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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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Plantation Bay

Ormond Beach, Florida Retirement 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 Retirement 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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Solivita

Poinciana, Florida Retirement Community
Poinciana, Florida

This Central Florida 55+ active adult community currently encompasses 12 neighborhoods with Tuscan-style detached and attached single-family homes. Amenities include two 18-hole championship golf courses, spa & fitness center, ballroom, 18 lighted tennis and pickleball courts and two restaurants. The community’s Waterfront Galleries include a computer lab, billiards parlor, library, and art studios. Homes priced from the $200,000s to the $700,000s. Read More...

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Sun City Center

Sun City, Florida Retirement 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 Retirement 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 Retirement 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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Valencia Parc at Riverland

Port St. Lucie, Florida Retirement Community
Port St. Lucie, Florida

This 55+ community in Port St. Lucie, Florida offers resort-style amenities designed for active adults and new homes with luxury features. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, walking & biking trails, tennis & pickleball courts, bocce ball, and more. Homes priced from the high $500,000s. Read More...

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Villages of Citrus Hills

Citrus Hills, Florida Retirement 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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Westlake

City of Westlake, Florida Retirement 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 Retirement 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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Cresswind at Spring Haven

Newnan, Georgia Retirement 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 Retirement 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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Lake Arrowhead

Waleska, Georgia Retirement Community
Waleska, Georgia

Buyers at this gated resort community just outside Atlanta can choose from a wide range of homes, townhomes, and villas nestled among the North Georgia mountains of Cherokee County with private amenities and easy access to shops, services, and hospitals. Single-level living ranch homes, Mountain Cottages, and Lakeview townhomes are available for sale with prices from the high $300,000s to $1 million+. Read More...

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Osprey Cove

St. Marys, Georgia Retirement Community
St. Marys, Georgia

This Southeast coastal Georgia community offers a highly rated golf course, a riverside amenity center, and boating access to the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean. Homesites priced from $50,000 to $300,000; homes from $300,000 to $1.5 million. Read More...

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Winding River

St. Marys, Georgia Retirement Community
St. Marys, Georgia

This coastal Georgia community is located in the historic town of St. Marys, just a short drive from Cumberland Island beaches and big city attractions in Jacksonville, FL. Amenities include a clubhouse, 24/7 fitness center, swimming pools, pickleball courts, nature trails, fishing lakes, playgrounds, sports fields, and more. Lots priced from $36,000 to $99,000; Homes priced from $290,000 to $500,000+. Read More...

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Trilogy® Valor

Kuna, Idaho Retirement Community
Kuna, Idaho

This 55+ resort-style community adjacent to the championship Falcon Crest Golf Club, on the outskirts of Boise, will offer single-family detached and townhomes with open-concept designs that maximize both indoor and outdoor living space. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, and tennis, pickleball & bocce ball courts. Homes and townhomes are priced from the mid $300,000s. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian's ® Four Seasons at Kent Island

Chester, Maryland Retirement Community
Chester, Maryland

This 55+ community offers a waterfront resort lifestyle on Chesapeake Bay's largest island. Resort-style amenities for active adults include a 24,000-square-foot waterfront clubhouse, fully-equipped fitness center, tennis & pickleball courts, indoor & outdoor swimming pools, a fishing pier, and walking & biking trails. Low-maintenance single-family homes from the $600,000s and condominiums from the $400,000s. Read More...

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K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Easton

Easton, Maryland Retirement Community
Easton, Maryland

K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Easton is a resort-style 55-plus community in Maryland’s Eastern Shore offering low-maintenance homes, curated finishes, and vibrant amenities. This Maryland active adult community features a 6,000-square-foot clubhouse, fitness center, pickleball courts, walking trails, and a pool. Close to downtown Easton and Chesapeake Bay recreation, residents enjoy small-town charm with easy access to Annapolis, D.C., and Delaware beaches—ideal for those seeking homes for sale in Maryland designed for the 55+ lifestyle. Homes priced from the $400,000s. Read More...

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Trilogy® Sunstone by Shea Homes

Las Vegas, Nevada Retirement Community
Las Vegas, Nevada

This new resort-style 55+ community offers an active adult lifestyle in a highly desirable northwest Las Vegas location. Amenities include a resort clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, walking & biking trails, pickleball courts, a dog park, and more. Desert hiking trails and the Las Vegas strip are just a short drive from the community. Homes priced from $300,000 to $500,000. Read More...

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Albemarle Plantation

Hertford, North Carolina Retirement Community
Hertford, North Carolina

A scenic Dan Maples signature golf course and a 166-slip deepwater marina highlight this gated waterfront community in the Albemarle Sound region of northeastern North Carolina. Choose from a selection of homes, townhomes and condos priced from $225,000 to $850,000; Lots from $30,000 to $200,000. Read More...

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