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Retirement Communities

Find the Best Retirement Communities in the U.S.

Retirement marks an exciting new chapter—and finding the perfect place to live it begins here. At Private Communities Registry (PCR), we’ve spent the past 30 years connecting homebuyers with the nation’s best retirement communities, active adult neighborhoods, and 55+ lifestyle destinations.

Whether you’re ready to relax by the beach, golf year-round, or enjoy a maintenance-free lifestyle surrounded by like-minded neighbors, PCR helps you discover the ideal place to call home.

What Are Retirement Communities?

Retirement communities—sometimes known as 55+ communities, active adult communities, or independent living communities—are designed for older adults seeking an engaging, low-maintenance lifestyle.

Residents typically enjoy resort-style amenities, social clubs, and recreational opportunities tailored to health, wellness, and connection.

Popular features include:

  • Clubhouses and community centers
  • Golf courses, tennis, and pickleball
  • Swimming pools and fitness centers
  • Walking trails and nature preserves
  • On-site dining and social clubs
  • Continuing care or healthcare options (in select communities)

Why Retire in a Planned Community?

Retirement communities combine the comfort of home with the benefits of an active, social lifestyle. Homebuyers are drawn to these neighborhoods for their:

  • Lifestyle: Opportunities for recreation, wellness, and lifelong learning.
  • Connection: A sense of belonging among neighbors in the same life stage.
  • Convenience: Low-maintenance living with services like landscaping and home upkeep.
  • Security: Many are gated or staffed for added peace of mind.
  • Location: Access to nearby shopping, dining, healthcare, and cultural attractions.

Whether you’re seeking year-round sunshine, mountain tranquility, or lakeside serenity, there’s a community to match your ideal retirement lifestyle.

Explore Retirement Communities by Location

Your perfect retirement home is out there—and you can find it here. PCR makes it simple to browse hundreds of retirement communities across the U.S., sorted by state, region, and city.

Explore top destinations like:

  • Florida Retirement Communities: From coastal enclaves to golf-centric master-planned neighborhoods.
  • Arizona & Nevada: Desert retreats with endless sunshine and resort amenities.
  • Carolinas & Georgia: Southern charm with easy access to beaches, mountains, and culture.
  • Mid-Atlantic & Northeast: Convenient to family, friends, and major metro areas.
  • Western & Mountain States: Scenic, adventure-filled communities for outdoor enthusiasts.

Each community page includes photos, amenities, lifestyle highlights, and real estate options—so you can compare and connect directly with developers or agents.

Types of Retirement Communities You’ll Find on PCR

PCR showcases every style of community for today’s active adults:

  • 55+ Communities: Age-restricted neighborhoods designed for those 55 and better.
  • Active Adult Communities: Focused on wellness, recreation, and social connection.
  • Golf Communities: Championship courses and country club living.
  • Gated Communities: Privacy, peace, and security.
  • Waterfront & Lake Communities: Resort-style living on the water.

Each listing provides details about homes for sale, amenities, lifestyle features, and contact information so you can take the next step with confidence.

Why Choose PCR?

For over three decades, PCR has been the trusted online resource helping retirees and active seniors find the right community for their lifestyle.

  • 30+ years of expertise in connecting homebuyers with lifestyle communities
  • Comprehensive listings of hundreds of the best retirement communities nationwide
  • Trusted by builders and developers of top master-planned communities
  • Expertly curated information that helps you compare and make confident decisions

When it comes to finding your ideal retirement destination, PCR delivers experience, trust, and results—all in one place.

Start Your Retirement Community Search

Explore retirement communities across the U.S. with PCR and discover a lifestyle that fits your vision for the future.

From single-family homes and condos to luxury estates and low-maintenance villas, find your perfect match today—and connect directly with communities that fit your goals.

Start your search here to explore communities by state, region, or lifestyle—and let PCR help you find the perfect place to retire.


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Encanterra®, a Trilogy® Resort Community

Queen Creek, Arizona Retirement Community
Queen Creek, Arizona

This Phoenix-area golf resort and active lifestyle community offers a choice of age-restricted and all-ages neighborhoods in a gated country club setting with an acclaimed Tom Lehman signature golf course, an hour or less from Phoenix and Scottsdale. New single-family homes are priced from the low $400,000s. Read More...

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Encore at Eastmark

Mesa, Arizona Retirement Community
Mesa, Arizona

Encore at Eastmark is a vibrant retirement community in Arizona, located in Mesa just outside Phoenix. This 55+ active adult community offers a resort-style clubhouse, fitness center, pool, sports courts, and a wide array of clubs and activities. With thoughtfully designed, low-maintenance single-family homes and easy access to shopping, dining, golf, and cultural attractions, Encore at Eastmark provides the ideal setting for active adults seeking Arizona homes for sale in a thriving community. Homes priced from the mid $400,000s to the high $800,000s. Read More...

