| | The Villages, FL | Sarasota, FL | United States |
| Overall | 97.9 | 105.3 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 102.1 | 106.5 | 100 |
| Health | 97.9 | 101.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 104.1 | 114.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $403,900 | $454,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,520.0% | 9,420.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 84.2 | 90.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 106.9 | 106.6 | 100 |
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Reviews for The Villages 
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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
we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is More
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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Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach More
Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers". More
As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun More
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