Florida 55+ Communities
Age-restricted communities where at least one resident in each home must meet an age minimum — and the rules that come with that.
This page is about the age rule itself: who may buy, who may live in the home, and how long younger guests may stay. Each entry below shows what our research found about that community’s age restriction. If you care more about a golf course or a large amenity-rich development, use the golf and master planned pages linked below; the same community can appear on more than one.
Best suited for: Buyers who want to live among peers and are comfortable with rules that limit who can live in or visit the home.
What to confirm before you decide
- What the governing documents say about the age requirement, and how it is enforced.
- How long younger guests and grandchildren may stay, and whether anyone under 55 may live in the home.
- Whether the restriction affects how easily you could resell or leave the home to family.
Which page do you need?
- Golf communities — if course access and club membership terms matter most.
- Master planned communities — if you want a large development with its own amenities and services.
- Gated communities — if controlled access and what the HOA covers is your main question.
Regions with the most communities here: Southwest Florida (18), The Palm Beaches (10), Treasure Coast (9), Sarasota-Bradenton / Gulf Coast (7), Space Coast (7), The Villages & Lake County (6).
Daytona Beach, Volusia & Flagler (1)
Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach is a confirmed 55-plus, age-restricted active-adult community built and branded by Minto Communities under license from Margaritaville Holdings, Jimmy Buffett’s hospitality company.
Jacksonville & the First Coast (4)
Cascades at World Golf Village
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Cascades at World Golf Village is consistently described across multiple sources as an age-restricted, guard-gated community for residents 55 and older.
Del Webb eTown
in Jacksonville
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Del Webb eTown is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated village within the larger eTown master-planned community in Jacksonville.
Del Webb Nocatee
in Nocatee
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb, a division of PulteGroup, Inc.
Age rules: Del Webb Nocatee is a confirmed 55-plus, age-restricted active-adult community, a newer and smaller sibling development to Del Webb Ponte Vedra (also called Del Webb Riverwood), the original, larger Del Webb community elsewhere…
Del Webb Ponte Vedra
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb, a division of PulteGroup, Inc.
Age rules: Del Webb Ponte Vedra (also referred to in some sources as Del Webb Riverwood) is a confirmed 55-plus, age-restricted active-adult community, the original and now well-established Del Webb development within the broader Nocatee…
Northwest Florida / The Panhandle (1)
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Latitude Margaritaville Watersound is an age-restricted, 55-and-better, private, gated active-adult community near Panama City Beach, Bay County, developed through a partnership of Minto Communities USA (master developer and…
Orlando & Central Florida (3)
Del Webb Oasis
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Del Webb Oasis is an age-restricted, 55-plus, guard-gated community developed by Del Webb, the active-adult brand of national homebuilder PulteGroup, in the Horizon West/Hamlin area of Winter Garden.
Four Seasons at Orlando
in Kissimmee
- Age-restricted
- Developer: K. Hovnanian Homes
Age rules: Four Seasons at Orlando is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by K. Hovnanian Homes under its "K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons" active-adult brand, in Kissimmee, Osceola County.
Solivita
in Kissimmee
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Solivita is a confirmed 55-plus, age-restricted active-adult community following the standard federal Housing for Older Persons Act "80/20" model, requiring at least one resident 55 or older in at least 80 percent of occupied…
Polk County & the Heartland (1)
Del Webb Orlando
in Davenport
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Del Webb Orlando is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by Del Webb, the active-adult brand of national homebuilder PulteGroup, within the larger Ridgewood Lakes master-planned area of Davenport.
Sarasota-Bradenton / Gulf Coast (7)
Cresswind Lakewood Ranch
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Kolter Homes
Age rules: Cresswind Lakewood Ranch is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community within the larger Lakewood Ranch master-planned development.
Cypress Falls at The Woodlands
in North Port
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Cypress Falls at The Woodlands is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community in North Port, Sarasota County, with a genuinely mixed development history.
Del Webb BayView
in Parrish
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Del Webb BayView is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by Del Webb, part of PulteGroup, in Parrish.
Del Webb Lakewood Ranch
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Del Webb Lakewood Ranch is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated, golf-cart-friendly community developed by Del Webb, the active-adult brand of national homebuilder PulteGroup, within the larger Lakewood Ranch master plan spanning…
Del Webb Sunchase
in Parrish
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Del Webb Sunchase is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by Del Webb, the active-adult brand of national homebuilder PulteGroup, in Parrish, Manatee County.
