No other Florida retirement community sells more homes each year than The Villages. But it’s not everyone’s cup of tea!
On this page you’ll see 21+ alternatives, some of which you’ve probably never even heard of, that are well worth a look.
Located less than an hour from The Villages, the Villages of Citrus Hills is a Florida Retirement Community with single-family homes and maintenance-free villas that have been built with today’s demanding retiree in mind. But what makes the promise of Florida Retirement in the Villages of Citrus Hills truly come together for today’s new breed of active adult retiree is its extraordinary collection of world-class community country club amenities and extensive social activities. Villages of Citrus Hills offers a variety of home styles and neighborhoods to choose from.
At On Top of the World Communities, active adults will find all they dream about and so much more. Located in beautiful Ocala Florida, On Top of the World residents can enjoy any schedule that suits their tastes – from activity packed to unhurried.
Leisure amenities include 54 holes of golf on three courses, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, pickleball and tennis courts, a private R/C flying field, bocce, racquetball and basketball courts, fitness center, health club and spa, restaurants, cultural venues, and much more.
Residents can also participate in over 175 clubs, leagues, hobbies, and lifelong learning opportunities.
New homes are of quality construction, often exceeding ENERGY STAR criteria while offering comfort, convenience, and a wide variety of design elements.
There are 23 floor plans available with prices ranging to suit every budget starting from the $200k’s.
A new chapter of exceptional 55+ living has arrived at Riverland for 55+ in Port St. Lucie, Florida with the grand opening of Valencia Vista! This highly anticipated community introduces an all-new collection of thoughtfully designed homes, including the innovative Club Villas, along with spacious new floorplans featuring open-concept living, flexible spaces, designer kitchens, and enhanced standard features such as upgraded 42″ upper cabinetry, quartz countertops throughout, and expansive kitchen islands that make it easier than ever to create your dream home.
Residents will also enjoy an expanded Social Club with over 54,000 total sq. ft. of resort-style amenities, including a full-service restaurant and bar, resort-style pools, vibrant social spaces, and year-round events curated by a full-time Lifestyle Director. Beyond the clubhouse, Riverland’s extraordinary 4,000-acre master-planned community gives homeowners access from day one to more than 80 outdoor sports courts, a 51,000 sq. ft. Wellness & Fitness Center, a 5-acre Arts & Culture Center, miles of scenic Paseo greenways, parks, and countless opportunities to stay active, social, and inspired every day. Learn more about Valencia Vista at Riverland with homes starting from the mid $300s today and start living the best 55+ Florida lifestyle!
Valencia Ridge, in Wesley Chapel near Tampa, brings luxury 55+ living to life, featuring modern home designs and top-tier amenities. Wesley Chapel is the perfect location not only because of its proximity to Tampa but also from its own attractions, such as The Grove Shops at Wiregrass, Tampa Premium Outlets, and the renowned Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort. Residents can also enjoy world-class beaches, including Clearwater Beach, repeatedly acclaimed as one of the top U.S. beaches.
At Valencia Ridge, immerse yourself in the renowned Valencia 55+ lifestyle and experience luxury living in Tampa like no other. The expansive clubhouse offers premier facilities like an elite gym, resort-style pools, and various dining venues. Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the best pickleball and tennis courts, ensuring there’s always an active pursuit to enjoy.
Experience the Valencia lifestyle firsthand with the Stay-and-Play program, where you can stay for 3 days/2 nights in a model home for just $99. With homes ranging from the mid $400s to $800s, take advantage of exclusive opportunities and begin your ultimate 55+ active adult lifestyle at Valencia Ridge in Wesley Chapel, near Tampa, FL.
Introducing Valencia Sky, Naples, Florida’s leading luxury 55+ community, where the world-famous Valencia lifestyle meets the world-famous Naples lifestyle. Located just five miles from iconic 5th Avenue, Valencia Sky offers an unbeatable location with easy access to Naples’ renowned shopping, dining, beaches, and entertainment. Experience the best of Southwest Florida while enjoying an exceptional active adult lifestyle right at home.
Valencia Sky is bringing an incredible collection of resort-style amenities to life. The Community Center is now open, providing residents with a fitness center, social hub, daily activities, and events curated by a full-time Lifestyle Director. The Racquet Club and Pro Shop are also now open, featuring nine pickleball courts and three tennis courts. The impressive 35,000-square-foot Clubhouse features resort-style pools, a state-of-the-art fitness center and exercise studio, spa with treatment rooms, steam rooms and a salt therapy lounge, a grand social hall, full-service restaurant, sports lounge, cooking studio, arts and crafts center, and so much more.
