A real dome home near Tallahassee, Florida

Now, I have seen what I have been looking for in the Tallahassee, Florida area: a real dome home. Why am I so impressed, and excited about a dome home, and would like to live in one? Simple. A dome home demonstrates energy efficiency, and energy is an issue in my thoughts as well as most. Also, this is an alternative housing concept, something that breaks the yoke of conformity, and living within the status quo. Yeah, for alternative living, alternative lifestyles, and alternative housing. Yeah, for those who are back to organic gardening, and appreciating nature. The old melds with the new. Hooray!

Imagine a dome home, giving you more square footage of living area within the geometry of a dome, and a dome with three levels, with bedrooms and baths on two levels, and a loft on the upper level, which could serve as a guest room, storage room, kids room, office, or lookout.

I have talked so much about the virtues of a ranch style home, the kind of home I grew up in, but I see even better advantage with the dome home lifestyle. Keep in mind that in nature, curves, and circles are more common than squares and rectangles. A dome home fits in with nature, and is a strong, stable structure that by its shape, resists wind force. A dome home with a thick layer of cement, and a layer of foam, is a well-insulated structure. I walked in and out of this dome home, and liked everything about it.

Killearn Lakes Neighborhood Remains Popular for Single Family Home Buyers

Tallahassee and Leon County, Florida, offers a big variety of neighborhoods, in all price ranges and with various architectural styles. One of my favorites is Killearn Lakes Neighborhood in the north end of Leon County, with Lake Iamonia, one of the areas largest lakes, bordering the northern boundary of this community.

Killearn Lakes is a popular community with 2072 single family homes. Many of the homes are ranch style homes, in different forms, some traditional ranches, some more contemporary ranches. There are contemporary eclectic style homes, some traditionals, and some colonials. This neighborhood is too big to walk it in a short period of time. People are attracted to the neighborhood for the abundance of everygreen trees all over, nearby parks, quiet, but friendly streets, and affordable home prices. There are deer, fox, and an abundance of squirrels in the community. People are also attracted the elementary, middle, (both within the neighborhood) and the new high school, just outside the community. There is also an active boy scout troop that meets at a church in the community. There are several churches in Killearn Lakes.

As of today, 4/2/2008, there are  currently 81 homes for sale in this vast neighborhood, and the average price of a home on the market is, $274,224. Prices start at $169,900, and go up to $749,900, but the median price of the homes is, $252,500.

Recently, a new public sewer system was put put in for the lower part of Killearn Lakes and residents had a choice of connecting to public sewer, or staying with their septic tanks. To connect to public sewer costs about $10,000. Many residents selected not to connect. They can connect at any time, however, and new buyers will have that option.