Esplanade at the Heights
in Bradenton
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Taylor Morrison
Age rules: Esplanade at the Heights is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community built by Taylor Morrison within the larger Heights master-planned community off State Road 70 in Bradenton, Manatee County.
Esplanade at Wellen Park
in Venice
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Taylor Morrison
Age rules: Esplanade at Wellen Park is marketed as a 55-plus, age-restricted, resort-style community within the larger Wellen Park master-planned development.
Southeast Florida (Miami-Fort Lauderdale) (2)
Century Village at Deerfield Beach
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Century Village at Deerfield Beach (also marketed as Century Village East) is a long-established, age-restricted 55-plus condominium community. Important disambiguation: Century Village is a brand developed by H.
Wynmoor Village
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Wynmoor Village is a long-established, age-restricted 55-plus gated condominium community with its own on-site golf course.
Southwest Florida (18)
Brandywine
in Fort Myers
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Brandywine is confirmed as a 55-plus, age-restricted community. Important disambiguation: this is Brandywine at Myerlee in South Fort Myers, off Winkler Road, Lee County; several other, entirely unrelated properties share the…
Carousel Cove at Bonita Fairways
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Carousel Cove is confirmed as a 55-plus, age-restricted neighborhood, but it is not a standalone community: it is one of four named neighborhoods within the larger master-planned Bonita Fairways development (alongside Bermuda…
Cascades at River Hall
in Fort Myers
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Deed-restricted 55-and-older community — HOA and marketing sources describe homes as exclusively designated for residents 55-plus.
Cinnamon Cove
in Fort Myers
- Age-restricted
- Developer: U.S. Home Corporation
Age rules: Cinnamon Cove’s age-restriction status is genuinely non-uniform rather than a simple community-wide "yes." Multiple aggregator sites (55places.com, Seniorly, TopRetirements) market and list it overall as a 55-plus active-adult…
Del Webb Naples
in Ave Maria
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb, a division of PulteGroup, Inc.
Age rules: Del Webb Naples is a confirmed 55-plus, age-restricted active-adult community following the standard federal Housing for Older Persons Act "80/20" model: at least 80 percent of occupied homes must have a resident 55 or older…
Esplanade at Hacienda Lakes
in Naples
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Taylor Morrison
Age rules: Esplanade at Hacienda Lakes is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community built by Taylor Morrison at Collier Boulevard and Rattlesnake Hammock Road in southeast Naples, Collier County, confirmed sold out via Taylor Morrison’s…
Esplanade Golf & Country Club of Naples
in Naples
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Taylor Morrison
Age rules: Esplanade Golf & Country Club of Naples is a private, gated, bundled-golf community built by Taylor Morrison roughly 3 miles east of I-75 on Immokalee Road in North Naples, Collier County, confirmed sold out both for…
Heritage Cove
in Fort Myers
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Heritage Cove is confirmed as a 55-plus, age-restricted community following the general Housing for Older Persons Act framework, though this research could not confirm the community’s own exact governing-document language…
Heritage Palms Golf & Country Club
in Fort Myers
- Age-restricted
- Developer: U.S. Home Corporation
Age rules: Heritage Palms is marketed and consistently described as a 55-plus active-adult community, reportedly following the standard federal/Florida "80/20" rule (at least 80% of occupied units must have one resident aged 55 or older).
Old Bridge Village Co-Op
in Fort Myers
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Old Bridge Village Co-Op, Inc.
Age rules: Old Bridge Village Co-Op is confirmed as a 55-plus, age-restricted community, legally organized as Old Bridge Village Co-Op, Inc., in North Fort Myers, and governed by an elected resident Board of Directors.
Pelican Preserve
in Fort Myers
- Age-restricted
- Developer: WCI Communities
Age rules: Pelican Preserve is a 55-plus, guard-gated active-adult community; specific governing-document language on the standard Florida "80/20" age-restriction rule was not independently confirmed against Pelican Preserve’s own…
River Towers
in Cape Coral
- Age-restricted
Age rules: River Towers is confirmed as an age-restricted 55-plus community across multiple independent sources, including 55places.com, a directory site that specializes in cataloguing age-restricted communities.