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Estrella

Goodyear, Arizona Retirement Community
Goodyear, Arizona

Located 17 miles west of Phoenix, Estrella is a mixed-use master-planned community in Goodyear, AZ. Home to seven distinct neighborhoods, including Cantamia 55+, this Arizona golf community features a Nicklaus Design championship golf course along with three unique residents’ clubs. Onsite dining, shopping, healthcare, and schools are featured in addition to lakes, walking trails, fitness centers, swimming pools, and more. Homes are priced from the high $300,000s. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Victory at Verrado

Buckeye, Arizona Retirement Community
Buckeye, Arizona

This Phoenix-area active adult community features championship golf courses, a resort-style clubhouse, and a wide range of recreational amenities. Residents stay active outdoors with 78 community parks, tennis & pickleball courts, and more than 21 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. Priced from the $600,000s. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons Victory at Verrado Cottages

Buckeye, Arizona Retirement Community
Buckeye, Arizona

This Phoenix-area active adult community features championship golf courses, a resort-style clubhouse, and a wide range of recreational amenities. Residents stay active outdoors with 78 community parks, tennis & pickleball courts, and more than 21 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The community features cozy cottages and villas with six floorplans of up to 1,705 sq. ft., 3 beds, 2 baths, and a 2-car garage. Priced from the high $300,000s. Read More...

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Tonto Verde

Rio Verde, Arizona Retirement Community
Rio Verde, Arizona

Located 15 minutes from Scottsdale, this Arizona golf community offers an active lifestyle with an array of amenities and activities. There are two 18-hole championship golf courses offering a unique desert golf experience. The clubhouse has a fitness center, library, outdoor swimming pool and spa. Activities and events take place year-round, including cooking classes, concerts, special speakers, guided hikes, and dancing lessons. Homes priced from the high $400,000s to $1 million+. Read More...

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Trilogy® at Verde River™

Rio Verde, Arizona Retirement Community
Rio Verde, Arizona

Located east of North Scottsdale, Arizona, this resort golf community is bordered by the mountains of Tonto National Forest and the winding Verde River. Residents enjoy an active adult lifestyle during all four seasons, with an 18-hole championship golf course, clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, and outdoor sports complex with tennis, bocce, and pickleball. Homes priced from mid $400,000s. Read More...

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Trilogy® at Wickenburg Ranch

Wickenburg, Arizona Retirement Community
Wickenburg, Arizona

A new golf course and five-star resort club anchors this new Arizona master-planned community set in the high desert about an hour northwest of Phoenix. Trilogy® at Wickenburg Ranch is an all-ages residential development that also offers select 55+ neighborhoods. Priced from the mid $300,000s to the mid $700,000s. Read More...

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Victory at Verrado

Buckeye, Arizona Retirement Community
Buckeye, Arizona

Located 25 miles from Phoenix, Arizona, this 55+ active adult community is tucked away in a mountain setting overlooking The Valley of the Sun. The community is set within the all ages community of Verrado, giving residents access to Verrado's amenities and Main Street district. Victory's exclusive amenities include two golf courses, clubhouse, vineyard, fitness center, parks and trails. Homes priced from the mid $500,000s to the mid $800,000s. Read More...

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Hot Springs Village

Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Retirement Community
Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

Occupying more than 26,000 acres in the Ouachita Mountains of west central Arkansas, Hot Springs Village is the largest private, gated community in the United States. This active adult community is a 'playground for all ages' and offers nine golf courses, fishing and boating on 11 lakes, two marinas, spa and fitness center, tennis, pickleball, multiple clubhouses, swimming pools and 30 miles of nature trails. Lots priced from $2,500 to over $120,000; Homes from $90,000 to $1.3 million. Read More...

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Heritage El Dorado Hills

El Dorado Hills, California Retirement 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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K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at The Ranch

Rancho Cordova, California Retirement Community
Rancho Cordova, California

K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at The Ranch is a new active adult 55+ community in Rancho Cordova, CA, just outside of Sacramento. Amenities for active adults within this Northern California retirement community include a clubhouse, indoor/outdoor swimming pool with spa, fitness center, pickleball and bocce courts, walking trails, and more. A variety of new low-maintenance single-family homes and spacious floorplans specifically designed for homebuyers 55 and over. Homes priced from the $400,000s. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian’s® Four Seasons at Homestead

Dixon, California Retirement 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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Trilogy® at The Polo Club

Indio, California Retirement 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® San Juan Oaks

Hollister, California Retirement 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 Retirement 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 Pennfield

Middletown, Delaware Retirement 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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Ave Maria

Ave Maria, Florida Retirement 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 Retirement 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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Cresswind Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch, Florida Retirement Community
Lakewood Ranch, Florida

This gated 55+ active adult community is located within the award-winning Southwest Florida master-planned community of Lakewood Ranch. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, tennis & pickleball courts, resort-style swimming pools, walking trails, dog park and much more. Homes priced from the $400,000s to the $600,000s. Read More...

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