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Florida Active Adult Communities

Active adult communities are exceptionally popular in Florida, drawing retirees from across the country to bask in the state's unique blend of lifestyle advantages. The tropical climate is a primary magnet, offering warm temperatures and abundant sunshine throughout the year. Combine that year-round sunny weather with more than 1,000 golf courses, proximity to beaches and water recreation, low-maintenance living, and ease of connecting with like-minded individuals, and it’s easy to see why people flock to these Florida destinations.

Florida's active adult communities are celebrated for their comprehensive amenities that cater to the diverse interests of residents. Golf courses designed by renowned architects, state-of-the-art fitness centers, and vibrant community centers are just a few of the offerings that contribute to the appeal. Beyond physical activities, these communities often host social events, clubs, and cultural outings, providing ample opportunities for residents to connect with like-minded individuals and cultivate a sense of community.

The state's favorable tax environment is another key factor driving the popularity of active adult communities in Florida. With no state income tax, those at or near retirement age can stretch their budgets further, making it an economically attractive option. With various affordable and low-maintenance housing options ranging from cozy condominiums to spacious single-family homes, life in these communities is nothing if not laid back.

Private and gated, oceanfront, tennis and pickleball-centric, or even age-restricted for those over 55, explore these active adult communities in Florida broken down by your desired region and city within The Sunshine State.

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Ave Maria

Ave Maria, Florida Active Adult Community
Ave Maria, Florida

This Naples-area master-planned community encompasses multiple residential neighborhoods, a town center with shopping and dining, golf courses, parks, tennis, pickleball and other family-friendly amenities on-site. Also, within the community is the 55+ Del Webb Naples neighborhood. New homes are priced from the high $200,000s. Read More...

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BallenIsles Country Club

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Active Adult Community
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Buyers at this established Palm Beach County country club community gain exclusive access to three historic golf courses originally developed as the home of the PGA, plus a 22-court tennis center and a sports complex. Single-family homes priced from $500,000; Condos and Villas are priced from $400,000. Read More...


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Briarwood Active 55+ Resort

Port Orange, Florida Active Adult Community
Port Orange, Florida

This 55+ manufactured home community near Daytona Beach offers resort-style living and a variety of active adult amenities, including a clubhouse, fitness center, ballroom, heated swimming pool and spa, stocked fishing lake, shuffleboard, and more. Homes priced from the $50,000s to the $200,000s; rentals are available. Read More...


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Cresswind Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch, Florida Active Adult Community
Lakewood Ranch, Florida

This gated 55+ active adult community is located within the award-winning Southwest Florida master-planned community of Lakewood Ranch. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, tennis & pickleball courts, resort-style swimming pools, walking trails, dog park and much more. Homes priced from the $400,000s to the $600,000s. Read More...


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Cresswind Palm Beach at Westlake

Westlake, Florida Active Adult Community
Westlake, Florida

This 55+ active adult community near West Palm Beach offers a resort lifestyle and a wide range of amenities in Florida's newest city, Westlake. Planned amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, art studio, games & social rooms, tennis & pickleball courts, bocce ball courts, walking & biking trails, and a dog park. Residents have quick access to downtown West Palm Beach. Home prices from the $400,000s to the $600,000s. Read More...


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Del Webb Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch, Florida Active Adult Community
Lakewood Ranch, Florida

This Southwest Florida 55+ community is located within the award-winning master-planned community of Lakewood Ranch. Amenities are designed for an active adult lifestyle and include a clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, walking & biking trails, and courts for tennis, pickleball, and bocce ball. Residents have quick access to Lakewood Ranch's Main Street shops & restaurants and on-site hospital. Homes priced from $400,000 to $1.4 million. Read More...


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Del Webb Stone Creek

Ocala, Florida Active Adult Community
Ocala, Florida

Located in Ocala, Florida, this 55+ active adult community offers the renowned Del Webb lifestyle, complete with resort-style amenities and convenient access to shops, restaurants, and healthcare. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, sports courts, dog park, walking & biking trails, catch-and-release fishing pier, and more. Homes priced from $258,990 to $486,990. Read More...


