The Villages is located approximately 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Orlando and 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Tampa. It is limited to the west and south. The Villages is located in a rural section of central Florida. The Villages location in Central Florida allows residents to easily access the area's best attractions and entertainment.
The Villages is located approximately 25 miles south of Ocala and 65 miles northwest of Orlando, putting both cities within easy reach for day trips. Villagers can also drive 50 miles west to the Gulf Coast and 75 miles east to the Atlantic coast. The Villages developers offer a bus tour of the community in the form of a streetcar from The Market Square sales and information center in Lake Sumter Landing. Most homebuyers looking for communities over 55 years old in Florida and even across the country have heard of The Villages in Central Florida.
According to an investigative report from WFTV News in Orlando, crime in The Villages is low and is generally imported from other areas outside the community. After arriving by helicopter at Marine One, he appeared before some 10,000 fans in a field behind The Villages Polo Club. New Smyrna Beach has beautiful sandy beaches, approximately 65 miles from The Villages or about an hour's drive from The Villages, depending on traffic. The report indicated that property crimes and crimes of opportunity are approximately one-third lower than the average for the state of Florida.
The Villages is one of Florida's original golf cart communities; the entire community is designed for golf carts instead of traditional vehicles. The Villages has television channels from the Orlando market, although channels from the Tampa market also cover the area. Although there are some club cars on the trails, many of The Villages golf carts are amazingly customized to reflect the personality of their owners. To get around, the GPS Villages application is an application developed by an external company that works like any map application, but includes the community's 90 miles of golf cart trails.
The Villages covers an area of approximately 32 square miles, an area larger than Manhattan, and is expanding primarily toward the south of the current community. With three counties, three zip codes and more than 20,000 acres, The Villages is among the largest active adult communities in the world and can even double in size. Many people compare living in The Villages to the life of a carefree student in college, but without classes or courses. The Villages also offers live entertainment almost every day of the year, especially live music and dancing in city centers.
The Villages developers operate The Villages News Network (VNN), which is broadcast on the local cable network, as well as a radio station and a newspaper called The Villages Daily Sun. Bush became the first president to visit The Villages with a demonstration at the new market square in Lake Sumter Landing with approximately 20,000 supporters.
