By Scout Eveleth,
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Mira Mesa is the third and final member of The Villages' founding trio — built alongside Del Mar and El Cortez as the original expansion beyond Orange Blossom Gardens. Of the three, Mira Mesa is the only one with its own namesake golf course: Mira Mesa Executive Golf Course, a 9-hole course built in 1993 (renovated 2011) with two par-4 holes that weave through stands of oak and southern pine. Lake County (ZIP 32159), approximately 1 mile from Spanish Springs Town Square. Homes here have no CDD bond — the Lady Lake/Lake County section has never been inside a numbered district. Lake County's ~1.6% property tax rate applies — the same rate as Del Mar, El Cortez, and Orange Blossom Gardens.
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The namesake executive course is what distinguishes Mira Mesa from its sister founding villages. Mira Mesa Executive Golf Course was built in 1993 and renovated in 2011 — a 9-hole course with two par-4 holes that routes through oaks and southern pines. That tree coverage gives it a visual character unlike the more open executive courses common in newer southern villages. The course is included with the amenity fee for walking play. As the third member of the founding trio (Del Mar and El Cortez are the other two), Mira Mesa shares the historical character of the original-expansion villages — the same compact neighborhood scale, the same founding-era construction type, and the same position in the overall community timeline as the earliest residential neighborhoods beyond Orange Blossom Gardens.
Chula Vista Recreation Center and Pool is a shared facility for the founding trio cluster, serving Mira Mesa, Del Mar, and El Cortez. Spanish Springs Town Square is approximately 1 mile away. Additional golf within 1 mile of Mira Mesa includes Orange Blossom Hills Golf and Country Club, The Lake of Lady Lake Golf Club, and Hacienda Hills Country Club (Lakes and Oaks courses) — a density of championship and executive options not found in most single-village settings. On cost: Lake County's ~1.6% effective property tax rate is higher than the ~1.0% Sumter County rate that applies to most Villages properties — the same tradeoff buyers see in Del Mar, El Cortez, and Orange Blossom Gardens. The bond fully offsets this comparison on one side: there is none — no CDD bond has ever existed in this section. Model both numbers together before comparing to newer Sumter County villages with active CDD bonds.
Mira Mesa is in the northern area of The Villages, in Lake County, ZIP 32159. It is approximately 1 mile from Spanish Springs Town Square and is one of the three founding-era villages — Del Mar, El Cortez, and Mira Mesa — built together as The Villages' original expansion beyond Orange Blossom Gardens.
Homes in Mira Mesa were built in the late 1980s through early 1990s. The namesake Mira Mesa Executive Golf Course was built in 1993 (renovated 2011), marking the development span of this founding-era village. Homes here carry no CDD bond — this section has never been inside a numbered district.
Mira Mesa has Cottage Homes and Patio Villas consistent with the founding-era development pattern of Del Mar and El Cortez. These are smaller, compact homes typical of the original Villages expansion in this era.
Spanish Springs Town Square is approximately 1 mile away — the closest town square and the original town square of The Villages (1995). It has Spanish colonial architecture and hosts free live entertainment nightly.
Mira Mesa Executive Golf Course is the village's own namesake course — 9-hole, built 1993, renovated 2011, included with the amenity fee for walking play. Within approximately 1 mile, Orange Blossom Hills Golf and Country Club, The Lake of Lady Lake Golf Club, and Hacienda Hills Country Club (Lakes and Oaks courses) are all accessible.
Mira Mesa Executive Golf Course is a 9-hole executive course built in 1993 and renovated in 2011. It has two par-4 holes and routes through stands of oak and southern pine — tree coverage that gives it a more natural character than many executive courses in newer sections of The Villages. It is included with the amenity fee for walking play.
Del Mar, El Cortez, and Mira Mesa are the three founding-trio villages built together as The Villages' original expansion beyond Orange Blossom Gardens in the late 1980s. All three are in Lake County (ZIP 32159), all three share the same founding-era construction character, and none of the three has ever had a CDD bond — the Lady Lake/Lake County section sits outside the numbered district system. Chula Vista Recreation Center serves all three. Mira Mesa is distinguished by its namesake executive golf course, which neither Del Mar nor El Cortez has.
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