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Del Webb Sunbridge

St. Cloud, Florida Active Adult Community
St. Cloud, Florida

This Central Florida 55+ community offers the signature Del Webb 55+ active adult lifestyle with resort-style amenities and quick access to shopping, dining, and healthcare. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness and wellness center, swimming pool, tennis and pickleball courts, community gardens, outdoor amphitheater, and more. Homes priced from $374,990 to $671,990. Read More...


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Fiddler's Creek

Naples, Florida Active Adult Community
Naples, Florida

Award-winning Fiddler's Creek is a private, master-planned community in Naples offering a 54,000 square-foot Club & Spa, a nature park, an optional golf club with 18 holes of championship golf, and the optional Tarpon Club with beach pavilion providing beach access along with dining options and an active social calendar. Pre-construction and move-in-ready homes are priced from over $1.5 million to over $6 million. Read More...


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Grand Harbor

Vero Beach, Florida Active Adult Community
Vero Beach, Florida

Located on Florida's Treasure Coast, Grand Harbor is a waterfront resort in Vero Beach. Built with respect to natural surroundings and area wildlife habitats, the community features resort-style amenities including two championship golf courses, a 126-deep-slip marina, tennis & swim center and more. Mediterranean-style condominiums, townhomes, villas and single-family homes are priced from the $200,000s to $3 million. Read More...


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Harbour Ridge Presented by HR Properties

Palm City, Florida Active Adult Community
Palm City, Florida

Harbour Ridge Presented by HR Properties, on Florida’s Treasure Coast, is situated on the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, with two miles of pristine deep-water riverfront and mile-wide views of the St. Lucie River. Tucked into a wooded peninsula, the 885-acre gated community features two nationally recognized championship golf courses designated as “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries.” Additional amenities include an active Yacht Club and three marina pods with direct access to the Intracoastal Waterway and the Locks leading to Lake Okeechobee and the west coast of Florida, a clubhouse, a robust tennis program with ranked players, a fitness center, dog park, and a natural habitat. Homes and condos priced from $200,000 to over $3.5 million; Rentals are available. Read More...

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Indian River Colony Club

Melbourne, Florida Active Adult Community
Melbourne, Florida

“The Place Patriots Call Home,” Indian River Colony Club is an active adult, private country club community located on Florida's east coast. Amenities include a private 18-hole golf course and country club, tennis courts, a fitness center, a large heated swimming pool, fishing, and walking & biking trails. Single-family homes are priced from $200,000 to $400,000. Read More...

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Kings Gate

Port Charlotte, Florida Active Adult Community
Port Charlotte, Florida

This Southwest Florida gated 55+ active adult community offers low-maintenance living and resort-style amenities near the Gulf Coast. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, bocce ball, walking & biking trails, shuffleboard, and more. Villa homes priced from the $300,000s to the $400,000s Read More...


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Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, Florida Active Adult Community
Daytona Beach, Florida

This Daytona Beach, Florida 55+ community inspired by the music and lifestyle of Jimmy Buffett offers resort-style amenities and low-maintenance new homes. Amenities include a fitness center, bandshell with live music, theater with stage performances and dancing, pet spa, business center, arts/crafts and card rooms, restaurant with indoor/outdoor bar, swimming pool, tennis & pickleball courts, and much more. Homes priced from the $300,000s to the high $400,000s. Read More...


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Latitude Margaritaville Watersound

Panama City Beach, Florida Active Adult Community
Panama City Beach, Florida

This 55-and-better community on Florida’s Emerald Coast between Pensacola and Panama City is a short drive from the scenic Highway 30A corridor and convenient to Gulf Coast beaches and the Intracoastal Waterway. Residents can enjoy an active lifestyle while appreciating the natural environment. Homes priced from the $300,000s to the $500,000s. Read More...


