About 55Places.com

55Places.com is the number one resource for anyone searching for information about active adult communities in the United States. Our website offers unbiased information and reviews about more than 500 active adult communities. 55Places.com is the only source where you will find such a wealth of information including photos, videos, descriptions, floor plans, listings of homes for sale and reviews about nearly every 55+ and active adult community in the country.

Purchasing a home is one of the largest investments most people will make in their lifetime. On top of that, a move to an active adult or retirement community often means getting a home that you intend to stay in for many years, maybe even for the rest of your life.

We at 55Places.com understand that with such a substantial investment comes a vast amount of research and questions. While there are many real estate agents and websites that will assist you in finding your next home, few will devote a substantial amount of time to helping you find your next community. And let’s face it, the community you live in is just as important (if not more important) as the home you live in.

Your community will provide you a place to make new friends, get involved, take up old hobbies or even start new ones. For that reason, we feel that it is important that someone is there to assist you in researching all of your active adult community options. We will do our best to present you with all the information so YOU can decide what community is the next place to call home.

Please don’t hesitate to give us feedback on our site. We look forward to finding ways to better serve your needs.

Happy Searching!

 

Bill Ness

55Places.com Founder/Owner

Sort Order: First Name A-Z First Name Z-A Last Name A-Z Last Name Z-A

At 55Places.com our team searches far and wide to find the best active adult communities to list on our site. This includes brand new communities AND existing communities that offer resale homes, or a combination of both new construction and resale homes.

The communities listed on 55Places.com are active adult communities that typically fall into 2 categories:

1) Age-Restricted Communities: Any community that has an age-restriction. These are typically 55+ communities that require at least one occupant be 55 or better. But there are some communities that allow younger residents such as 40+, 45+ and 55+. Most age-restricted communities prohibit residents under the age of 19 from residing in the community full time. For more information about age-restricted communities and the Housing for Older Persons Act, click here..

2) Age-Targeted Communities: We’ve found that there are also many great communities that are highly attractive to mature adults but not age-restricted. Many of the age-targeted communities on 55Places.com exhibit characteristics favorable to mature adults such as single-level living homes that offer low maintenance or maintenance-free care, an amenity center or clubhouse and some level of organized clubs and activities.

We do NOT charge to display communities on 55Places.com. We feel that any community that fits into our niche deserves a listing on our site. Although many other websites charge an advertising fee to place a community on their site, we do not, since we feel that it limits the number of communities that are displayed on competitive websites. Therefore, prospective buyers might not see all of their options on other websites if no one is paying a fee to advertise a particular community. Unfortunately, this also often means that only the largest and/or newest communities show up on our competitors' websites. But on 55Places.com you can expect to find unbiased information and reviews about most active adult communities in the country!

We partner with real estate experts, not builders. When someone requests information about a particular community, we send that request to the designated community expert, who is a real estate agent that is very knowledgeable about that community and other nearby active adult communities. By partnering with agents, our viewers will be put in touch with someone who can represent their needs. Agents will listen to what you want and show you different homes and communities that might match your preferences. Salesmen work for the builder and can only show you new construction inventory.

Only real estate agents can assist in the purchase of BOTH new construction and resale homes in the communities listed on 55Places.com. Plus, remember that the salesmen who work in a community sales office represent the builder, while a real estate agent represents you. Make sure you have an experienced professional in your corner when making such a large investment decision. We love builders, but our loyalty is to our viewers!

Builders and agents, do you have a community that you want to add to 55Places.com? We'd love to work with you to help promote your community to our viewers. Please go to our Add a Community page to learn more.

Search Active Adult Communities