01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Florida levies no state income tax, meaning Social Security, pension, and retirement account withdrawals are fully exempt at the state level.
Source · Tax Foundation
79
6
Fact text
- The Villages spans THREE counties simultaneously, Sumter, Marion, and Lake, making it one of Florida's most geographically ambitious retirement communities.
- The median age here is 73.2 years, a full 29 years older than the typical American, making it the oldest community in the nation by a wide margin.
- The Villages was the top-selling master-planned community in the entire United States every single year from 2010 to 2019.
- Its town centers feature fictitious historical markers and fake backstories, giving the 'downtown' areas a charmingly made-up sense of old-timey history.
- The Villages has nine Publix supermarkets, because when you've earned retirement, you deserve options.
Your
The Villages
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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81444
+
Total Population
$
64933
Median Income
$
283300
Median Home
84
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
The Villages
ranks for retirees?
60
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
79
Affordability
36
Healthcare
50
Climate
85
Results
The Villages
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
36
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Mild
climate — summers peak near
91
°F, winters dip to about
50
°F, with roughly
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Mild
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Moderate
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