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Active Adult Communities

With countless benefits, active adult communities are becoming increasingly popular among baby boomers entering retirement. These active retirement communities are designed to complement active adult living and usually feature low-maintenance homes, resort-style amenities, and proximity to healthcare and entertainment. Some are age-restricted over 55 communities, while others are simply age-targeted and non-restrictive.

Common amenities you'll find featured in these active retirement communities include:

  • Clubhouses
  • Recreation centers
  • Swimming pools
  • Fitness centers
  • Walking/biking trails
  • Golf courses
  • Tennis and pickleball courts
  • Gated entry
  • Social clubs and activities
  • Dog parks
  • Wellness programs
  • Community gardens
  • Game rooms

And while the amenities are key, location is also important to an active adult lifestyle. All of these communities provide quick access to daily conveniences, near shopping centers, restaurants, cultural attractions, airports, and metropolitan areas.

If you're looking for a low-maintenance lifestyle, many HOAs incorporate lawn care, trash pickup, and exterior home maintenance, giving you more time to focus on the things you enjoy. For retirees looking for a lower cost of living, prices range to fit every budget. We invite you to explore these amenity-rich active adult communities and find your perfect retirement location, lifestyle, and home!

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Waterford of the Carolinas

Wilmington, North Carolina Active Adult Community
Wilmington, North Carolina

Located along the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, Waterford of the Carolinas offers the best of coastal and city living. Resort-style amenities coupled with immediate access to downtown Historic Wilmington and Atlantic beaches give residents ample room to relax and explore. Most of the homes and lots are lakefront or offer water views. Lots priced from $59,900 to $269,900; Homes from $239,900 to $499,900. Read More...

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Winding River Plantation

Bolivia, North Carolina Active Adult Community
Bolivia, North Carolina

This award winning master-planned community offers a waterfront club lifestyle with a 27-hole Fred Couples Signature Golf Course, tennis, swimming, deep water marina for boating and fishing, and more. The community is just 30 minutes from Wilmington, NC and one hour from Myrtle Beach, SC. Lots priced from $12,000 to $300,000; Homes, Townhomes, Villas & Condos priced from $100,000 to $1 million. Read More...


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The Lakes at Rabbit Run

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Active Adult Community
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

The Lakes at Rabbit Run is a new active adult community in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, just outside of Tulsa. Situated on 30 acres, the gated neighborhood features 100 lots with low-maintenance homes and an array of amenities including two lakes, pickleball courts, clubhouse, walking paths, and more. Lots in the Oklahoma active adult community start at $89,000 and single level homes start at $450,000. Read More...


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Amblebrook Gettysburg

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Active Adult Community
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

This 55+ community in Adams County, Pennsylvania offers a farm-to-table lifestyle and single-story new homes designed for active adults. Amenities include clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pools, tennis & pickleball, bocce ball, lakes & fishing streams, community gardens, and more. Historic Gettysburg is minutes away. Homes priced from $300,000 to $500,000. Read More...


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Brays Island

Sheldon, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Sheldon, South Carolina

A private residential sporting community located between Charleston and Savannah, combining world-class hunting and shooting facilities and over 60 miles of equestrian trails with traditional resort-style amenities including championship golf, tennis, swimming, fitness, dining and concierge services. Lots from $300,000 to $550,000; Homes from $1.3 million to $2.9 million. Read More...

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Cresswind Charleston

Summerville, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Summerville, South Carolina

This active-lifestyle community just outside of Charleston, SC is designed to meet the needs of active adults, offering a clubhouse, fitness center with classes and nutrition programs, an activities director, walking trails, and resort-style amenities. Several golf courses are located nearby and the community is convenient to Folly Beach and Isle of Palms. Homes are priced from the upper $400,000s to the $500,000s. Read More...


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Daniel Island

Charleston, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Charleston, South Carolina

Located within 15 miles of Charleston's historic district, Daniel Island is a 4,000-acre award-winning island town featuring traditional neighborhoods, a downtown, parks, marsh-lined rivers and creeks, and a private country club with golf courses by Tom Fazio and Rees Jones. A coastal setting and the Charleston harbor provides the island with a wide array of water sports and recreation. Homes priced from the $400,000s to over $6 million. Condominiums and townhomes price from the $400,000s to over $2 million. Homesites from $1 million to over $4 million. Read More...


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Haig Point

Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

Haig Point is an intimate, sea island golf community located on the northern tip of Daufuskie Island, SC, between Hilton Head Island and Savannah. Accessible only by private ferry, Haig Point’s amenities blend into the island’s natural beauty, including the 20-hole Rees Jones Signature Golf Course, an equestrian center, a fitness center and the Calibogue Club with views of the Calibogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Homesites priced from $150,000 to over $1 million; Homes from $500,000 to $3.5 million. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Carolina Oaks

Bluffton, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Bluffton, South Carolina

Located in the scenic Lowcountry, this 55+ active adult community offers new homes just 20 miles from Hilton Head Island beaches and historic Savannah, Georgia. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, tennis & pickleball courts, bocce ball courts, walking & biking trails, dog park, community gardens, and more. Homes priced from the high $300,000s. Read More...


