Three Communities Are Trying to Be the Next Villages. Residents of All Three Say One Already Is

Three Florida retirement communities are competing to become the next version of The Villages, with residents indicating one contender may already have a lead. The central financial differentiator is the cumulative cost of each community's fee structure over a 25-year retirement, though the article provides no specific fee or price figures. The outcome depends materially on the methodology used to calculate long-term ownership and community costs.