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Lady Lake, FL vs The Villages, FL

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- Household income in The Villages, is 60% more than it is in Lady Lake and is 3% below the National Average.
- Lady Lake unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- The Villages unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Lady Lake, FLThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,773  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$67,239$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,427  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lady Lake, FLThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lady Lake, FLThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library2.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock9.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.4%13.1%
Reviews for Lady Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

A nothing town, only famous because of The Villages, which is a huge complex spread out into 3 counties. You can live in the town of Lady Lake and still visit and enjoy  More

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Lady Lake is a bedroom community to The Villages, one of the best over 55 years of age retirement communities in the country. The villages is currently approximately  More

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I'm pretty sure my opinion will be in the minority here since my interests are more cultural and intellectual than sports or "entertainment" oriented. I moved here in  More

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Reviews for The Villages    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The Village’s is a great place to ride your bike with all the many bike trails or golf cart trails to ride on, the problem with this place that ive experienced with this  More

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Over 4 years ago

we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is  More

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Henry · 
Over 5 years ago

Since 2010, it has had a population growth of 85.0%, which is a bit low compared to 2020. As for the Cons - Violent Crime - This is definitely not true. It might be in  More

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