Riviera Golf Estates
in Naples
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Winfield Companies
Age rules: Riviera Golf Estates is confirmed as a 55-plus, gated community in East Naples, with the standard Housing for Older Persons Act framework reported to apply (at least one owner must be 55 or older), though this research could not…
Seven Lakes
in Fort Myers
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Leisure Technology Corporation of Florida
Age rules: Seven Lakes is confirmed as one of the first 55-plus, age-restricted communities in Southwest Florida, dating to the early 1970s.
Valencia Bonita
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Valencia Bonita is marketed and consistently reported as a 55-plus, age-restricted community, gated with guarded entry.
Valencia Harbor
in Fort Myers
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Valencia Harbor is marketed and consistently reported as a 55-plus, age-restricted community, gated with 24-hour guarded entry.
Valencia Sky
in Naples
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Marketed and HOA-registered as an age-qualified 55-plus community (Valencia Sky Homeowners Association, Inc., Florida document #N21000010968, formed 09/15/2021).
Valencia Trails
in Naples
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Valencia Trails is confirmed as a 55-plus, age-restricted community following the standard Florida "80/20" model, with at least one occupant 55 or older required per home and up to 20 percent of homes permitted to have younger…
Space Coast (7)
Alamanda Key
in Melbourne
- Age-restricted
- Developer: LifeStyle Homes and Stanley Homes Inc.
Age rules: Alamanda Key is confirmed as a genuine age-restricted 55-plus community, not merely a subdivision marketed toward retirees.
Del Webb at Viera
in Viera
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Del Webb at Viera is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by Del Webb, part of PulteGroup, within the larger Viera master-planned community.
Heritage Isle
in Viera
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Lennar
Age rules: Heritage Isle is an age-restricted 55-plus gated community within the larger Viera master-planned development, and is the largest active-adult community in Brevard County.
Indian River Colony Club
in Melbourne
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Indian River Colony Club combines a 55-plus age restriction with a membership eligibility rule tied to military service, a structure that has evolved since founding.
Lamplighter Village
in Melbourne
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Cal-Am Properties, Inc.
Age rules: Lamplighter Village is confirmed as a 55-plus, age-restricted land-lease manufactured-home community, governed as a Florida "community for older persons age 55 and over." It is not a resident-owned cooperative and not…
Palm Bay Estates
in Palm Bay
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Palm Bay Estates is confirmed as a 55-plus community, independently described as such by both real-estate brokerages and local news coverage of a 2026 infrastructure dispute (which separately calls it a "55-plus mobile home…
The Timbers at Everlands
in Palm Bay
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Lennar
Age rules: The Timbers at Everlands is an age-restricted, 55-and-better, HOPA-qualified, gated master-planned community built by Lennar in Palm Bay, Brevard County, with construction beginning in 2023.
Tampa Bay (4)
Del Webb Bexley
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Del Webb Bexley is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by Del Webb, part of PulteGroup.
Kings Point at Sun City Center
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Kings Point at Sun City Center is a long-established, age-restricted 55-plus gated community sitting within the broader unincorporated Sun City Center area, though it is not directly affiliated with, or governed by, the separate…
On Top of the World (Clearwater)
in Clearwater
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Original On Top of the World developers
Age rules: On Top of the World in Clearwater is one of Florida’s longest-established age-restricted 55-plus condominium communities, with roots dating to 1947.
Valencia Ridge
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Valencia Ridge is marketed and consistently reported as a 55-plus, age-restricted, guard-gated community.
The Palm Beaches (10)
Aberdeen
in Delray Beach
- Age-restricted
- Developer: UDC
Age rules: Age restriction applies at the sub-village level, not uniformly across all of Aberdeen's roughly 25 subdivisions.
Century Village at Boca Raton
in Boca Raton
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Century Village at Boca Raton is a long-established, age-restricted 55-plus condominium community. Important disambiguation: Century Village is a brand developed by H.
Delray Trails
in Delray Beach
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Delray Trails is an age-restricted, 55-and-better, gated masterplan community built by Lennar on the former Villa Delray Golf Club site in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County.
Kings Point in Delray Beach
in Delray Beach
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Original Kings Point developers
Age rules: Kings Point in Delray Beach is a long-established, age-restricted 55-plus gated condominium community.
