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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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Traditions of America at Silver Spring

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Retirement Community
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

This Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-area 55+ Community was named one of the “50 Best Master-Planned Communities in the U.S.” by Where to Retire magazine. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, massage room, sports bar, walking trails, tennis, pickleball, bocce, and more. The community's location offers easy access to arts, culture, and recreation. Homes priced from the high $300,000s to the low $600,000s. Read More...

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Brays Island

Sheldon, South Carolina Retirement 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 $850,000; Homes from $1.3 million to $5.9 million. Read More...

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Daniel Island

Charleston, South Carolina Retirement 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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Del Webb Point Hope

Charleston, South Carolina Retirement 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 Retirement 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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Haig Point

Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Retirement 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 Retirement 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 Retirement 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 Retirement 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 Island

Kiawah Island, South Carolina Retirement Community
Kiawah Island, South Carolina

This coastal South Carolina community offers numerous recreational pursuits, including seven golf courses, a tennis program and 10 miles of famously unspoiled beaches. Historic Charleston is just 21 miles away. Lots priced from $325,000 to $40,000,000; Homes from $1,575,000 to $22 million. Read More...

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Kiawah River Estates

Charleston, South Carolina Retirement 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 $275,000 to $1 million; Homes from $850,000 to $2 million. Read More...

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Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head

Hardeeville, South Carolina Retirement 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 high $400,000s. Read More...

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Port Royal Plantation

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Retirement 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 Retirement 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 $100,000 to $200,000; Homes and Cottages from the $400,000s to the $900,000s. Read More...

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Sea Pines

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Retirement 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 Retirement 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 Retirement 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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Woodside

Aiken, South Carolina Retirement 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 $60,000 to $150,000; Homes with low-maintenance living options from the $500,000s to $1 million+. Read More...

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Del Webb Barton Village

Lebanon, Tennessee Retirement 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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Fairfield Glade

Fairfield Glade, Tennessee Retirement 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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