What Makes Citrus Hills the Best Community and Location in Florida?
Here at the Villages of Citrus Hills, we believe your Florida Retirement experience is about enjoying pastimes and pleasures like never before. That's the vision at our very foundation.
But what makes Citrus Hills the best community and location in Florida?
Why Central Florida?
Florida is a big state, and is generally cut into 3 separate “Weather Climate Zones.”
If you go North of Ocala, we get into what is called “The Winter Freeze Zone.” This area is much colder in the winter, to the point where you might as well just stay up north, if that’s where you currently reside.
If you go South of Tampa, you get the “Hot and Humid Zone.” Many people in our area refer to this as “The Hot and Sticky Zone.” There’s really no other way to describe it, it’s just HOT!
But if you look in the center of the state, you’ll see where we are located. This is called “The Peak Comfort Zone.” About 265 days per year, our temperatures stay between 65 and 78 degrees. What does that mean? Savings on electricity, because you don’t need your heat, or your air conditioner. It also means many wonderful days relaxing by the pool with a good book.
When Disney was looking for an ideal location, he picked central Florida. The only thing Disney didn’t realize, was if he would’ve just went about 50 minutes West, he would’ve ran into “The Central Ridge” of Florida. The Central Ridge is where Citrus Hills is located. Just about 260 feet above sea level, with rolling hills, some people refer to us as “The Alps of Florida!”
Why Citrus County?
Citrus County is located in West-Central Florida along ”The Nature Coast.” Between the breeze that comes off the Gulf of Mexico, and our 260 feet elevation, the humidity in our location is 12-15% less than the rest of Central Florida!
In our county, nearly 50% of the county is protected natural habitat. That means no development in the state parks, federal preserves, federal wet-lands, and all of the areas that our state has designated as preserves for hiking, biking, bird-watching, and other outdoor recreational activities like this.
So what does this mean? It means we are basically in the center of everything! Our community is about an hour to Orlando, an hour to Tampa, and approximately 25-35 minutes to Ocala. There are 2 International Airports to choose from in Orlando or Tampa, because of our central location. Also, if you like to shop, Ocala is just 25-35 minutes up the road, where you will find big names like Ulta, Barnes and Noble, Dillards, and Kirklands!
With our central location in the county as well, we have a grocery store right across the street, and one of our hospitals has also decided to build a 24/7 emergency room right across the street from our community.
If you go just 10 minutes to the West of our community, you’ve got Seven-Rivers, and the Seven-Rivers lead to the Gulf of Mexico. This basically means you live right next to an outdoor-wonderland. Our location offers freshwater fishing, saltwater fishing, kayaking, canoeing, boating, tubing, snorkeling, scuba diving, wildlife parks, wildlife trails for hiking trails, biking trails, horse-back riding trails, birding tours, manatee tours, and so much more!
If you go 10 minutes to the East of our community, you’ll find 29,000 acres of freshwater lakes. These lakes are known for great bass fishing, any other freshwater fishing, as well as many other water-activities such as kayaking and canoeing!
From the South-East part of our county, all the way up to the North-East part of our county, we have an uninterrupted “rails to trails” 46-mile bike trail. This trail is known throughout Florida to be perfect for anyone interested in biking or hiking outdoors in our unspoiled outdoors!
Why Citrus Hills?
Homes
Our beautiful homes are professionally-designed and tailored to fit your ideal Florida lifestyle. We also have many home sites and floor plans for you to choose from when making the decision to choose Citrus Hills as your new home. Our homes start in the Upper $200’s and can go over $1.5 million.
Dining
You can dress is up or dress it down, if you feel like a night out for dinner. We have 3 restaurants within Citrus Hills, including a 4,500 Sq Ft Tiki Bar & Grille, and our Skyview fine-dining restaurant.
Fitness, Wellness & Spa
We have 4 Fitness Centers within our gates. This includes our 50,000 Sq Ft Award-Winning Wellness complex, which houses our Full-Service Private Spa, State-of-the-Art Fitness Center, as well as our Mediterranean-Style Courtyard for complete relaxation on a beautiful day.
Championship Golf Courses & Pro Shops
We have a total of 4 Golf Courses within Citrus Hills and 3 Golf Pro Shops. These consist of 18-Hole Skyview, 18-Hole “The Meadows,” 18-Hole “The Oaks,” and 9-Hole “Brentwood” Golf Courses. Take in the spectacular scenery at the highest-point in Citrus County on the Skyview Golf Course. Each course offers its own set of unique challenges.
Tennis Centers, Pickleball & Pro Shop
In Citrus Hills we have 2 Tennis Centers and a Tennis Pro Shop with top-quality gear for your tennis experience! Between the 8 Har-Tru Tennis Courts, 4 Hard-Surface Courts, and 8 Pickleball Courts, Citrus Hills is truly any tennis-player’s dream!
Special-Interest Clubs, Social Clubs & Activities
There are hundreds of planned activities and special-interest clubs within our community. There seems to be a social club for just about everything too, ranging from the singles club, to the French and German-speaking club, and even traveling clubs! Our community is a great place to make some new friends and spend your time with people who enjoy the same things you do.
Central Activity Clubhouse
Our Central Activity Clubhouse is a great place to spend a nice afternoon or evening. This clubhouse offers a beautiful heated outdoor swimming pool and hot tub, fitness center, pickleball courts, pop tennis, billiard room, computer room, card room, and our 300-Seat Auditorium.
300-Seat Auditorium
Our 300-Seat Auditorium located in our Central Activity Clubhouse is home to many memorable nights with friends and family. The outstanding Live Entertainment hosted in our community ranges from live bands hosting concerts, stand-up comedians, and karaoke nights!
Community park, bocce ball courts & Dog Park
Citrus Hills has a lot to offer its residents in the community, as well as their furry friends! The community park, Rockwood Park, has an extremely accommodating dog park that your pup will love! Right around 2-acres of land, there are areas for you to take a nice walk on a beautifully-landscaped trail, or let your pup socialize in the “Dog Play Area.” Also, there are multiple Bocce Ball courts for you and your friends to enjoy!
To Sum It All Up..
Where we’re located is the ideal place for anyone who wants to be “away from it all,” but still close enough to grab it in an hour if you want/need to.
To summarize, our community is about an hour to the big city, but just 10 minutes to the smaller cities, the beautiful water activities, and outdoor recreation. We truly believe that there is no better community or location in the state of Florida!