Bridgeport at Lake Miona is the most exclusive village in The Villages — a gated community of only 129 Premier/Custom homes ranging from 3,962 to 4,987 square feet, sitting directly on the Lake Miona shoreline. No other village in The Villages combines this scale of home (these are the largest available), this level of seclusion (only 129 homes), and direct lakefront access with a private fishing pier and kayak launch. Built 2004–2006 in Sumter County (ZIP 32162), the village sits in the Lake Sumter corridor with access to Arnold Palmer Legends Country Club and Lake Sumter Landing Market Square. CDD bond balances carry a partial remaining amount after 20-plus years of payments, and some homes have been listed with the bond fully paid off.
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The Lake Miona shoreline is the defining physical asset. The community has a private fishing pier and kayak/Jon boat launch with access to largemouth bass, catfish, and crappie fishing. Lake Miona Park borders the village with a playground, horseshoe pits, and covered picnic areas shaded by old-growth live oaks draped in Spanish moss — a landscape character that the newer southern villages cannot replicate. The architecture throughout Bridgeport at Lake Miona is Mediterranean-inspired New Traditional: larger footprints, tile roofs, and stucco elevations that read differently from the standard Village home. The village is gated, and with only 129 homes — 100 built initially, completing at 129 — the community has a resident density closer to a private enclave than a standard Villages neighborhood. The market reflects this scarcity: one local realtor quoted in marketing materials noted that "usually stuff doesn't move here because it's a coveted location, so family members hold on to the homes." That is an honest description of what buyers face. When a home does list, there are typically multiple buyers interested.
Bridgeport Village Recreation Center is in the southeast corner of the neighborhood — family pool, bocce, shuffleboard, horseshoes, tennis, and billiards within the community itself. Arnold Palmer Legends Country Club is in the immediate corridor, the same 27-hole Palmer-designed championship course that serves the neighboring Village of Winifred. Lake Sumter Landing Market Square is the nearest town square — waterfront dining on Lake Sumter, Coastal/Key West character, and free nightly entertainment. The cost picture: built 2004–2006, the CDD bond has had 20-plus years of scheduled payments, so remaining balances are in the partial-balance range. Some homes have been listed with the bond fully paid off at closing; verify the exact status in writing for any specific home.
Bridgeport at Lake Miona is in the Central Area of The Villages, in Sumter County, ZIP 32162. It sits on the Lake Miona shoreline in the Lake Sumter corridor, within the cluster of Bridgeport villages near Lake Sumter Landing Market Square and Arnold Palmer Legends Country Club.
The village was built 2004–2006. After 20-plus years of scheduled CDD bond payments, balances are in the partial-balance range — some homes have been listed with the bond fully paid off. Verify the exact bond status in writing for any specific home before making an offer.
Bridgeport at Lake Miona has exclusively Premier/Custom homes — 129 total at full build-out. Home sizes range from 3,962 to 4,987 square feet, making these the largest homes available anywhere in The Villages. Mediterranean-inspired New Traditional architecture is the consistent style throughout the village.
Lake Sumter Landing Market Square is the nearest town square. Lake Sumter Landing opened in 2004 with a Coastal/Key West character, waterfront dining on Lake Sumter, a boat dock, and free nightly live entertainment.
Arnold Palmer Legends Country Club is in the immediate corridor — a 27-hole championship course that Arnold Palmer himself designed, with 7,180 yards of play and panoramic Lake Sumter and Miona Prairie Preserve views. An on-site restaurant with outdoor seating and floor-to-ceiling windows serves the course.
Three factors combine here that exist nowhere else in The Villages: the scale of home (3,962–4,987 sq ft, the largest available), the lakefront setting (direct Lake Miona shoreline with a private fishing pier and kayak/Jon boat launch), and the village size (129 homes total — a private-enclave density). The village is also gated, and the historical turnover rate is extremely low — one local realtor noted that "family members hold on to the homes" because of the coveted location.
Yes. Some homes in Bridgeport at Lake Miona have been listed with the CDD bond fully paid off at closing. This is not universal — most homes carry partial balances — but it is worth asking specifically about bond status for each home you consider. Always verify in writing before making an offer.
I can pull the current bond balance on any home here, show you what's active, and give you a real read on whether this village fits your priorities.