Very Nice Retirement Area - 4/17/2009
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 Read More

Retirement Mecca - 3/24/2007
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 Read More