Piedmont is in the Northern Area — Marion County, ZIP 32162. Courtyard Villas, Cottage Homes, and Designer Homes built in 2002. Bond balances are mostly paid off. The ~1.5% Marion County tax rate is higher than Sumter (~1.0%) but offset by lower or zero bond payments and historically lower purchase prices in the Marion corridor.
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The northern Marion County band of The Villages — which includes Piedmont alongside Chatham, Briar Meadow, Calumet Grove, Springdale, and Woodbury — attracts buyers who are specifically looking to minimize or eliminate the CDD bond cost. These villages were built early enough that bond balances have had 20-plus years of scheduled payments; for most homes, the remaining balance is minimal or fully paid off. That bond reduction is a real annual-cost savings versus a newer south or central village with a full active balance. The honest counterpoint: Marion County's effective property tax rate runs approximately 1.5%, compared to roughly 1.0% in Sumter County. On a $400,000 home, the difference is approximately $2,000 per year in additional property tax — buyers should verify this with the Marion County Property Appraiser at pa.marion.fl.us and factor it into their cost-of-ownership calculation. On balance, buyers whose primary concern is eliminating the bond cost often find that the Marion County villages still pencil out favorably. Spanish Springs Town Square is the nearest entertainment anchor — the original town square (1995), Spanish colonial-themed, with the longest-running free nightly entertainment lineup in The Villages.
The northern Marion County band has a settled, established character that newer villages south of SR 44 cannot replicate. Homes were built early enough that the landscaping has matured — oaks, settled lots, and the quiet pocket feel of an established neighborhood. Piedmont completes the Marion County village cluster: Chatham (2001), Briar Meadow (~2000–2002), Calumet Grove, Springdale (2001–2004), Woodbury, and now Piedmont — all in the same northern band, all with the same honest tradeoff between low bond costs and higher Marion County property taxes.
Piedmont is in the Northern Area of The Villages, in Marion County. It is in the same northern Marion County band as Chatham, Briar Meadow, Calumet Grove, Springdale, and Woodbury — a cluster of northern villages characterized by low or paid-off CDD bonds, higher Marion County property tax rates (~1.5%), and Spanish Springs Town Square as the nearest entertainment anchor.
Homes in Piedmont were built in 2002 — confirmed via villagesgolfguy.com.
Piedmont has Courtyard Villas, Cottage Homes, and Designer Homes — confirmed via villagesgolfguy.com.
Spanish Springs Town Square is the nearest town square for Piedmont — the original town square, opened in 1995, with an Spanish colonial-themed character and the longest-running free nightly entertainment lineup in The Villages.
Glenview Champions Country Club (27-hole championship) is the confirmed neighboring course for Piedmont — confirmed via villagesgolfguy.com.
Piedmont shares the same core financial profile as Chatham, Briar Meadow, Calumet Grove, Springdale, and Woodbury: CDD bonds that are mostly paid off after 20-plus years, and a Marion County property tax rate of approximately 1.5% — higher than the ~1.0% Sumter County rate. What separates individual Marion County villages from each other tends to be home type, lot size, golf course adjacency, and proximity to specific rec centers.
Piedmont is in Marion County, where the effective property tax rate is approximately 1.5% (2024) — higher than the roughly 1.0% rate in Sumter County. Verify the exact rate for any specific home with the Marion County Property Appraiser at pa.marion.fl.us. Buyers comparing Marion County villages to Sumter County villages should factor this difference into their cost-of-ownership calculation alongside the lower (or zero) bond balance in northern Marion villages.
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