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Discover the Best Active Adult Communities in the U.S.

For nearly 30 years, Private Communities Registry (PCR) has been the trusted resource for homebuyers searching for the best active adult communities in the United States. Whether you're looking for a 55+ adult community with resort-style amenities, golf courses, or waterfront views, we make it easy to find your ideal active retirement community based on location, lifestyle preferences, and available real estate.

What Are Active Adult Communities?

Active adult communities are designed for homebuyers seeking a low-maintenance, socially engaging lifestyle. These communities for active adults typically feature resort-style amenities such as clubhouses, golf courses, pickleball courts, and walking trails, fostering a vibrant atmosphere for like-minded individuals. Many also offer planned activities, social clubs, and fitness programs, promoting active senior living in a welcoming, age-restricted environment.

Who Are Active Adult Communities For?

These communities are ideal for:

  • Retirees and pre-retirees looking for a relaxed yet engaging lifestyle
  • Empty nesters seeking to downsize or relocate to warmer climates
  • Active adults who value social interaction, fitness, and recreation
  • Those wanting a low-maintenance home with modern designs and energy efficiency

Where Are the Best Retirement Communities for Active Adults?

From the sunny beaches of Florida to the scenic mountains of the Carolinas and the golf courses of Arizona, PCR showcases the best retirement communities for active adults across the country. Popular locations for active adult living include:

  • Southeast – Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina
  • Southwest – Arizona, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico
  • West Coast – California, Idaho, Washington
  • Northeast & Mid-Atlantic – Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey
  • Midwest – Tennessee, Oklahoma

Whether you’re looking for a gated active adult community near a city or a peaceful retreat surrounded by nature, PCR helps you explore and compare active adult communities in your preferred location. Start your search today and find your perfect home in one of the nation's top adult lifestyle living destinations.


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Heritage Carson Creek

El Dorado Hills, California Active Adult Community
El Dorado Hills, California

Heritage Carson Creek in El Dorado Hills, CA, is a new master-planned community exclusively for active adults 55+, offering a luxurious and serene lifestyle with single-family homes designed for comfort and convenience. The gated California community features amenities such as a spacious clubhouse and sport courts, with nearby shopping and dining, outdoor recreation, and world-class golf courses. Homes include three unique collections with single-story designs, covered outdoor living spaces, and select plans featuring Lennar’s Next Gen® design for multi-generational living. Homes priced from the high $400,000s. Read More...

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Heritage El Dorado Hills

El Dorado Hills, California Active Adult Community
El Dorado Hills, California

This Sacramento-area 55+ community features resort-style amenities and low-maintenance homes designed to make life easier. The amenity complex includes amenity complex with a fitness center, swimming pool, spa, locker rooms, an outdoor firepit, and courts for tennis, pickleball, and bocce. Several other amenities are planned. Homes priced from the mid $600,000s. Read More...

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Heritage Placer Vineyards

Roseville, California Active Adult Community
Roseville, California

This Northern California 55+ Community is located just 25 miles from Sacramento in Roseville, CA. Specifically designed for active adults, amenities of this master-planned community include a clubhouse with fitness center and swimming pool, tennis, Bocce, and pickleball courts, and plenty of open space and walking trails. Three well-appointed collections of Lennar Homes range from 1,260 to 2,993 square feet and start in the mid $500,000s to $800,000s. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian’s® Four Seasons at Homestead

Dixon, California Active Adult Community
Dixon, California

K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Homestead is a new active adult 55+ community in Dixon, CA, close to Sacramento and just a short drive to nearby Napa, Tahoe, and the Bay Area. Amenities within this Northern California community include a clubhouse, swimming pool with spa and poolside cabanas, fitness center, outdoor exercise area and yoga deck, pickleball and bocce courts, walking trails, and more. A variety of new low-maintenance single-family homes and spacious floorplans start in the $500,000s. Read More...

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Nevina™ - a Trilogy® Boutique Community®

Paso Robles, California Active Adult Community
Paso Robles, California

Nestled amid the picturesque Viñedo master plan in the heart of Paso Robles, CA, is Nevina™- a Trilogy® Boutique Community®. This vibrant and active 55-plus community is strategically located near San Luis Obispo in the heart of wine country midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and just a short drive from the renowned beaches of California’s Central Coast. Designed to provide retirees 55 and over with a social and amenity-filled experience, residents are treated to wellness and fitness opportunities, pickleball, dining and wine programs, regular social events, and excursions. Featuring approximately 413 new construction homesites, the premium California real estate consists of single-story homes with distinct floorplan options. Priced from the $800,000s. Read More...

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Sun City Palm Desert

Palm Desert, California Active Adult Community
Palm Desert, California

Sun City Palm Desert is a resort-style California 55+ community in the Coachella Valley. Featuring two championship golf courses, three clubhouses, fitness centers, pools, and more than 80 clubs and groups, this gated active adult community in Southern California offers an unparalleled lifestyle. It’s an ideal destination for those looking to retire in California with endless recreation, sunshine, and value with single-level homes priced from the mid $300,000s to over $1 million. Read More...

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Trilogy® at The Polo Club

Indio, California Active Adult Community
Indio, California

With a total of about 750 residences and a quiet "down valley" location, this active lifestyle Palm Springs-area resort retirement community offers buyers an exclusive gated environment with a deluxe suite of social and recreational amenities. The members-only Polo Club features a fine dining restaurant, fitness center, resort swimming pools, tennis, and a sports center. Homes are priced from the low $400,000s. Read More...

