The Village of Alhambra

The Village of Alhambra is one of many retirement neighborhoods in The Villages® Florida, where folks can find rental homes directly from owners using a site that works pretty fast and is growing all the time, and people like that they don't deal with extra middlemen. You'll notice the community follows deed restrictions and keeps an eye on standards with services that report problems and enforce rules, and though complaints had to be named before, there's talk about letting people make them anonymously now. Alhambra and the nearby Calumet Grove are set up with plenty of parks, pools, and recreation centers, and if you like golf, there's not only the Pimlico Executive Course with water hazards but also golf courses designed by Arnold Palmer and Nancy Lopez, which gives golfers lots of choices, and you can get around by golf cart on over 90 miles of pathways. Folks get together for social clubs focused on books, pickleball, quilting, and more, and some like the regular live entertainment, town pubs, and leagues for sports. The neighborhood has everything from modest condos to higher-end country club homes, with average rents for a one-bedroom at about $1,550, which costs less than typical places across the country or even Florida, though buying a house averages about $409,300, which is higher than most. There's a focus on retiree living here, so nobody under 19 can live here full time, and the place is pretty safe, with violent crime at rates well below national numbers. People can take virtual tours online and find homes ranging from about 1,121 to 1,527 square feet, most with 2 to 3 bedrooms and about 2 baths, and when you look at the online map of homes for sale, houses show up with numbered pins and black outlines, so it's plain to see what's available. There's no shortage of things to do, since the Enrichment Academy runs classes and programs, recreation centers have pools and a dance studio, and people get together for everything from fishing and walking nature trails to big events like Senior Games, Fit Club, softball, socials, and outdoor trips. The district's community watch and standards groups keep an eye on things, while customer service helps with ID cards, utility setup, sanitation, water notices, RV storage, and reporting problems. The whole area has stores and places to eat about four miles away at Lake Sumter Landing, a popular waterfront spot, and with about 79,100 residents living across nearly 78 small villages, new neighborhoods get added all the time, so there's always something changing, and a few famous faces like Nancy Lopez and Ray Knight call the place home too. Different neighborhoods nearby, like Bonnybrook, give choices with patio villas, ranch-style, and designer homes, and there's always a community event or feature to keep folks busy, with the district government supervising everything from recreation to public safety and utilities.