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Eastern U.S.
Mount Olive Shores North,
Polk City, Florida
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Top of the World Communities, Ocala, Florida
This 55+ retirement community is located on
13,000 acres outside of Ocala, Florida and is on land that at
one time belonged a cattle company. Today,
however, there are 3,500 single-family homes here, and the
development has plans to build several nearby
multi-generational neighborhoods in addition to the existing
age-restricted neighborhoods.
Seaside
Village, Carabelle, Florida
Tucked
away on Florida's Forgotten Coast is the new,
affordable all-ages community of Seaside
Village. Close to uncrowded beaches and
without the over-developed aura of many Florida
communities, Seaside Village has a separate section
reserved for those 55+ and site-built homes starting
at $159,900.
The
Villages, Villages, Florida
The
Village
at Deaton Creek, Hoschton, Georgia
Willow
Lake, Bossier City,
Louisiana
Glenmeadow
Continuing Care Retirement Community, Longmeadow, Massachusetts
This non-profit continuing care retirement community
was founded in 1884 as a home for retired "gentlewomen."
These days it has a wooded, new 39-acre campus in the Berkshire
Mountains of western Massachusetts and provides independent
living and assisted living for both women and men.
Mill
Landing, Greece, New York
For
retirees not interested in buying real estate, Mill
Landing outside of Rochester, New York is an active
adult community that has duplexes for
lease. Exterior maintenance and access
to amenities are included in the rent, making Mill
Landing a way to enjoy retirement without carrying a
mortgage.
The
Highlands of Golden Oaks Village, White Haven, Pennsylvania Traditions
at Ridley Creek, Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
Located south
of Philadelphia in the quiet town of
Brookhaven is Traditions at Ridley
Creek, a new active adult condominium
development. This
community is still being built but
offers two-bedroom, two-bath units and
low maintenance living.
Del
Webb Charleston, Summerville, South Carolina The
Elms of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Savannah
Lakes Village, McCormick, South Carolina
Sun
City Hilton Head, Bluffton, South Carolina
Retirees often want to settle in a
resort destination but find prices too high. Sun
City Hilton Head may provide a solution. Located in
Hilton Head's backyard, this Del Webb 55+ community has a
great location, outstanding amenities and home prices
starting under $200,000.
Fairfield
Glade Resort, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee
Lake
Providence, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Located
just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, Lake
Providence is an active adult community that has
town homes and single family homes for sale.
This is a Del Webb development with a wide choice of
prices, from the high $100,000s to the low
$400,000s, and the usual top-notch amenities.
The
Evergreens at Smith Run, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Central U.S.
Galena
Territory, Galena, Illinois
People of all ages, including
retirees, come to this established, rambling, wooded
community in northwestern Illinois for its vast array of
amenities, from a 220-acre lake to an equestrian center,
and for its extensive selection of home styles and prices.
Britton
Falls, Fishers, Indiana Bridgewater,
Flat Rock, Michigan
Frisco
Lakes by Del Webb, Frisco, Texas
Hill
Country Retreat, San Antonio, Texas Sun
City Texas, Georgetown, Texas Nestled
in the Texas Hill Country, Sun City Texas
is an affordable, established, active
adult golf community located in an
affordable retirement town.
Just north of Austin, this popular Del
Webb development provides outstanding
amenities, including two (soon to be
three) 18-hole championship golf courses,
and homes prices starting under $150,000.
The
Mansions in the Forest, Conroe, Texas
In the Piney Woods region of eastern Texas sits The
Mansion in the Forest, a pretty 55+ community that offers condominiums
for lease, a nice alternative to buying real estate upon retirement.
The condos are located in a number of three story buildings that
overlook well-kept lawns and flowerbeds.
Robson Ranch,
Denton, Texas Village
of Tuscan Lakes, League City, Texas
Western U.S.
Province,
Sun
City and Sun City Grand, Sun City and Surprise, Arizona
Wind
Crest, Highlands Ranch, Colorado Quail
Estates West, Las Vegas, Nevada
Littlebrook,
Roseburg, Oregon
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