking for a place to live, but the number of developers involved in a community is just not an issue that's mattered to me at all.
But that's just me--if living in a town that has had numerous developers is something that matters to you, then The Villages may not be the right place for you.
Why not? It's not any different from living in any other town with 100,000 residents. And you get more amenities than you would with the typical town of that size.
Unlike ordinary cities (I can't call a place with a 100k people a town) of that size the place is middle class and above; there are no housing projects, bad neighborhoods, or bums.
Our new next door neighbors just moved from Ponte Vedra. If its been a while you should visit.
Why - I've very happy here in Ponte Vedra Beach - and have no intention of moving. In fact - I'm in the middle of a big re-decorating project now. It was time! And next place we'll be taking a vacation is Tokyo - not The Villages . Robyn
I guess that's important to some people, but it seems like an odd thing to care about to me. I've lived in both types of communities, and my quality of life was not affected by whether or not the town I lived in was built by one developer or 15 developers.
The town I live in now was all built by the same developer (well, actually it was 2-3 developers but it was all built at the same time, so same difference). And you know what--my life here is exactly the same as my life was when I live in a town which sort of grew here and there over many decades. I shop at the same stores, I work out in similar gyms, I walk to parks that are about the same, etc. etc. etc. There are many things I look for when looking for a place to live, but the number of developers involved in a community is just not an issue that's mattered to me at all.
But that's just me--if living in a town that has had numerous developers is something that matters to you, then The Villages may not be the right place for you.
I think there's a difference between a place developed by a single builder (like some Arvida/Lennar/Toll Brothers/etc. places). And a place where the developer is simply selling dirt and other people are building. In the latter case - many communities here in Florida used to maintain lists of "preferred builders" - they were the only builders you could use. A while back - a court ruled that if a developer restricted which builders you could use - the developer was responsible if the builder was lousy. So lists of "preferred builders" disappeared in most places.
We rejected communities that had lists of preferred builders when we built - because almost no one here knew how to build a block house 15 years ago (it's pretty much the norm in south Florida - but not north Florida). Robyn
Unlike ordinary cities (I can't call a place with a 100k people a town) of that size the place is middle class and above; there are no housing projects, bad neighborhoods, or bums.
Or people from Wyoming either . It's a pretty homogeneous place in many many ways. FWIW - I like living in a normal age demographics place. Robyn
Nicer? Or do younger people just tend to be busier living day to day? Robyn
That's a very good point. Probably more noticeable in the Villages because
most everyone is older.
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- and have no intention of moving. In fact - I'm in the middle of a big re-decorating project now. It was time! And next place we'll be taking a vacation is Tokyo - not The Villages 
. Robyn
. It's a pretty homogeneous place in many many ways. FWIW - I like living in a normal age demographics place. Robyn