Valencia Falls
in Delray Beach
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Valencia Falls is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by GL Homes in unincorporated Palm Beach County with a Delray Beach mailing address, located on Hagen Ranch Road just north of Lake Ida Road.
Valencia Grand
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Valencia Grand is GL Homes’ 11th Valencia-branded community, located on Lyons Road just south of Valencia Reserve in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, with a grand opening in March 2022.
Valencia Lakes
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Valencia Lakes is GL Homes’ first-ever Valencia-branded community, built in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, and the founding development in what became a large family of GL Homes Valencia active-adult communities across Palm…
Valencia Palms
in Delray Beach
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Valencia Palms is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by GL Homes on Jog Road between Florida’s Turnpike and I-95, Delray Beach.
Valencia Reserve
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Valencia Reserve is a GL Homes 55-plus, gated community at the intersection of Lyons Road and Boynton Beach Boulevard in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, roughly 9 miles from downtown Boynton Beach and about a mile west of…
Valencia Sound
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes
Age rules: Valencia Sound is a GL Homes 55-plus, gated community on Lyons Road between Boynton Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue on the western outskirts of Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, with construction beginning in 2019.
The Villages & Lake County (6)
Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve
in Dunnellon
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community in Dunnellon, Marion County, roughly 15 miles south of downtown Ocala.
Del Webb Stone Creek
in Ocala
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Stone Creek is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by Del Webb, the active-adult brand of national homebuilder PulteGroup, roughly 12 miles southwest of downtown Ocala.
Esplanade at Highland Ranch
in Clermont
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Taylor Morrison
Age rules: Esplanade at Highland Ranch is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community built by Taylor Morrison as part of the larger Highland Ranch master plan in northern Clermont, Lake County, near Minneola.
Oak Run
in Ocala
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Decca
Age rules: Oak Run is a long-established, age-restricted 55-plus gated community in southwest Ocala, organized into six distinct villages spanning 26 named neighborhoods.
On Top of the World
in Ocala
- Age-restricted
Age rules: On Top of the World is uniformly marketed as a 55-plus, age-restricted community.
Spruce Creek South
in Summerfield
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Spruce Creek South is a long-established, age-restricted 55-plus gated community directly across the street from The Villages in Summerfield.
Treasure Coast (9)
Cascades at St. Lucie West
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Cascades at St. Lucie West is an age-restricted 55-plus gated community within the larger St. Lucie West master-planned development in Port St. Lucie.
Cresswind at PGA Village Verano
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Cresswind at PGA Village Verano is an age-restricted, 55-plus, HOPA, gated active-adult neighborhood built by Kolter Homes (through the Kolter Group’s Cresswind active-adult brand) within the larger PGA Village Verano…
Del Webb Tradition
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Del Webb
Age rules: Del Webb Tradition is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated village developed by Del Webb, the active-adult brand of national homebuilder PulteGroup, within the larger Tradition master-planned community in Port St. Lucie.
Four Seasons at Wylder
- Age-restricted
Age rules: Four Seasons at Wylder is an age-restricted, 55-plus, HOPA-qualified, gated community developed by K.
Valencia Cay at Riverland
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes, within the Riverland master plan
Age rules: Valencia Cay at Riverland is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated village and the first Valencia-branded neighborhood built within GL Homes’ roughly 4,000-acre Riverland master-planned community on the west side of Port St. Lucie.
Valencia Grove at Riverland
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes, within the Riverland master plan
Age rules: Valencia Grove at Riverland is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated village within GL Homes’ roughly 4,000-acre Riverland master-planned community in Port St.
Valencia Walk at Riverland
- Age-restricted
- Developer: GL Homes, within the Riverland master plan
Age rules: Valencia Walk at Riverland is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated village within GL Homes’ roughly 4,000-acre Riverland master-planned community in Port St.
Veranda Preserve
- Age-restricted
- Developer: Lennar
Age rules: Veranda Preserve is an age-restricted, 55-and-better community built by Lennar off Becker Road near Florida’s Turnpike Exit 138 in Port St. Lucie, a different geographic pocket of the city (southwest Port St. Lucie, near the St.
Vitalia at Tradition
- Age-restricted
- Developer: AV Homes
Age rules: Vitalia at Tradition is an age-restricted 55-plus gated community within the larger Tradition master-planned development in Port St. Lucie.
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