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Trilogy® Bickford

Bickford Ranch, California Active Adult Community
Bickford Ranch, California

Trilogy Bickford is an active lifestyle resort and retirement community in Lincoln, CA. Located 24 miles northeast of Sacramento in the Sierra Nevada foothills, this 55+ community features a clubhouse with resort-style amenities that include a swimming pool, fitness center, pickleball courts, restaurant & bar, and lounge areas. Residents can choose from a variety of Shea Homes’ latest floorplans with open concepts and contemporary designs. Priced from the low $500,000's. Read More...

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Trilogy® San Juan Oaks

Hollister, California Active Adult Community
Hollister, California

Trilogy® San Juan Oaks is a 55-plus golf community nestled in the Northern California foothills between charming Hollister and historic San Juan Bautista. The the active adult community offers a country club lifestyle and easy access to many of California’s top cities and attractions. Amenities include the recently remodeled 18-hole championship golf course designed by Fred Couples, three distinctive restaurants with full bars, a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, pickleball courts, walking/biking trails, and dog park. Home designs from Shea’s popular Freedom Collection offer nine floorplans designed for those 55 and over ranging from 1,507 to 2,579 square feet. Priced from the low $700,000s. Read More...

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Heritage Shores

Bridgeville, Delaware Active Adult Community
Bridgeville, Delaware

Winner of the National Association of Home Builders' "Best New Active Adult Community" award, this 55+ community offers an Arthur Hills-designed golf course, clubhouse, fitness and aquatic center including indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, and a driving range. Centrally located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay in Bridgeville, Delaware, and just 30 minutes from Rehoboth Beach and Delaware's capital. Single-family homes are priced from the $400,000s. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Hatteras Hills

Magnolia, Delaware Active Adult Community
Magnolia, Delaware

K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Hatteras Hills is a new active adult 55+ community in Magnolia, DE, offering resort-style living. With a premium location near shopping, dining, entertainment, and beaches, residents of this Delaware community enjoy an abundance of amenities including a 6,000 square foot clubhouse, game rooms, gathering kitchen, fitness center, swimming pool, pickleball courts, and more. Near Wilmington, Dover, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., real estate in the 55-plus Delaware community features a variety of floorplans and includes lawn maintenance. Homes start in the upper $300,000s. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Pennfield

Middletown, Delaware Active Adult Community
Middletown, Delaware

K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Pennfield is a new Delaware 55+ community in Middletown offering low-maintenance homes and resort-style amenities for active adults. Enjoy a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, pickleball, and more in a peaceful retirement community in Northern Delaware with easy access to Route 1 and I-95. Stylish new homes feature first-floor primary suites and designer-curated interiors—perfect for those seeking comfort, convenience, and connection. Homes priced from the $400,000s. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Scenic Harbor

Lewes, Delaware Active Adult Community
Lewes, Delaware

K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Scenic Harbor is a new active adult 55-plus community located on the Rehoboth Bay in Lewes, DE. The retirement community in Delaware combines resort-style amenities, low-maintenance homes, and social activities with an excellent location near tax-free shopping, entertainment, and popular beaches. Amenities include a 6,000-square-foot clubhouse, fitness center and aerobics room, a swimming pool with lap lanes, pickleball and bocce courts, and walking trails. Homebuyers can choose premium Delaware real estate with homes and homesites available in various floorplans with unique interior designs and included lawn maintenance. Homes priced from the $600,000s. Read More...

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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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Bent Pine

Vero Beach, Florida Active Adult Community
Vero Beach, Florida

Bent Pine is a gated golf community in Vero Beach, Florida, offering an elegant coastal lifestyle centered around the private Bent Pine Golf Club. Residents enjoy championship golf, fine dining, social events, and access to beaches, shopping, and entertainment throughout Southeast Florida. Featuring new and established homes with modern designs, Bent Pine combines relaxed luxury and small-community charm in one of Vero Beach’s most sought-after locations. Homes priced from the $400,000s to $1 million+. Read More...

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Calesa Township

Ocala, Florida Active Adult Community
Ocala, Florida

Master-planned community of brand-new homes that combines affordability and resort-style amenities, offering an exceptional opportunity for a diverse range of demographics—from first-time homebuyers to active adults. Homes priced from the $300,000s to the $500,000s. Read More...

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Catalina Palms at Sundance

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

Catalina Palms at Sundance is Akel Homes’ first 55+ active adult community in Port St. Lucie, FL, offering resort-style amenities, a 56,000-square-foot clubhouse, and beautifully designed homes in a gated setting. Located within the 2,500-acre master-planned Sundance development, this gated community in Southeast Florida provides easy access to golf, beaches, shopping, and healthcare—delivering an elevated lifestyle for today’s active adults. Read More...

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Cresswind at Hammock Oaks

Lady Lake, Florida Active Adult Community
Lady Lake, Florida

Cresswind at Hammock Oaks is a new 55+ community in Lady Lake, FL, just three miles from The Villages. It offers easy access to Orlando, Gainesville, and local attractions like Spanish Springs Town Square. Designed for an active lifestyle, amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style pool, pickleball, tennis, and walking trails. Low-maintenance, single-story homes feature customizable designs with energy-efficient options, making it an ideal choice for active adults in Central Florida. Homes priced from the $400,000s. Read More...

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Cresswind at Lake Harris

Tavares, Florida Active Adult Community
Tavares, Florida

Cresswind at Lake Harris is a 55-plus community in Tavares, Florida, about 45 minutes from Orlando. The new Central Florida lakefront community is designed for active adults with resort-style amenities including a clubhouse, state-of-the-art fitness center, tennis, pickleball, walking trails, and onsite lake for water activities. Homebuyers can choose from a variety of premium Florida real estate from Kolter Homes with a variety of floorplans designed for a low-maintenance 55+ lifestyle. Homes priced from the $400,000s. Read More...

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