Creating "Mustachian-ville"?

[nippycrisp]

Just  a thought on what/how such a community might evolve:

What about the current model of gated/planned communities designed for seniors? I'm talking about planned communities like The Villages, built on private land where there is an extreme degree of autonomy from normal government. Andrew Blechman wrote about them in "Leisureville", which is an interesting read for sure.

If you take one of these golf cart communities and strip out the fancier amenities and add a little more modest housing, I think you might have something resembling an ideal community for mustachians - a recreation-rich community that's bikeable and built around sharing and economy. However, there are a few significant drawbacks to this type of community, the most obvious of which are the complete lack of schools (or any support for young people - this is a retirement community after all). Thinking back to my days in Chicago, something like 65% of our property taxes went to funding the bloated school system/local government, so this could be a nice way to create a leg-up situation for dedicated and/or aspiring FIRE-ees.

I'm not sure how practical/legal it would be to exclude kids, since the public model relies on everyone paying in to the current model.

[Syonyk]

Just have a local homeschooling coop or such be part of the community design.

[MayDay]

Just have a local homeschooling coop or such be part of the community design.

That seriously limits who can participate though.

A lot of people want or need to have jobs. Are you only going to accept people who are already FI?

What about special needs kids or even neurotypical kids who just do better in a school environment?

IDK, the group of people who want to HS is pretty small. You select out a lot of people if that is the only option.

[Syonyk]

A lot of people want or need to have jobs. Are you only going to accept people who are already FI?

What about special needs kids or even neurotypical kids who just do better in a school environment?

IDK, the group of people who want to HS is pretty small. You select out a lot of people if that is the only option.

You could do a local district.  Theoretically, if you've got the environment being discussed, people will need a good bit less money so you'll be able to have more stay at home moms/dads who can help with that type of thing.

Though, admittedly, I've been pretty deep in homesteading reading lately which may bias me.  Homeschooling is super common in that arena.