Homes range from modest mid-rise condominiums and coach homes to luxurious single family estates. With two to three bedrooms, condos offer up to 2,245 square feet of living space. Coach homes can have three bedrooms, up to 3,282 square feet and an attached garage. Estates offer three to four bedrooms, three to four-and-a-half baths, up to 4,242 square feet and a two to three car garage. Coach homes and single family homes feature Mediterranean architecture.

Prices begin in the low-$300,000s and top out in the millions. The HOA fee ranges from about $1,113 quarterly to $3,350 quarterly, depending on home type (condo vs. single family home). Please verify these prices with a Realtor as they are bound to change.

Vineyards' amenities are available to residents and non-residents. A Full Equity Membership permits access to both golf courses, all tennis courts, swimming pools, and the 70,000 square foot clubhouse's facilities. A Sports Equity Membership allows limited use to everything. Tennis Equity members may use all facilities except the golf courses. Social Equity members can visit swimming pools, fitness facilities, and the clubhouse.

The Vineyards contains a 32-acre park with walking trails, a community center, and equipment rental. Its shopping center has a grocery store, restaurants, and pharmacy. Neighbors meet for concerts, wine tastings, sunset cruises, and baseball outings.

With palm trees swaying, pastel colored buildings glistening and sea air wafting, beautiful Naples has a "beachy" resort ambiance. It is a noted vacation destination, with shopping, dining, golf courses and all kinds of water recreation in good supply.

NCH Healthcare System has two hospitals in Naples. Both campuses are accredited by the Joint Commission and are award-winning year after year.

Summer high temperatures usually top out in the mid-90s. Winter temperature highs are in the 60s and 70s with lows in the 50s. Average rainfall is 50 inches per year with the usual summertime afternoon showers.

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Florida:

Sticking out into Hurricane Alley, Florida was a land no nation seemed to want. Ruled successively by Spain, France, England, and the Confederate States of America, the state had a backwater reputation. Other than St. Augustine and Pensacola, there were few cities. The area was rural and populated by frontier farmers.

In the late-1800s, changes came when railroads began chugging down both coasts. Industrialist Henry Flagler's Florida Easy Coast Railway even made it all the way to Key West. The Great Florida Land Boom, the build-up to World War II, and the space industry also helped turn Florida into one of the nation's most populous states. In 1900, there were about 500,000 residents. Today, there are more than 20 million, almost 351 people per square mile.

Why do people keep coming? Tourism marketing is one reason. Annually, millions visit Orlando's theme parks and the state's 663 miles of white sand beaches. Taxes generated by the billion dollar vacation industry allow Florida to prosper without a personal income tax. Budget-sensitive retirees have flocked to its cities and shorelines.

If you can ignore the hurricanes, the state's climate is relatively mild. Only five other states are sunnier. Florida's system of state universities and community colleges is sizable, and its big cities are meccas for culture and the arts. Sarasota is a good example. Its Ringling Museum Complex contains internationally known art museum, a circus museum, an historic theater, and a 66-acre garden. Museums near Orlando range from a Zora Neale Hurston gallery to a Madame Tussauds.

Why Would Someone Age 55+ Retire in an All Ages Development?

While communities designed for people age 55 or better have a lot of benefits, not everyone wants to retire in a development where most of the residents are the same age and often of the same socioeconomic background. All ages community by law cannot discriminate based on age so they nearly always have a wide range of residents, from families and single professionals to empty nesters and often retirees.

Many older all ages neighborhoods are organic, that is having grown over time and never having been "master planned." These usually do not have amenities such as a pool, tennis courts, etc. But more and more new all ages communities are master planned, gated, with covenants and HOA fees. Retirees often prefer these to 55+ communities because they allow more interaction with people from more cross sections of the country.

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