Advanced Search19 Active Adult Communities in Chicago Area
Filter Communities by Location:
Huntley, IL
Low $100s – High $500s
5,489 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached, Condos
New and Resale Homes
Plainfield, IL
Low $100s – Low $300s
2,097 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached, Condos
Resale Homes Only
Pingree Grove, IL
Mid $100s – Mid $300s
1,297 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached
New and Resale Homes
Crest Hill, IL
Mid $100s – Mid $300s
1,113 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached
Resale Homes Only
Elgin, IL
High $100s – Mid $400s
1,040 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family
New and Resale Homes
Lockport, IL
High $100s – High $200s
832 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached
New and Resale Homes
Shorewood, IL
Mid $100s – Mid $300s
765 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached
New and Resale Homes
Naperville, IL
Low $200s – Mid $400s
726 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached, Condos
New and Resale Homes
Mundelein, IL
Mid $200s – Mid $500s
725 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family
New and Resale Homes
Romeoville, IL
Mid $100s – Mid $300s
677 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached
Resale Homes Only
Grayslake, IL
High $100s – Low $300s
361 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached
Resale Homes Only
Regency at Bowes Creek Country Club
Elgin, IL
Mid $200s – Mid $400s
351 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached
New and Resale Homes
Aurora, IL
Low $200s – Low $300s
336 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family
New and Resale Homes
Steeplechase at Churchill Club
Oswego, IL
High $100s – Low $300s
211 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached
Resale Homes Only
Hoffman Estates, IL
Mid $300s – High $400s
184 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family
Resale Homes Only
Regency at The Woods of South Barrington
South Barrington, IL
High $400s – Low $600s
156 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family
New and Resale Homes
Woodstock, IL
High $100s – Low $200s
126 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached
New and Resale Homes
Joliet, IL
High $100s – Low $200s
117 Homes
55+ Age Restriction
Attached
Resale Homes Only
Plainfield, IL
High $100s – Mid $200s
92 Homes
No Age Restriction
Single Family, Attached
New and Resale Homes
- Sun City Huntley
- Carillon
- Carillon at Cambridge Lakes
- Carillon Lakes
- Edgewater
- Lago Vista
- Shorewood Glen
- Carillon Club
- Grand Dominion
- Grand Haven
- Carillon North
- Regency at Bowes Creek Country Club
- Carillon at Stonegate
- Steeplechase at Churchill Club
- Haverford Place
- Regency at The Woods of South Barrington
- Maples at the Sonatas
- Timbers Edge Villas
- Villas at Fox Run
Chicago is home to over a dozen active retirement communities. While the idea of building a retirement community around Chicago originally sounded like a strange idea, some developers recognized the need for active retirement communities in Chicago and set out to popularize the concept that had taken hold in the South. Realizing that there was a large population of people 55+ who wanted the lifestyle and amenities of an active retirement community without having to pick up and move to a southern state, Carillon in Plainfield opened in the late 1980s. About ten years later, Del Webb -- a name synonymous for retirement communities in the South -- began construction of Sun City Huntley in the northwest suburbs.
The idea took a few years to gain in popularity but before long more and more active adults gave the idea a try and soon the sales at active retirement communities in Chicago increased. As residents of the new active adult communities recruited old friends and neighbors, home sales in places like Carillon and Sun City Huntley reached record levels. After their success, numerous other active adult communities in Chicago soon opened. As developers recognized the need for lifestyle communities that were closer to places of work and near family members, smaller active adult communities opened in areas closer to popular suburbs. Though many of Chicagos newest active adult communities are not the large golf course style resorts like Sun City Huntley and Carillon, they do still offer an abundance of amenities and with an emphasis on active living. Most of the active adult communities in Chicago range from 500-1,200 homes and offer a variety of clubs, interest groups, classes, events and social opportunities to appeal to almost anyone over the age of 55.
