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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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Meadowood Golf & Tennis Club

Ft. Pierce, Florida Active Adult Community
Ft. Pierce, Florida
Located on Florida’s Treasure Coast, Meadowood Golf & Tennis Club is a gated Ft. Pierce community offering resort-style amenities, including championship golf, tennis, pickleball, swimming, and fine dining. Residents enjoy a peaceful yet active lifestyle with easy access to beaches, shopping, and cultural attractions. Surrounded by lush landscapes, this Southeast Florida golf and tennis community offers condos, townhomes, single-family homes priced from the mid $100,000s to mid $800,000s. 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 priced from the high $200,000s. 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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Pelican Preserve

Fort Myers, Florida Active Adult Community
Fort Myers, Florida
This 55+ Florida retirement community provides a selection of quality new homes in various price ranges along with 27 holes of Chip Powell-designed golf and a village-like town center with 70,000 square feet of social and recreational amenities. Chateau, Cottage and Carriage homes to single-family Villas, Grand Villas and Classic homes are priced from the $200,000s to $700,000s. 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 $400,000s to the $800,000s 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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SkySail

Naples, Florida Active Adult Community
Naples, Florida
SkySail is one of Collier County’s newest lifestyle communities in Naples, FL. The expansive amenity-rich community in Southwest Florida features low maintenance living among 246 acres of crystal-clear lakes. Amenities include a lake house, fitness center, resort pool, tennis and pickleball courts, fishing pier, kayak launch, and walking trails. Maintenance-assisted homes range from 1,407 square feet to 2,450 square feet. Priced from the low $500,000s. Read More...

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Sun City Center

Sun City, Florida Active Adult Community
Sun City, Florida
Sun City Center is an award-winning 55-plus active adult community near Tampa, FL. Residents enjoy golf, multiple clubhouses and recreation centers, a town center with shopping and dining options, and a community hospital. Condos start at $125,000; Villas start at $175,000; Single-family homes start at $200,000. 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 $400,000s to over $5 million. 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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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 $500,000s to $2 million. Read More...

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WaterSong at RiverTown

St. Johns, Florida Active Adult Community
St. Johns, Florida
WaterSong at RiverTown is an exclusive 55+ master-planned community in St. John’s County, FL. Specifically designed for active adults, amenities exclusive to WaterSong residents include a clubhouse with resort-style pool, lap pool, outdoor spa, fitness center, bocce and pickleball courts, and more. Additional RiverTown amenities are also available to WaterSong homeowners which provides access to the RiverClub and RiverHouse facilities. Homes and villas ranging from 1,431 to 2,554 square feet start in the mid $300,000s. 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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Wildlight

Wildlight, Florida Active Adult Community
Wildlight, Florida
Wildlight is a master-planned community ideally situated between Amelia Island and Jacksonville, FL (and just 15 miles from the Jacksonville Airport). Offering a new kind of Lowcountry living, residents can walk to a true town center, while being surrounded by miles of scenic trails and acres of preserved wetlands—in addition to having easy access to nearby golf courses, beaches and more, like a UF Health and YMCA right in the neighborhood. Homes will start in the mid $400,000s. Read More...

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Woodland Preserve

Parrish, Florida Active Adult Community
Parrish, Florida
Woodland Preserve is a new 55+ active adult community by Kolter Homes in Parrish, FL, near the Sarasota-Bradenton area. With around 420 homes offering flexible, customizable floorplans, this gated neighborhood provides easy access to Bradenton, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. The community features a clubhouse, fitness center, pickleball courts, an outdoor pool, and scenic preserves, promoting an active and social lifestyle. Buyers can choose from seven unique home designs, with extensive customization options available. Priced from $399,990 to $597,990. Read More...

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Cresswind at Spring Haven

Newnan, Georgia Active Adult Community
Newnan, Georgia
Cresswind Spring Haven is a 55-plus community in Newnan, Georgia near Atlanta. The new Georgia community from Kolter Homes is designed for active adults with resort-style amenities including a clubhouse, state-of-the-art fitness center, tennis, pickleball, walking trails, dog park, and more. Homebuyers can choose from a variety of premium Georgia real estate with new collections of floorplans designed for a low-maintenance 55+ lifestyle. Homes priced from the $400,000s to the $700,000s. Read More...

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Cresswind Georgia at Twin Lakes

Hoschton, Georgia Active Adult Community
Hoschton, Georgia
This gated 55+ Georgia master-planned community of Twin Lakes features a clubhouse, swimming pool, walking trails, two recreational lakes, and the largest pickleball facility in Georgia. Just 40 miles from Atlanta, residents have quick access to many of Georgia's top attractions, including the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lake Lanier, and Athens. Homes priced from the high $400,000s to $1 million. Read More...

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Del Webb Savannah at Heartwood

Richmond Hill, Georgia Active Adult Community
Richmond Hill, Georgia
Del Webb Savannah at Heartwood is an exclusive 55+ active adult community in Richmond Hill, GA, near Savannah, offering a resort-style lifestyle in a picturesque coastal setting. Residents enjoy luxurious amenities, including a clubhouse with a resort-style pool, fitness center, and tennis and pickleball courts, along with unique features like "The Fish Camp" with a dock and kayak launch. The single-story homes, available with marsh views of the Jerico River, cater to the modern active adult seeking relaxation and social engagement. Homes priced from the low $400,000s. Read More...

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Heritage Pointe at The Georgian

Villa Rica, Georgia Active Adult Community
Villa Rica, Georgia
Heritage Pointe at The Georgian is a gated 55+ community in Villa Rica, GA, offering luxury ranch-style homes and resort-style amenities. Residents enjoy access to The Frog Golf Club, a private clubhouse, pool, and pickleball courts—all just 45 minutes from Atlanta. With low-maintenance living and small-town charm, this active adult community in Georgia delivers the perfect balance of leisure, luxury, and lifestyle. Lots priced from $5,000. Homes priced from the high $300,000s. Read More...

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