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It's a good fit if you want the amenities and connectivity of The Villages with a little more breathing room on the community's northern edge. The zone leans toward families and year-round residents, with 180 gated listings and 84 new-construction options currently active. Orlando is about an hour out, so you get a quieter setting without cutting yourself off from the metro.

It's moderately priced for Central Florida, with a median list price of $357,000 and homes averaging $253 per square foot. The range is wide, from a $60,000 entry point up to nearly $4 million, and only 27 active listings are above $1 million. That gives most budgets somewhere to land.

The median list price is $357,000 and the typical home runs about 1,620 square feet. Over the last 12 months, 2,057 homes sold at a median of $345,000, so list and sold prices track closely. Buyers should expect to pay near asking on well-priced homes.

There are 587 active listings and homes are taking a median of 49 days to sell, which points to a balanced, unhurried market. Sellers are getting about 97% of asking on average, so realistic offers do well without leaving much room for deep discounts. With 2,057 sales in the past year, there's steady demand behind those numbers.

The median HOA runs about $204 a month and the median property tax bill is around $2,820 a year. Actual figures vary by neighborhood, and with 180 gated listings active, dues can differ meaningfully from street to street. If you're weighing a rental instead, the median rent in the area is about $2,300 a month.