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Active Adult Communities

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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Sea Trail Plantation

Sunset Beach, North Carolina Active Adult Community
Sunset Beach, North Carolina

This golf and resort community offers the best in coastal living, along with championship golf courses, resort-style amenities, and a wide variety of homes. Recreational offerings include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center, walking & biking trails, tennis & pickleball courts, fishing ponds, and weekly activities for all interests. Myrtle Beach's Grand Strand is just 30 minutes away. Lots from $60,000 to $190,000. Homes, Townhomes, Condos from $220,000 to the low $900,000s. Read More...

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The Coves Mountain River Club

Lenoir, North Carolina Active Adult Community
Lenoir, North Carolina

Breathe in the mountain air, and savor the wildflowers; you’ve found your new home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Welcome to The Coves Mountain River Club, a 3,200-acre gated community on the Johns River. Private trails wind past sparkling streams and mountain overlooks. Gardens, picnic pavilions, kayak access points, equestrian facilities, and more await. End the day with a glorious sunset at the ridgetop clubhouse. Home sites from $39,900 - $139,900. Cabins, Cottages, and Traditional Homes are available. Read More...

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Trilogy® Lake Norman

Denver, North Carolina Active Adult Community
Denver, North Carolina

Trilogy® Lake Norman is a new gated and master-planned 55+ retirement community about half an hour northwest of downtown Charlotte. The community will combine resort-like social and recreational amenities with a selection of new homes for sale near Lake Norman and Interstate 77. Homes are priced from the $400,000s to the $600,000s. Read More...

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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 $35,000 to $600,000; Homes, Townhomes, and Condos priced from $250,000 to $3,000,000. 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 $349,990-$594,990. Read More...

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Anderson Farms

Aiken, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Aiken, South Carolina

Anderson Farms is a South Carolina equestrian community combining small-town charm with resort-style luxuries. Amenities include nature and walking trails, community garden and chicken coop, a pond with dock access, and optional membership at The Reserve Club at Woodside. Horse hobbyists have access to riding and workout ring, community barn, and riding trails. Homes priced from $500,000 to $1 million+. Lots priced from $90,000 to $200,000+. 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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Callawassie Island

Callawassie Island, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Callawassie Island, South Carolina

Residents of this low-density 880-acre Lowcountry oasis enjoy privileged access to 27 holes of Tom Fazio-designed golf along with first-class tennis, fitness and swimming facilities at a prime location between Hilton Head and Beaufort. Homesites start at $50,000; Villas and Homes are priced from $200,000 to $2 million. 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, condominiums, and townhomes priced from the $400,000s to $10 million. Homesites from $1 million to over $4 million. Read More...

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Dataw Island

Beaufort, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Beaufort, South Carolina

Located just east of the historic waterfront town of Beaufort, South Carolina in the heart of the Sea Islands, buyers at this secluded gated community gain access to a pair of golf courses designed by Tom Fazio and Arthur Hills, club facilities, tennis, marina and recreational boating. Lots begin at $30,000, with homes and villas priced from $400,000 to $2 million, including new homes and resales. Read More...

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Del Webb Point Hope

Charleston, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Charleston, South Carolina

Del Webb Point Hope is an active adult 55+ new home community minutes from historic Charleston and offers a live, work, play lifestyle with a deep connection to nature. Amenities include a clubhouse, an extensive trail network, swimming pool, fitness, bocce, pickleball, parks, shops, and restaurants. Homes priced from the low $500,000s. Read More...

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Grand Harbor Golf & Yacht Club

Ninety Six, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Ninety Six, South Carolina

Grand Harbor Golf & Yacht Club is a master-planned country club community encompassing three distinct gated neighborhoods on the shores of Lake Greenwood in the Piedmont region of upstate South Carolina, with golf, tennis and equestrian facilities and a private yacht club. Homes from the $500,000s to over $1 million. Read More...

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Grande Dunes

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Nestled along Myrtle Beach's celebrated Grand Strand, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, Grande Dunes offers a par-71 golf course, an award-winning tennis and fitness center, and a 126-slip marina. Homes priced from the $500,000s to over $1 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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Horizons at Carnes Crossroads

Summerville, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Summerville, South Carolina

Horizons at Carnes Crossroads is a gated 55+ community in Goose Creek, SC, just 25 miles from Charleston. Offering a relaxed Lowcountry lifestyle, it features resort-style amenities, a wellness center, pools, sports courts, scenic trails, and an agrihood farm. A developing commercial downtown adds convenience, while Lennar-built homes boast classic architecture and spacious outdoor living. Perfect for retirees seeking an active, coastal community. Priced from $298,000. Read More...

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Horizons at Summers Corner

Summerville, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Summerville, South Carolina

Horizons at Summers Corner is Lennar’s newest 55+ active adult community in Summerville, South Carolina, just outside Charleston. The community provides residents 55 and older with several desirable onsite amenities, including a clubhouse, 95-acre lake with lakeside pavilion, an exclusive swim complex, fitness center, walking trails, and a village center with commercial space. The age-restricted community features low-maintenance homes and South Carolina real estate with Lennar’s innovative Everything’s Included® packages. Priced from the low $300,000s. 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 low $500,000s. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Hilton Head Lakes

Hardeeville, South Carolina Active Adult Community
Hardeeville, South Carolina

With a South Carolina Lowcountry setting, an 18-hole Tom Fazio championship golf course and 22 miles of lake shoreline, K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Hilton Head Lakes offers prime lakefront real estate in a gated 55+ community. In addition to 155 acres of navigable lakes and the golf course, the community features a clubhouse with pro shop and restaurant, pool complex, fitness center, two pickleball courts, and miles of walking and biking trails. Prices coming soon. 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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