By Scout Eveleth,
Licensed Florida Realtor (FL License # BK3491000)
The Village of Collier is named after Barron Gift Collier — the largest individual landowner in Florida history, who built Collier County and personally funded the Tamiami Trail across the Everglades in 1928. It sits in the central part of The Villages in Sumter County (ZIP 32163), five minutes by golf cart from Brownwood Paddock Square. Built 2012–2015. Courtyard Villas, Patio Villas, and Designer Homes. Homes are on District 10's Series 2022 bond schedules — roughly $713 to $1,497 a year depending on unit, scheduled to reach zero in 2043. Verify the exact figure for any home before making an offer.
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Among the state- and heritage-named villages in the Brownwood corridor — Charlotte, Fernandina, Gilchrist, Dunedin, Antrim Dells — Collier carries the most directly traceable Florida legacy. Barron Gift Collier (1873–1939) was a self-made advertising magnate from Memphis who acquired over one million acres of southwest Florida, gave his name to an entire county, and personally financed the Tamiami Trail when state funding ran dry — the 264-mile road connecting Miami to Tampa across the Everglades, completed in 1928. Five minutes by golf cart to Brownwood Paddock Square puts the nightly free entertainment, dining, and horse-statue plaza within easy reach from this village's position in the corridor.
Eisenhower Recreation Center is the primary regional rec facility for this part of the Brownwood corridor. Collier also has its own village recreation area with a pool and bocce. Evans Prairie Country Club is the nearest championship course, accessible by golf cart. The honest cost signal for Collier: homes here sit on District 10's Series 2022 bond schedules, running about $713–$1,497 a year by unit, with 2025 balances of roughly $8,900–$18,600, scheduled to reach zero in 2043. Verify the exact remaining balance and annual payment in writing for any specific home before making an offer.
Collier is in the central part of The Villages, in the Brownwood Paddock corridor, in Sumter County, ZIP 32163. Brownwood Paddock Square is the closest town square — about five minutes by golf cart.
Most homes in Collier were built between 2012 and 2015.
Collier has Courtyard Villas, Patio Villas, and Designer Homes.
Brownwood Paddock Square is the closest town square, approximately five minutes by golf cart. It is country/Western-themed with free nightly live entertainment and a horse-statue plaza.
Evans Prairie Country Club is the nearest championship course, accessible by golf cart from the Brownwood corridor. Executive courses — included with the amenity fee for walking play — are also available nearby.
The Village of Collier is named after Barron Gift Collier (1873–1939) — the largest individual landowner in Florida history. Collier acquired over one million acres of southwest Florida, founded Collier County (named after him in 1923), and personally financed the Tamiami Trail, the 264-mile road connecting Miami to Tampa across the Everglades, completed in 1928. He is one of the most consequential private land developers in Florida history.
Collier homes are assessed under District 10's Series 2022 bond schedules — about $713 to $1,497 a year depending on the unit, with 2025 balances of roughly $8,900–$18,600, scheduled to reach zero in 2043. Always verify the exact remaining balance and annual assessment in writing for any specific home before making an offer.
Yes. Collier is in Sumter County (ZIP 32163), which typically has the lowest property tax rates of the three counties spanning The Villages. The approximate effective rate is 1.0% (Sumter, 2025).
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