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Well-Maintained and Reasonably-Priced Manufactured Home Community with Amenities Draws Seniors Cost-of-Living: Below the National Average Located on 212 well-manicured acres, Tara Woods is a tidy manufactured-home retirement community for people age 55 and better.  Wide boulevards meander throughout the development, giving it a spacious feeling, and there are plenty of trees to provide shade from the Florida sun.   Tara Woods is owned by Hometown America, a company that specializes in building manufactured-home communities (they have 137) with amenities not always found in non-site-built home developments.
	New and previously-owned dwellings are for sale and come in a variety of sizes, from roughly1,200 square feet with two bedrooms and two baths to nearly 2,000 square feet with three bedrooms and two baths.  Homes are outfitted with a gourmet kitchen, a screened deck, a carport or an attached garage, a concrete driveway, dual vanities and window coverings; many have lush landscaping.  Prices for resale residences range from $40,000 to $106,000; new homes start at around $129,000 and reach $210,000.    Styles and colors are varied, and most of these new homes have garages.
The living here is affordable, and it comes with things to do.  Tara Woods has three stocked lakes, a large clubhouse with two heated swimming pools (one is for laps), a sauna, a Jacuzzi, a small library, a billiards room and an up-to-date fitness center.  There are also basketball courts, tennis courts and shuffleboard, as well as a laundromat, 24-hour security and RV storage.  The community also provides planned activities for its residents. North Fort Myers, Florida (population 44,000) is a well-known retirement spot (the average age here is 60) and is located just to the north of Cape Coral and across the river from Fort Myers.   While Tara Woods offers amenities, this area also offers a large supply of attractions, including beaches, golf, dining, theater, fishing and just enjoying the amazing sunsets.  Four major medical facilities are within close proximity, and there are a number of large box stores in town.   A mixture of rural land and urban development, North Fort Myers has manufactured homes and upscale master-planned communities.   The climate is hot and muggy in the summer but comfortable in the winter.  The crime rate meets the national average, although Ft. Myers to the southeast has a rate higher than the national average.