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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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Del Webb Barton Village

Lebanon, Tennessee Active Adult Community
Lebanon, Tennessee

Located just 30 miles east of Nashville, Del Webb Barton Village in Lebanon, TN, is a vibrant 55+ active adult community opening in spring 2025. Blending peaceful suburban living with convenient access to urban attractions, it offers resort-style amenities such as indoor and outdoor pools, pickleball courts, a state-of-the-art clubhouse, and numerous social activities. The low-maintenance, single-level homes feature luxurious designs with options for spacious layouts and outdoor living. Surrounded by scenic beauty, top-tier healthcare, and outdoor recreation, homes in the community are priced from the mid $400,000s. Read More...

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Del Webb Southern Harmony

Murfreesboro, Tennessee Active Adult Community
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Del Webb Southern Harmony is a premier 55+ active adult community in Middle Tennessee offering scenic countryside living with easy access to Nashville’s cultural attractions and top healthcare. Residents enjoy a vibrant lifestyle with a 21,000+ sq. ft. clubhouse featuring pools, a fitness center, sport courts, and social spaces, along with walking trails, Veterans Park, and an open-air pavilion. The community’s low-maintenance, single-level homes are designed with upscale features and flexible spaces. Homes priced from the low $500,000s. Read More...

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Fairfield Glade

Fairfield Glade, Tennessee Active Adult Community
Fairfield Glade, Tennessee

This 12,500-acre community on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau encompasses five championship golf courses, 11 lakes for boating and fishing, marinas, fitness center, and tennis. Homes, Condos, Villas and Townhomes are priced from $300,000 to $1.2 million; Lots from $10,000 to $300,000. Read More...

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Rarity Bay

Vonore, Tennessee Active Adult Community
Vonore, Tennessee

Set in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, this private golf and equestrian community is located on a scenic peninsula with 10 miles of shoreline along Lake Tellico in East Tennessee. Amenities include 18 holes of championship golf, an equestrian center with 10 miles of riding trails, clubhouse, swim & tennis club, activity center and private boat docks. Lots priced from $19,900 to $595,000; Condos and Homes from $139,900 to $2.8 million. Read More...

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Tellico Village

Loudon, Tennessee Active Adult Community
Loudon, Tennessee

Situated along 40 miles of shoreline on Tellico Lake, this community offers year-round championship golf, lakefront views from almost every lot, and an active Yacht and Country Club. Located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with easy access to Knoxville, Gatlinburg, and Pigeon Forge. Lots priced from $25,000 to $500,000; Townhomes from $350,000; Homes from $400,000 to $1.5 million. Read More...

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WindRiver

Lenoir City, Tennessee Active Adult Community
Lenoir City, Tennessee

WindRiver is a gated lakefront and golf course community on Tellico Lake in East Tennessee. Carefully built among rolling hillsides and gently sloping shoreline, the community offers a range of lakefront, lake view and wooded home sites. Homesites available; Homes are priced from $1.5 million to $4 million+. Read More...

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Chambers Creek

Willis, Texas Active Adult Community
Willis, Texas

Just north of Houston set within the sprawling Houston Hill Country, Chambers Creek is a 55+ active adult community in Willis, TX. Situated near popular Lake Conroe, amenities in this unique community include a Tom Lehman designed golf course, private marina, social and wellness center, onsite vineyard, resort-style pool, pickleball, walking trails, and more. Custom-designed homes include smart home conveniences, and front yard maintenance, and start in the $300,000s. Read More...

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Homestead

Schertz, Texas Active Adult Community
Schertz, Texas

Just 15 minutes northeast of San Antonio and 15 minutes southwest of New Braunfels on Interstate 35, Homestead is a master-planned new home community in Schertz, Texas. Amenities include a clubhouse with open-air pavilion, manicured great lawn, resort-style pool with splash pad, playground, fitness center, and miles of scenic walking and biking trails. Homes within the Texas community fit a variety of lifestyles and budgets and are priced from $300,000 to $600,000+. Read More...

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Sun City Texas

Georgetown, Texas Active Adult Community
Georgetown, Texas

Sun City Texas offers adults, 55 and over, endless recreational and social opportunities. Residents enjoy three championship golf courses, two fitness centers with tennis and swimming, plus miles of walking trails and an activity center that offers art studios, a woodshop, a computer lab, and meeting rooms for clubs and classes. The community is just minutes from the culture and excitement of Austin. Homes priced from the $200,000s to the $800,000s. Read More...

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Beacon Park Elevator Townhomes for 55+

Woodbridge, Virginia Active Adult Community
Woodbridge, Virginia

Beacon Park Elevator Townhomes in Woodbridge, VA, offer active adults aged 55+ a luxurious riverside lifestyle within the Belmont Bay community. Just minutes from historic Occoquan and close to Alexandria and Washington, D.C., this community blends waterfront tranquility with urban convenience. Residents enjoy access to scenic parks, the Belmont Bay Harbor Marina, and cultural landmarks like Rippon Lodge. Featuring the Galleon model, these 3-level elevator townhomes provide private elevators, spacious layouts, and low-maintenance living, complemented by exclusive amenities tailored to an active, social 55+ lifestyle. Townhomes priced from the $800,000s. Read More...