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K. Hovnanian’s® Four Seasons at Lakes of Cane Bay

Summerville, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Summerville, South Carolina

Located 30 minutes from Charleston, K. Hovnanian’s® Four Seasons at Lakes of Cane Bay is a new 55+ community offering an active lifestyle. The lakefront clubhouse features saline indoor and outdoor swimming pools, athletic club, and tennis, bocce ball & pickleball courts. Residents enjoy a variety of clubs and activities including fishing, kayaking, boating, paddle boarding, walking trails, and bird watching. Priced from the low $400,000s. Read More...


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Kiawah River Estates

Charleston, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Charleston, South Carolina

This waterfront community in the South Carolina Lowcountry is a short drive to historic Charleston and offers access to Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Exclusive amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, tennis & pickleball courts, a crabbing dock, fishing ponds, and more. Lots priced from $95,000 to $1 million; Homes from $600,000 to $1.5 million. Read More...

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Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head

Hardeeville, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Hardeeville, South Carolina

This Jimmy Buffett-inspired 55+ community is located in the heart of coastal South Carolina, minutes from Hilton Head Island. The community offers a laid-back lifestyle with resort-style amenities including a clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, indoor and outdoor dining, fitness center, tennis & pickleball courts, pet spa, and a theater. Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC are within a short drive. Homes priced from the low $300,000s to the mid $400,000s. Read More...


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Port Royal Plantation

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

This private oceanfront community on Hilton Head Island boasts award-winning golf courses, a private beach club, tennis & pickleball courts, and multiple amenities to enjoy Lowcountry nature and wildlife. Hilton Head's popular attractions are just minutes from the community gates. Real estate options range from undeveloped homesites to bungalows to oceanfront estates. Homes priced from $700,000 to $8 million+; Lots from $125,000 to $2 million+. Read More...


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Savannah Lakes Village

McCormick, South Carolina Active Adult Community
McCormick, South Carolina

With two lakefront golf courses and 2,200 primary and vacation-home residents, this member-owned lakefront sporting community in western South Carolina is surrounded by 60,000 acres of protected forest land and state parks at the confluence of the Little River Blueway Adventure Region and Lake Thurmond. Lots priced from $20,000 to $200,000; Homes and Cottages from the high $200,000s to the $900,000s. Read More...

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Sea Pines

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Homeowners at this 5,000-acre oceanfront enclave on South Carolina's Hilton Head Island have access to four championship golf courses and five miles of pristine Atlantic beaches, along with a full-service marina, tennis and equestrian facilities, resort dining and a 603-acre Lowcountry nature preserve. Lots priced from $119,000 to $5 million, with condos, townhomes, villas and single-family homes priced from $170,000 to $8.7 million. Read More...


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Sun City Hilton Head

Bluffton, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Bluffton, South Carolina

The largest 55+ active adult community in South Carolina, Sun City Hilton Head is home to 36 holes of championship golf, three amenity centers, a sports complex, fitness centers, two social halls, parks, community gardens, biking and hiking trails and over 100 clubs and resident community groups. Located 15 miles from Hilton Head Island and Savannah, Georgia, this coastal South Carolina community offers low-maintenance homes and villas priced from the mid $200,000s to over $2 million. Lots priced from $55,000 to $189,500. Read More...


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The Crescent

Bluffton, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Bluffton, South Carolina

This scenic Lowcountry South Carolina gated community features an Arnold Palmer championship golf course, resort-style amenities, and quick access to Hilton Head Island. Amenities include a clubhouse, tennis & pickleball courts, a fully equipped fitness center, and a resort-style swimming pool. Lots priced from $100,000 to $150,000; Condos and Homes from $450,000 to $1.2 million. Read More...


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The Haven at New Riverside

Bluffton, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Bluffton, South Carolina

Residents of this Del Webb active adult community located north of Hilton Head Island in Bluffton, South Carolina have easy access to a host of amenities and social clubs centered around the community clubhouse, including a fitness center, zero-entry outdoor swimming pool, hobby and craft studios, walking trails and sports courts for bocce ball, tennis, and pickleball. Single-family homes are priced from $319,900 to $484,484. Read More...


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Woodside

Aiken, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Aiken, South Carolina

Located in the historic city of Aiken, South Carolina, Woodside covers more than 2,800 acres of rolling countryside and offers classic country club amenities combined with a diverse group of neighborhoods. This active community offers four championship golf courses, a pool, tennis, croquet, community gardening, two clubhouses, a wellness center and lakes for fishing and canoeing. Lots with wooded, golf, and lake views are priced from $40,000 to $100,000+; Homes with low-maintenance living options from $475,000 to the mid $700,000s. Read More...

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Wyboo Plantation

Manning, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Manning, South Carolina

Residents enjoy a relaxed lakeside lifestyle along with year-round golf at this 650-acre gated community in South Carolina's Santee Cooper Lakes region. In addition to championship golf, an active community center is the social hub for community activities and get-togethers and includes tennis & pickleball courts, a swimming pool and an exercise room. Interior and lakefront homesites priced from $8,500 to $40,000; Homes from the $250,000s to the mid $750,000s. Read More...


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