St. Charles is a midsize Central Area village in Sumter County (ZIP 32162), built 2008–2010, with approximately 682 residents across Patio Villas, Courtyard Villas, and Designer Homes. Cane Garden Country Club and the Yankee Clipper course are the nearest championship golf options, and Southern Star Executive Golf Course borders sections of the village — golf course views from many homes without needing to leave the neighborhood road network. Allamanda and SeaBreeze Recreation Centers both serve this corridor, supplemented by St. Charles's own neighborhood pool. Lake Sumter Landing and Brownwood Paddock Square are both within approximately 5 miles — a centered position in the dual town square corridor.
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Cane Garden Country Club — a 27-hole championship course — is among the nearest championship options from St. Charles, part of the same Cane Garden cluster that draws buyers to Pennecamp, Poinciana, Ashland, and Liberty Park. Southern Star Executive Golf Course runs along sections of the village boundary, providing golf course views from many homes — the visual benefit of fairway adjacency without necessarily carrying a golf course lot price premium on every street. St. Charles Recreation Center (neighborhood pool) provides village-level rec, while Allamanda Recreation Center adds a family pool facility for the broader corridor. SeaBreeze Recreation Center is the major shared hub for this section: swimming, pickleball, tennis, volleyball, shuffleboard, bocce, a theater, and crafts — a comprehensive facility that is one of the better-equipped in the Lake Sumter corridor.
HCA Florida Trailwinds Village Emergency is under 2 miles from St. Charles — a meaningful proximity for a 55+ community and one of the shorter hospital drives in the central area. Cody's Original Roadhouse and Chop House provides nearby dining. The dual town square position is a practical advantage: Lake Sumter Landing (waterfront dining, boat dock on Lake Sumter, Coastal/Key West character, free nightly entertainment) and Brownwood Paddock Square (country and Western horse-themed, also free nightly entertainment) are both approximately 5 miles away, giving residents two meaningfully different town square experiences by cart. The cost picture: built 2008–2010, bond balances are in the partial-balance range — some time has elapsed, reducing the remaining balance below the full original amount. Always verify the exact remaining balance in writing for any specific home.
St. Charles is in the Central Area of The Villages, in Sumter County, ZIP 32162. It sits between Lake Sumter Landing and Brownwood Paddock Square — approximately 5 miles from each — in the Cane Garden Country Club corridor.
Homes in St. Charles were built from approximately 2008 to 2010. Bond balances are in the partial-balance range, reduced from the original amount after 16–18 years of scheduled payments. Verify the exact remaining balance in writing for any specific home.
St. Charles has Patio Villas, Courtyard Villas, and Designer Homes across approximately 682 residents — a midsize village by The Villages standards.
Both Lake Sumter Landing and Brownwood Paddock Square are approximately 5 miles away by golf cart, an unusually centered position in the dual town square corridor. Lake Sumter Landing has a waterfront, Coastal/Key West character; Brownwood has a country and Western horse-themed character. Both offer free nightly live entertainment.
Cane Garden Country Club (27-hole championship, same course that borders Pennecamp and Poinciana) and the Yankee Clipper are the nearest championship options. Southern Star Executive Golf Course runs along sections of the village boundary, providing golf course views for many St. Charles homes.
HCA Florida Trailwinds Village Emergency is under 2 miles from St. Charles — one of the shorter hospital drives in the central area. This proximity is a practical consideration for buyers comparing central-area villages where hospital access times can vary by several minutes.
Both Lake Sumter Landing and Brownwood Paddock Square are approximately 5 miles from St. Charles, making it one of the more evenly positioned villages in the corridor between the two squares. Buyers who want options on which town square to visit on a given evening will find both equally accessible by cart.
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