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Birchwood at Brambleton

Ashburn, Virginia Active Adult Community
Ashburn, Virginia

Birchwood at Brambleton is an award-winning, 55-plus community centrally located within the suburban Washington, DC area in Loudoun County, Virginia. In addition to a vibrant town center, Brambleton is home to numerous recreational amenities- including several parks, miles of trails, basketball courts, tennis courts, swimming pools, multiple sports fields, and an active community center. Buyers can select from a wide variety of neighborhoods and home offerings, each designed to meet the needs of families at every stage of their lives. Elevator brownstones priced from the low $700,000s. Courtyard homes priced from $1,000,000. Read More...

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Cascades at Embrey Mill

Stafford, Virginia Active Adult Community
Stafford, Virginia

Cascades at Embrey Mill is a new active adult 55+ community with resort-style amenities and low-maintenance condos in Stafford, Virginia, located near Fredericksburg, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C. The Virginia retirement community for residents 55 and over features an exclusive clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool and lap pool, fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts, 10 miles of walking/biking trails, parks, playgrounds, and a variety of social clubs and classes. Premium Virginia real estate consists of elevator townhomes priced from the $400,000s. Read More...

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Colonial Heritage

Williamsburg, Virginia Active Adult Community
Williamsburg, Virginia

The lifestyle offered by this Williamsburg, Virginia active adult community combines small-town charm and city conveniences with an $18 million amenities package, featuring an Arthur Hills championship golf course. Elegant low-maintenance single-family homes and townhomes are priced from the mid $300,000s to the $700,000s. Read More...

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Hiatt Pointe at Snowden Bridge

Winchester, Virginia Active Adult Community
Winchester, Virginia

Hiatt Pointe at Snowden Bridge is a new 55-plus community in Winchester, VA, offering easy access to Shenandoah Valley's entertainment and recreation. Residents enjoy amenities like a clubhouse with fitness center, yoga studio, outdoor pool and hot tub, fire pit, pickleball courts, and more. Surrounding outdoor activities, championship golf, and nearby historic downtown Winchester provide ample opportunities for leisure. Premium Virginia real estate in the gated community from Brookfield Residential offers low-maintenance homes with main-level living, flexible spaces, and smart home technology. Villas from the upper $300,000s, Garden homes from the mid $400,000s, and Single-Family Homes from the low $500,000s by Brookfield Residential. The upper $400,000s for Villas and the mid $600,000s for Single-Family Homes by Van Metre. Read More...

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Lexington Square

Ashburn, Virginia Active Adult Community
Ashburn, Virginia

Lexington Square is a unique 55+ community in Ashburn, VA, offering low-maintenance living near D.C. and top conveniences. This active adult community in Northern Virginia features walking trails, a bocce court, and only 23 new premier Virginia homes and elevator townhomes for sale. With spacious floorplans, upscale finishes, and HOA-maintained exteriors, residents enjoy comfort, connection, and a relaxed lifestyle close to it all. Townhomes from the high $700,000s; Homes from the high $900,000s. Read More...

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The Crest at Linton Hall

Bristow, Virginia Active Adult Community
Bristow, Virginia

The Crest at Linton Hall is a new 55+ community in Bristow, Virginia. The Northern Virginia community is convenient to shops, restaurants, recreation, and healthcare. Amenities for active adults include bocce and pickleball courts, a horseshoe pit, walking trails, a community garden, outdoor kitchen and grille, and more. Homes for sale in Virginia within the community provide low-maintenance, main-level living in a variety of floorplans ranging from $700,000 to $800,000. Read More...

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The Settlement at Powhatan Creek

Williamsburg, Virginia Active Adult Community
Williamsburg, Virginia

Located just minutes from the historic area of Williamsburg in Virginia, the Settlement at Powhatan Creek is 55+ gated community of single-family and attached homes that offer a maintenance-free lifestyle and the amenities of a luxurious clubhouse. Townhomes and custom-style homes are priced from $400,000 to $600,000. Read More...

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ThreeOaks™, a Trilogy® Boutique Community®

Culpeper, Virginia Active Adult Community
Culpeper, Virginia

Nestled in the heart of Northern Virginia horse country, just 70 miles from Washington D.C. and 45 miles north of Charlottesville, ThreeOaks™, a Trilogy® Boutique Community® is a new 55-plus community in Culpeper, VA. The charming town boasts locally-owned restaurants, boutiques, and shopping in a quintessential, historic setting—with easy access to the attractions of the greater D.C. area. Planned amenities within the Virginia retirement community are set to include a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, pickleball courts, and walking trails; with approximately 270 new homes for sale ranging from 1,829 to 3,149 square feet. Priced from the high $400,000s. Read More...

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Trilogy® at Lake Frederick

Lake Frederick, Virginia Active Adult Community
Lake Frederick, Virginia

Trilogy® by Shea Homes offers a selection of new single-family homes for sale at this new lakeside resort community about an hour west of Washington, D.C. The community is in Virginia's scenic Shenandoah Valley in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Priced from the high $400,000s to the $700,000s. Read More...

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Verterra® - a Trilogy® Boutique Community®

Bonney Lake, Washington Active Adult Community
Bonney Lake, Washington

This active adult 55-plus neighborhood lies within Tehaleh, a major master plan spanning 4,200 acres of elevated forest land, one hour south of Seattle. Residents are treated to stunning Mt. Rainer as a backdrop in this new age-restricted Washington community that’s a basecamp for outdoor exploration, relaxation, and an exciting 55-plus lifestyle. Priced from the high $400,000s. Read More...

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