Connestee Falls – Brevard, NC
Low $100s – High $1Ms
Located in the picturesque mountain town of Brevard—just a short drive from Asheville—Connestee Falls is a gated community with prices starting in the low $100s. The established community was first built in 1972 and features around 1,300 new construction and resale residences.
With both single-family and attached homes within the development, there are several floor plans and designs to choose from. The neighborhood’s attached homes range from 1,200 to 3,000 square feet with two to four bedrooms, two or three bathrooms, and attached one or two-car garages. Single-family homes are slightly larger with options that range from 1,300 to more than 5,000 square feet. These homes can have up to five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and an attached three-car garage.
Amenities within the gates include an expansive 26,000-square-foot clubhouse, meeting rooms, a dining room, a fitness center, locker rooms, a library, and a card room. There’s also a performance theater, a sports grill, a bar, and a lounge on-site.
Outdoors, residents will find an 18-hole golf course, a heated pool and patio, four tennis courts, four pickleball courts, a community garden, a pet park, and a dock. Additionally, there are several scenic lakes, parks, and 13 miles of walking and biking trails that wind throughout the property.
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Cummings Cove – Hendersonville, NC
High $100s – Mid $600s
This gated community is made up of a combination of 600 single-family homes and condos that are available as new or resale residences. Price points in Cummings Cove start in the high $100s. Condominiums within the development offer 1,300 square feet with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Single-family homes range from approximately 1,618 to 4,281 square feet with two to five bedrooms, two to four bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.
Along with the country club and golf course, Cummings Cove offers residents a long list of enviable amenities, including a sports complex with an exercise room, an aerobics and dance studio, a steam room, a sauna, a golf pro shop, locker rooms, and an outdoor pool and patio. There’s also an entire social center that has meeting rooms, a card room, ping pong, a picnic area, horseshoe pits, and a croquet court.
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Crowfields – Asheville, NC
High $100s – Mid $300s
The age-restricted and gated community of Crowfields is another option to consider for affordable real estate in Asheville proper. The neighborhood has 192 attached homes available on a resale-only basis with prices starting from the high $100s. Floor plans span from 1,300 to 3,600 square feet with two to three bedrooms and two or two-and-a-half baths.
Beyond the community’s convenient location in Asheville and all the mountain town has to offer, residents can also enjoy a variety of amenities. The clubhouse serves as a hub for socializing and features a library, an arts and crafts studio, and a heated pool. Outside, there are gardening plots, parks, and fishing ponds.
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The Hills at Avery’s Creek – Arden, NC
Mid $100s – High $100s
Rounding out the list of affordable active adult communities in the Asheville area is the small 55+ community of The Hills at Avery’s Creek located in Arden. It has 71 attached homes with between 900 and 1,367 square feet, two or three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached garage.
Homeowners will have access to a number of amenities within The Hills at Avery’s Creek. These include a community center, meeting rooms, card tables, a catering kitchen, a scenic lake, and walking and biking trails. There are also a variety of organized activities and clubs to take part in that appeal to all sorts of interests, including a breakfast club, a dinner club, holiday trips, and luncheons, to name a few.
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Riverwind – Etowah, NC
Mid $100s – High $100s
Riverwind is a 55+ community located just outside of Asheville in Etowah. Nestled near the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Riverwind offers picturesque rural living with attractive amenities and a mild climate. The community’s 190 homes are spread across a network of cul-de-sacs and tree-lined streets.
With 15 floor plans and various customizations, this community offers active adult homebuyers plenty of options. Ranging from 1,100 to 1,825 square feet, the homes in Riverwind offer single-story living with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a one- or two-car garage. The homeowners’ association (HOA) takes care of common area maintenance and the community grounds.
The community has two clubhouses that host an array of clubs and activities for socially and physically active adults. The Main Clubhouse has a catering kitchen, a multipurpose room, a fireplace, an outdoor pool, and a hot tub. The Small Clubhouse has two meeting rooms and a library. For traveling residents, Riverwind has RV parking.