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Mediterra

Naples, Florida Active Adult Community
Naples, Florida

Buyers at this Florida Gulf Coast country club community gain access to two 18-hole Tom Fazio golf courses plus an upscale sports facility and a private beach club at nearby Bonita Beach. Homesites are priced from $328,000 to $1.925 million; New single-family luxury homes priced from $1.1 million to $7 million. Read More...


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Nocatee

Ponte Vedra, Florida Active Adult Community
Ponte Vedra, Florida

Nocatee is a prominent master-planned community in Ponte Vedra, Florida that blends an array of village-like neighborhoods with schools, commercial and retail property, and more than 5,000 acres of parks and nature preserves. The community is located east of Interstate 95 midway between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Homes, townhomes, and villas for sale span a broad range of budgets and lifestyles, priced from $400,000 to $2 million+. Read More...


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Ocala Preserve

Ocala, Florida Active Adult Community
Ocala, Florida

The master plan for this new 55+, Florida horse country resort community includes a total of 1,700 single-family homesites, with a golf course, clubhouse, tennis center and other upscale amenities. Buyers will have a choice of single-family and duplex home designs built by Shea Homes®, one of the nation's leading residential builders. Homes are approximately priced from the mid $200,000s to the $400,000s. Read More...


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On Top of the World Communities

Ocala, Florida Active Adult Community
Ocala, Florida

Spanning over 12,000 acres amid gently rolling hills and thoroughbred horse farms in scenic Ocala, Florida, this 55+ community offers active adults three golf courses, tennis courts, recreation centers, event venues, an education center and more than 175 clubs and organizations. All homes exceed ENERGY STAR™ standards and are built with steel-reinforced concrete block construction. New homes priced from the $300,000s to over $500,000, including lot. Read More...

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PGA Village Verano

Port St. Lucie, Florida Active Adult Community
Port St. Lucie, Florida

PGA Village Verano is an all-inclusive golf community located in the heart of Florida’s Treasure Coast, offering resort-style amenities coupled with a wide variety of resident clubs. Additionally, golf enthusiasts living within PGA Village Verano have special access to the award-winning PGA Golf Club, featuring 54 holes of championship golf by Tom Fazio and Pete Dye. Single-family and villa homes from the upper $200,000s to the $600,000s Read More...


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Plantation Bay

Ormond Beach, Florida Active Adult Community
Ormond Beach, Florida

Located in the charming seaside town of Ormond Beach, midway between Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida, this established private golf and tennis community is home to 45 holes of championship golf, two full-service clubhouses including The Founders Club, a newly completed 40,500 sq ft Golf and Lifestyle Center, ten tennis courts, ten pickleball courts, a scenic pool pavilion, nature parks and miles of walking trails. Townhome Villas are priced from the $400,000s and Single-Family Custom Homes are priced from the $500,000s; Custom Estate Homes are priced from the $700,000s; with lease options available. Read More...

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Sailfish Point Country Club

Stuart, Florida Active Adult Community
Stuart, Florida

Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal, this private sea island community offers five miles of shoreline, an oceanfront Jack Nicklaus signature golf course, a full-service marina with direct ocean access, and a beachfront country club. Nearly every home is waterfront or overlooks the golf course. Golf Villas, Patio Homes, Condos, and Estate homes from $1,500,000 - $47,000,000. Read More...


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Solivita

Poinciana, Florida Active Adult Community
Poinciana, Florida

This Central Florida 55+ active adult community currently encompasses 12 neighborhoods with Tuscan-style detached and attached single-family homes. Amenities include two 18-hole championship golf courses, spa & fitness center, ballroom, 18 lighted tennis and pickleball courts and two restaurants. The community’s Waterfront Galleries include a computer lab, billiards parlor, library, and art studios. Homes priced from the $200,000s to the $700,000s. Read More...


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The Club at Ibis

West Palm Beach, Florida Active Adult Community
West Palm Beach, Florida

This established South Florida country club community features a unique trio of Nicklaus-family golf courses, including the acclaimed Legend course developed by golfing great Jack Nicklaus. Lots from $499,000; Single-family homes, condos, and townhomes within The Club at Ibis are priced from the $300,000s to over $1 million. Read More...


