SperlingViews - Hot_Springs_Village, Arkansas

I moved here 6 years ago with my 2 children. I thought we would only stay a year or two, but six years later we are still here and love it! The people are wonderful, the community is supportive, the beauty is spectacular! My children learned how to golf, can play tennis whenever they want, and the hiking/walking trails are fantastic. The community is always growing and improving all the areas of the Village. The 9 professionally designed golf courses, the 11 recreational lakes, 2 marinas, 3 beaches and 21+ miles of hiking trails, and wonderfully fresh air to breath. It is also within 30 minutes from Hot Springs, 1 hour from Little Rock, 4 hours from Branson, MO and 5.5 hours from Dallas. It's a wonderful place to live![read more...]

We have lived here nine years. I would call "the village" very boring but fairly scenic. The nine golf courses are gorgeous but I don't golf. The lakes are lovely and clean with no fish. There is almost NO traffic. It is Very quiet. with lots of lovely deer in the fall and winter. Besides July, August and September the climate, for me, is great. In those three months it is hot and humid. Forget sitting on the grass or even walking on the driveways; the chiggers will eat you alive just like in Texas. Be content with simply Looking at your yard. We have a fabulous bridge club and building but I don't play bridge. No crime, we're gated. The houses range from nice to gorgeous and are very cheap (no million dollar homes)even if right on a lake. Nine gorgeous golf courses. There are dozens of boats at the marina but that is where they stay parked. I know one lady who has a job; a waitress. All the other ladies are mid-seventies and don't work. The restaurants in the village and in Hot Springs proper are generally poor so we don't go out to eat much. Our property taxes are $2200 a year and our house is 3300 sq ft on top of a hill with woods all around. It is rare to find anyone living in the village under fifty. Winters here are nice; two days of snow, a couple inches. Last winter we had no snow, just two ice storms. They were gone in a few days. It is fifteen miles to Hot Springs (downtown)and it is quirky. Interesting. Boring. Traffic is fine. Lots of obviously poor people , walking and looking dangerous. There is a small pocket of drug dealing downtown with car theft and violence, even against women, but you never hear of anyone getting arrested or murdered; just roughed up if the "items" are not paid for. You'll be fine if you do not go outdoors past dark downtown. In summary, Hot Springs Village is gated, pretty, quiet, no traffic to speak of, lots of golf and bridge, great weather, lots of sunshine, 2% are school kids, very few places to eat, cheap everything, lovely lakes without fish and a wonderful set of 3 community swimming pools with lifeguards next to a golf course with a mountain view. And they have pizza and corn dogs! [read more...]

Do you want to live where the climate is mild, the property taxes are low, and the air and water are clean? Is a secure community a priority? Do you enjoy golf, tennis, fishing, boating, or just watching the birds? Arkansas offers a variety of beautiful, clean and safe places to live, play and retire. One such place is Hot Springs Village - a 26,000-acre gated community located in the rolling hills of the Ouachita Mountains, about 40 miles west of Little Rock. The residents and property owners enjoy the finest recreational amenities and retirement living in America, including nine championship 18-hole golf courses, six lakes, 24 tennis courts, three country clubs, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, 20 miles of hiking and walking trails, and over 200 social and civic clubs. The population is predominantly white active retired (13,000 in 800 homes) with a growing number of younger "Baby Boomers" and about 400 school-aged children. HSV is not on the main track to anywhere, ideal for those wanting to be away from a big city, but there is limited local shopping (mostly grocery stores and a Wal-Mart). The closest town, Hot Springs, is about 15 miles southwest via a 2 lane "Arkansas Highway" (the worst aspect of this locale). Read more at www.hotspringsvillagearkansas.com [read more...]