Valencia Lakes, Wimauma

What's it like to live in Valencia Lakes, Wimauma?

Valencia Lakes is a gated, 55-plus active adult retirement community in unincorporated Wimauma, Florida, situated approximately 25 miles south of Tampa. Developed by GL Homes between 2005 and 2019, the community consists of 1,631 single-story residences, divided into single-family homes ranging from 1,386 to 3,273 square feet and attached twin villas from 1,321 to 1,857 square feet. The neighborhood's physical layout is defined by a series of man-made lakes, providing lake, garden, or preserve views to many of the properties. Outdoor recreation space includes a three-mile walking and biking trail, a community gardening plot, a dog park, and a playground. Daily lifestyle revolves around a 40,000-square-foot clubhouse that contains a fitness center, aerobics and dance studios, a grand ballroom, a movie theater, a computer lab, an internet café, and an on-site restaurant, Mattison's at Valencia Lakes. The clubhouse facility is surrounded by a resort-style pool, a resistance pool, a whirlpool spa, six Har-Tru tennis courts, four pickleball courts, and fields for softball, basketball, and bocce ball.

The local business ecosystem surrounding Valencia Lakes is transitioning from Wimauma's traditional agricultural base, driven by the strawberry industry, toward residential services and healthcare. Primary employers and services are located along State Road 674 (also known as Sun City Center Boulevard) and U.S. Route 301, including local clinics and the nearby HCA Florida South Shore Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital-South. For remote work, residents rely on the clubhouse's on-site internet café and computer lab, as there are no dedicated coworking spaces within the immediate unincorporated area. Commuters traveling to employment hubs in Tampa, Brandon, or Sarasota rely on direct highway access via State Road 674 to U.S. Route 301 and Interstate 75. Public transportation is highly limited; the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) operates Bus Route 571, which connects Wimauma to the Hillsborough Community College Southshore Campus in Ruskin, following the discontinuation of the local HARTFlex South County on-demand service. No passenger rail lines serve the neighborhood.