By Scout Eveleth,
Licensed Florida Realtor (FL License # BK3491000)
DeLuna is a 2021–2022 southern-area village in Sumter County (ZIP 32163), named for Tristán de Luna y Arellano — the Spanish explorer whose 1559 colonization attempt in Pensacola Bay predated the founding of St. Augustine by six years, making his the first significant European settlement attempt in what is now the continental US. Lowlands Executive Golf Course is confirmed within the Village of DeLuna — an executive course inside the village footprint, not adjacent or nearby but inside DeLuna's own boundaries. Richmond Pitch & Putt is a short cart ride away. Three recreation facilities serve DeLuna residents: the village's own DeLuna Recreation Center, Water Lily Recreation Center (adult pool, bocce, corn hole, picnic pavilion, pickleball, tennis, shuffleboard, and a butterfly garden), and Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center. Magnolia Plaza — with Publix, a McDonald's with a golf-cart-accessible drive-thru, Willie Jewell's Old School BBQ, and Citizens First Bank — is nearby. CDD bond balances are active in the Average tier — annual assessments run roughly $1,128–$2,726 across the village (with lower villa pockets), scheduled to reach zero around 2050–2052. Verify the exact amount by address.
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The village name is the most historically grounded of any village in the southern area. Tristán de Luna y Arellano led a 1559 expedition of approximately 1,500 people to Pensacola Bay — a settlement that predated St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European city in the US, by six years. The settlement failed after two years, but de Luna's attempt is the earliest large-scale European colonization effort documented in the continental United States. For buyers who find historical character meaningful, DeLuna carries a specific reference that most Villages names do not. The more immediate differentiator is the golf: Lowlands Executive Golf Course is confirmed within the Village of DeLuna — inside the village boundaries, not adjacent to them. This is meaningfully different from being "near" a course. In the southern area, villages with an executive course inside their own footprint are rare. Richmond Pitch & Putt is also a short cart ride away, adding a second golf option without a long commute.
Water Lily Recreation Center offers an unusually varied facility compared to most southern-area village-level rec centers: adult pool, bocce, corn hole, picnic pavilion, pickleball, tennis, shuffleboard, and a butterfly garden. The butterfly garden is a natural-habitat feature that is uncommon in the otherwise active-recreation-focused rec centers across The Villages. Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center adds regional-scale access as the third facility serving DeLuna. Magnolia Plaza — accessible by golf cart — covers practical daily needs: Publix for groceries, a McDonald's with a drive-thru that accepts carts, Willie Jewell's Old School BBQ for casual dining, and Citizens First Bank. DeLuna sits west of the Village of St. Johns via Marsh Bend Trail. Sawgrass Grove and Brownwood Paddock Square are both within golf cart range. On carrying cost: DeLuna was built in 2021–2022 and carries an active CDD bond in the Average tier — annual assessments run roughly $1,128–$2,726 across the village, with lower villa pockets, and are scheduled to reach zero around 2050–2052. Bond payments add meaningfully to carrying cost on top of the amenity fee and property tax. The effective property tax rate is approximately 1.29% — DeLuna is inside City of Wildwood limits, which adds the Wildwood municipal millage on top of the Sumter County rate. Verify the exact remaining balance, annual assessment, and remaining years in writing for any specific home before making an offer.
DeLuna is in the southern area of The Villages, in Sumter County, ZIP 32163, west of the Village of St. Johns via Marsh Bend Trail. Sawgrass Grove and Brownwood Paddock Square are both within golf cart range.
Homes in DeLuna were built in 2021 and 2022. Most homes carry active CDD bond balances in the Average tier — annual assessments run roughly $1,128–$2,726 across the village, with lower villa pockets, scheduled to reach zero around 2050–2052. Always verify the exact remaining balance and annual assessment in writing for any specific home before making an offer.
DeLuna has Cottage Homes, Cottage Villas, Verandas, and Designer Homes. Note that "Cottage Villa" in DeLuna is a distinct home type from the Courtyard Villa found in other Villages neighborhoods — the two names refer to different configurations.
Sawgrass Grove is the closest town square — within golf cart range. It opened in 2022 as the modern, less-themed square with Clifton Cove Putting Course and free nightly entertainment. Brownwood Paddock Square (country and Western horse-themed, opened 2012) is also within golf cart range.
Lowlands Executive Golf Course is within the Village of DeLuna — confirmed inside the village boundary and included with the amenity fee for walking play. This is not an adjacent or nearby course; it is inside DeLuna's own footprint. Richmond Pitch & Putt in the neighboring Village of Richmond is also accessible by a short cart ride.
Tristán de Luna y Arellano was a Spanish conquistador who led a 1559 colonization expedition to Pensacola Bay — approximately 1,500 people attempting to establish a permanent settlement. His colony predated the founding of St. Augustine (1565) by six years, making it the earliest large-scale European settlement attempt in the continental United States. The colony failed after two years due to a hurricane and food shortages. The Village of DeLuna is named for him, reflecting the Spanish explorer naming pattern used across many villages in the southern area of The Villages.
Water Lily Recreation Center has a butterfly garden as part of its grounds — a planted habitat area designed to attract native Florida butterfly species. Most southern-area village recreation centers focus on active-use facilities: pools, pickleball courts, bocce courts, and shuffleboard. A dedicated butterfly garden as a natural-habitat feature is uncommon in this context. Water Lily also has an adult pool, bocce, corn hole, a picnic pavilion, pickleball, tennis, and shuffleboard — a fuller facility mix than most single village-level rec centers in the southern area.
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