Hi,
We have several friends who live in the Villages and love it. However, when we contemplated the move to central FL 4 years ago, we quickly found that The Villages wasn't for us. We ended up in The Plantations of Leesburg, which is on HWY 27 about 6 miles south of Leesburg. There are lots of 55+ communities around. Check them out carefully! Many have no money in the coffers and are constantly raising HOAs. Some you own nothing but the house; the land it is on belongs to the community. So make sure you do your homework first.