With contemporary home designs and impressive models like the new Stellar, Valencia Sky offers beautifully designed homes from the $700s to $1m+. Discover Naples’ premier 55+ lifestyle and learn more about Valencia Sky today to explore the homes, amenities, and exceptional location that make this community unlike anywhere else in Naples.
Discover Valencia Harbor, a premier 55+ community in Fort Myers, Florida, where exceptional value meets an elevated active-adult lifestyle. This vibrant new community features beautifully designed single-family homes priced from the mid $300s to the $600s, with stylish standard features, resort-style amenities, and countless opportunities to connect, stay active, and enjoy the best of Southwest Florida.
The Valencia Harbor lifestyle is already taking shape, with the Community Center now open and offering a fitness center, card room, sports lounge, arts and crafts room, covered outdoor patio, and more. Residents will also enjoy the 33,000-square-foot Harbor Club, complete with resort-style pools, a lap pool, state-of-the-art fitness center, full-service restaurant and poolside bar, grand social hall, sports lounge, card salon, and arts and crafts room. The Sports & Racquet Club adds even more opportunities for recreation, featuring tennis and pickleball courts, a pro shop, and additional amenities designed for an active lifestyle. With a full-time Lifestyle Director curating a dynamic calendar of clubs, activities, fitness programs, and social events, there’s always something new to experience and a welcoming community to be part of.
Explore Valencia Harbor today and discover beautiful new homes, exceptional amenities, and an unparalleled 55+ lifestyle in the heart of Fort Myers.
Valencia Del Mar takes the renowned Valencia 55+ living to new heights. Located in beautiful Boynton Beach, Florida, this luxurious new community introduces unparalleled sophistication and the best lifestyle living to an already esteemed location. Just minutes from the Atlantic coastline and miles of pristine beaches, with convenient access to major airports, you’ll also be near the vibrant nightlife of Delray Beach along with exceptional dining, shopping, and entertainment. Featuring innovative floorplans, cutting-edge standard features, and exciting new lifestyle options, Valencia Del Mar sets a fresh benchmark for exceptional 55+ living from $1.2M-$2.5M.
Redefining resort-style living, is the expansive clubhouse at the heart of Valencia Del Mar. The 8-acre recreational site features a grand social hall, luxury restaurant with indoor and patio seating, a stylish sports lounge, and world-class spa, complete with steam rooms, saunas, and private treatment suites. Every element of Valencia Del Mar is crafted to deliver an extraordinary living experience for the active adult.
Don’t miss your chance to experience this elevated 55+ lifestyle for yourself. Discover everything Valencia Del Mar has to offer and take the first step toward your dream home today.
Located just south of Venice in Sarasota County, Boca Royale Golf & Country Club offers a rare lifestyle that feels more like a vacation than the everyday. Residents of the gated 1,000-acre community enjoy a full line of fun and fitness amenities like pickleball and tennis courts, a community pool, an 18-hole par 72 golf course, and more. A beautiful amenity center and clubhouse round out the community. The community offers both single-family homes and attached villas starting in the $400k’s.
Grand Palm is truly a one-of-a-kind community! This beautiful, amenity-rich, nature-focused community in Venice, Florida is exactly what resort living should be like. Residents enjoy easy access to downtown Venice and beaches (20 minutes away) and a multitude of activities right in their own backyard with an on-site activities coordinator, state-of-the-art fitness facility, pickleball and tennis courts, and a large resort-style pool. Single-family homes and villas are available.
Verandah is a beautiful, private, guard-gated golf course community in Fort Myers. Enjoy life among mature oak trees, meandering bike paths and walking trails, and breathtaking views of the Orange River. Verandah offers residents full-service dining options, social events and activities, fitness and recreation options, and 2 spectacular 18-hole championship golf courses: Old Orange, designed by Bob Cupp and Whispering Oak, designed by Jack Nicklaus. Prices start in the $400k’s.
Catalina Palms at Sundance is Akel Homes’ newest 55+ active adult community in Port St. Lucie, FL, located within the thoughtfully planned 2,500-acre Sundance master-planned community. Designed exclusively for active adults, Catalina Palms offers a vibrant lifestyle experience centered around connection, wellness, and resort-style living.