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The Islands on the Manatee River

Parrish (Sarasota/Bradenton), Florida Active Adult Community
Parrish (Sarasota/Bradenton), Florida

Situated on a 225-acre secluded island, this gated community features estate-sized lots with views of nature preserves and the Manatee River, minutes from downtown Sarasota, St. Petersburg, and Tampa Bay. Private docks provide boaters with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay. An optional membership to the Golf & Country Club offers championship golf, tennis, fitness center and spa, and a restaurant and lounge. Lots priced from the $200,000s to over $900,000; Homes from the $1 millions to over $5 million. Read More...

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The Plantation at Leesburg

Leesburg, Florida Active Adult Community
Leesburg, Florida

This 55+ active adult community located in the heart of Central Florida’s Lake County is minutes from local shops and restaurants, and just a 30-45 minute drive to the many Orlando attractions. A gated golf and tennis community, additional amenities include pickleball, multi-purpose clubhouses, three swimming pools, two fitness centers, several lakes for onsite fishing and boating, and more than 100 planned weekly activities. Villas and single-family homes start in the $160,000s. Read More...


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The Villages

The Villages, Florida Active Adult Community
The Villages, Florida

As the most expansive age-restricted master-planned community in Florida, The Villages spans three counties, over 20,000 acres, and encompasses 32 square miles. A self-sustaining town in Central Florida, the 55-plus community attracts retirees from all over the country. In addition to the community’s 50+ golf courses, the active adult community boasts several Town Squares and Amenity Centers, each with a unique blend of fitness and swimming facilities, sports courts, gathering spaces, meeting rooms, shopping and dining options, services, regular performances and entertainment, and thousands of social clubs and organizations. Real estate includes everything from patio and courtyard villas to cottage homes, designer homes, and luxury premier homes. Priced from $250,000 to $2 million. Read More...


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Timbers at Everlands

Palm Bay, Florida Active Adult Community
Palm Bay, Florida

The Timbers at Everlands is a 55+ gated community located in the heart of Palm Beach County, Florida. Just minutes from some of the most popular beaches, shopping, dining, and entertainment destinations in Palm Beach, residents enjoy an array of amenities like an elegant clubhouse, a resort-style swimming pool with jacuzzi, pickleball courts, and tennis courts. Designed by premium homebuilder, Lennar, the single-family homes for the active adult homebuyer aged 55 and better offer residents a variety of floorplans in two unique home collections, starting in the mid $300,000s. Read More...


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Veranda Preserve

Port St. Lucie, Florida Active Adult Community
Port St. Lucie, Florida

A brand-new “55 and Better” active adult community on Florida’s Treasure Coast offering single-family homes designed for one-story living. Residents can enjoy resort-style amenities, social activities and more. Homes priced from the high $200,000s to the $400,000s. Read More...


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Villages of Citrus Hills

Citrus Hills, Florida Active Adult Community
Citrus Hills, Florida

Set amidst gently rolling hills in the heart of Citrus County along Florida's Nature Coast, the Villages of Citrus Hills is characterized as the state's only coastal locale appointed with lush vistas and rolling hills to 260 feet above sea level. Amenities include golf, tennis and fitness centers, fine dining, swimming and social clubs. Traditional single-family homes, detached villas and carriage homes priced from the $400,000s to $1.5 million. Read More...

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Westlake

City of Westlake, Florida Active Adult Community
City of Westlake, Florida

This South Florida master-planned community features new townhomes, single-family and luxury estate homes with resort-style amenities at the 15-acre Westlake Adventure Park, including a lagoon pool and tower slide, adventure playground, on-site concessions, event lawn, BMX pump park, basketball courts, dog park and more. Palm Beach County healthcare, golf courses, beaches, cultural attractions, and entertainment venues are easily accessible. Homes priced from the mid $300,000s. Read More...


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