At the heart of the community is Club Catalina, Port St. Lucie’s largest private community clubhouse, spanning an impressive 56,000 square feet. This resort-style amenity campus features expansive pools with luxurious cabanas, a full-service restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining, a world-class fitness center with cutting-edge equipment, dedicated pickleball and tennis courts, social lounges, art studios, card rooms, a test kitchen, and numerous indoor and outdoor spaces designed for social, recreational, and creative pursuits.
Catalina Palms offers a diverse collection of beautifully designed lifestyle villas and single-story homes ranging from approximately 1,400 to 3,400 square feet under air, with pricing anticipated from the low $300s.
Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach is a 55+ community inspired by the lifestyle and music of Jimmy Buffett.
Amenities include a fully outfitted gym / Spin Room, aerobics room with virtual personal trainer, indoor whirlpool spa and lap pool, Latitude Town Square where you’ll find the Bandshell with live music, The Last Mango Theater includes a banquet hall with stage for performances and dancing, Barkaritaville Pet Spa, Coconut Telegraph Business Center, Latitude Bar & Chill Restaurant, Changes in Attitude Bar, Paradise Pool with beach entry, cabanas, and tiki huts, plus, an amenity that you don’t see every day…your very own private beach club! Home prices start in the $300k’s.
Located on Northwest Florida’s Emerald Coast between Pensacola & Panama City, Latitude Margaritaville Watersound is the 2nd Jimmy Buffett-inspired 55+ community in Florida, and the 3rd one overall when you include Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head.
Amenities in place or coming soon include a Latitude Town Square with Bandshell, Latitude Bar & Chill Restaurant, 2nd Floor Overlook Bar with panoramic views of the Intracoastal Waterway, Paradise Pool with Beach Entry Cabanas, Tiki Huts, Fins Up! Fitness Center, Barkaritaville Dog Park, Tennis & Pickleball Courts, Port of Indecision Kayak Launch, Walking Trails, and more.
Home prices start in the $300k’s.
Located in Southwest Florida, Babcock Ranch has been designed to help residents live their happiest, healthiest life. Situated on 18,000 acres, adjacent to an extensive wilderness preserve, Babcock Ranch features hiking and biking paths, greenways, and lakes perfect for outdoor adventures.
America’s first solar-powered town, Babcock Ranch houses an 870-acre solar farm operated by Florida Power & Light, and the entire town is outfitted with fiber optic internet for a fully connected lifestyle.
Babcock Ranch features a variety of neighborhoods and home builders, and prices range from the $300’s to over $2M.
Del Webb Saint Johns brings the proven Del Webb 55+ formula to Northeast Florida, offering active adults a premium community just outside historic St. Augustine.
What sets this community apart is its strategic location — you get all the amenities Del Webb is known for while being close to both Atlantic beaches and one of America’s oldest cities.
Prices start in the mid $400k’s.
Del Webb Stone Creek is a gated, 55+ active adult community located in the horse capital of the world, Ocala, FL. The community has an 18-hole championship golf course, restaurant, resort-style pools, fitness center, spa, multiple game courts, a full-time lifestyle director and more. Home prices start in the $200k’s.
With Reverie at Silverleaf, Dream Finders Homes is bringing their expertise to St. Augustine’s 55+ market, positioning this gated community within the larger Silverleaf master-planned development.
The amenities focus heavily on active lifestyle elements like pickleball, but the real appeal here is the combination of St. Augustine’s coastal proximity with access to both the historic downtown and modern conveniences, all without CDD fees. Prices start in the mid-$300k’s.
Reverie at Trailmark is a 55+ community in St. Augustine. The Lodge is a 4,600 sq. ft. Lakeside Clubhouse that features indoor and outdoor social spaces, six pickleball courts, a resort-style pool and spa, a catering kitchen, and what sounds to me like one of the coolest amenities…an open-air Bier Garten.
There are 11 new single-family home designs, ranging from 1,500 to 3,000 sq. ft. The community features lakeside and preserve homesites. Prices start in the $300k’s.
Sweetwater by Del Webb brought the trusted Del Webb 55+ lifestyle to the Jacksonville area, making it North Florida’s first Del Webb community.
With world-class amenities, easy access to beaches and urban conveniences, and a fully built-out community offering resale opportunities, Sweetwater delivers proven active adult living in one of Florida’s most livable cities. Prices start in the mid $300k’s.
WaterSong at RiverTown is a 55+ community in Northeast Florida.
Situated almost equidistant between Jacksonville and St. Augustine, the RiverTown master-planned community is located along the banks of the St. John’s River.
Like most master-planned communities, there are multiple neighborhoods within RiverTown, and WaterSong is the only one right now that is designated 55+. Prices start in the low $400k’s.