ideal-LIVING
Retirement Blog
2018 Summer Issue

10 Benefits of Living in a Planned Community

Explore these 10 benefits of living in a planned community. Click on the links at the bottom of the page to search all the planned communities ideal-LIVING has to offer!

1. It’s very easy to meet new people.
2. Everyone is in the same boat. Just about everyone who lives in a planned community is from somewhere else.
3. All the amenities you can ask for. From golf to boating to pickleball and everything in between, you’re sure to find an amenity to meet your needs.
4. Clubs, clubs, and more clubs…from golf to social clubs to philanthropy, if you can’t find a club you like, you can always start one.
5. Health and Wellness, most planned communities have fitness centers with swimming pools. Many have a fitness director who will get you into shape and help you stay that way.
6. A greater sense of security exists in gated communities.
7. Maintains a sense of architectural integrity.
8. Homes in planned communities generally have increasing home values.
9. Some master planned communities are self-sustaining with a grocery store, restaurants, shops, school, and medical facilities.
10. Beautifully maintained landscapes abound.

Del Webb Stone Creek - Ocala Florida Active Adult 55+

Riverview, Florida

Del Webb Stone Creek, a gated 55+ Active-Adult community located in the horse capital of the world, Ocala, Florida. Love life to the fullest with newly renovated world class amenities, 18-hole championship golf course, and community events planned by our lifestyle director, providing an unparalleled lifestyle.
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Playa Bonita Beach Residences

Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic

Playa Bonita is a luxury beachfront residential community. It is located along the north coast of the Dominican Republic, on the beautiful Samana peninsula. The community is being developed on waterfront property along its namesake, the Playa Bonita beach. This idyllic beach can be found to the west of Las Terrenas, a thriving cosmopolitan town. Playa Bonita is the best beach of Dominican Republic. It strives the perfect combination of smooth and silky sand and unbelievable turquoise crystalline water.
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Preservation Point

Wilmington,

Preservation Point is the newest and most unique waterfront community in beautiful Wilmington, NC. This exclusive community sits on the banks of the majestic Cape Fear River, just 1 mile from historic downtown Wilmington. Residents will enjoy large home sites with gorgeous hardwoods, a 7-acre private island with a marina and a West Indies styled clubhouse with pool and workout facility.
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Sunset Ridge

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

Sunset Ridge is located in Sunset Beach, North Carolina and has been one of Bill Clark Homes' longstanding flagship communities. At its completion, it will showcase just over 400 single family homes and is planned for 100 townhomes. Just 3 miles from the Sunset Beach barrier island, Sunset Ridge offers its residents the easy access to both the beach and the Intracoastal Waterway all at a very affordable price point.
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Encore at FishHawk Ranch by David Weekley Homes

Lithia, Florida

Grab a workout buddy and hit the gym or satisfy your competitive side with a spirited game of bocce or pickle ball. Meet on the great lawn for yoga or lounge by the sparkling pool.
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Hot Springs Village - Arkansas Communities

Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

Experience the natural beauty of Arkansas in Hot Springs Village, spread across 26,000 acres of the Ouachita Mountains with breathtaking vistas, sparkling lakes and lush forest.
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Compass Pointe - North Carolina Coastal Communities

Leland, North Carolina

Compass Pointe is more than a community. It's a destination. Only 10 minutes from historic downtown Wilmington, NC, and 20 minutes from Wrightsville Beach, it is the very best of coastal North Carolina.
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WindRiver

Lenoir City, Tennessee

WindRiver on Tellico Lake in Lenoir City, Tennessee is a gated lakefront and golf course community with a private harbor and marina and featuring acre-plus waterfront properties, custom homes, and golf villas.
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Balsam Mountain Preserve

Sylva, North Carolina

Balsam Mountain Preserve is a conservation-orientated private residential community set on 4,400 acres in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville. Refined amenities of the community include an Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course, Palmer Practice Park, Equestrian Center, Ruby Valley Fitness & Wellness Pavilion, junior Olympic heated pool, Nature Center, tennis courts, guided hiking, fishing and camping opportunities, the Boarding House and Outpost for gathering and food & beverage offerings.
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Celadon

Beaufort, South Carolina

Located in SC's Lowcountry, a mere three miles from downtown Beaufort, this beautiful master-planned community allows you to focus on a simpler, happier, healthier life.
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David Weekley Homes - Victory at Verrado

Buckeye, Arizona

David Weekley Homes has delivered the best in Design, Choice and Service for the past 40 years. As one of the largest privately-held builder, David Weekley Homes continues to build high-quality homes and offer open floor plans that suit the needs of any lifestyle.
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Dataw Island

Dataw Island, South Carolina

There is a place off the South Carolina coast, near the charming town of Beaufort, where nature and luxury share center stage. Shaped by the Intracoastal Waterway and a rich Southern history, the gated golf community of Dataw Island is a pristine parcel of 870 acres waiting to be discovered.
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Flowers Plantation

Clayton, North Carolina

This award-winning community in Johnston County is located minutes from Raleigh, but still very much away from the urban bustle. Flowers Plantation now features more than 40 unique neighborhood developments, over 10 miles of walking trails, 50 acres of lakes and two elementary schools.
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Tellico Village - Tennessee Retirement Communities

Loudon, Tennessee

Tellico Village is a lakeshore community in east Tennessee that offers a unique combination of natural beauty, mild four-season climate, outstanding recreational facilities and close proximity to Knoxville and the Smoky Mountains.
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McLendon Hills

West End, North Carolina

McLendon Hills offers premier lake and equestrian living in central North Carolina. This unique, planned community offers 600 acres of rolling hills, scenic ridge-top vistas and Lake Troy Douglas - an 80-acre expansive lake ideal for fishing, swimming, kayaking and canoeing
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Mount Vintage

North Augusta, South Carolina

Mount Vintage is a well-established 2,000 acre private community conveniently located just a few miles from Augusta, GA and Aiken, SC. Carefully planned to enhance the natural beauty and tranquility of this setting...it is truly one of a kind.
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Briarwood - Active 55+ Resort

Port Orange, Florida

Step into this active 55 plus community just minutes from the beach in Port Orange, Florida and be amazed at how affordable a resort lifestyle can be! You will discover friendly people, luxury amenities and homes for sale and rent.
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Sea Horse Ranch

Sosua, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Sea Horse Ranch is a luxury, oceanfront resort with private villas for rent and for sale. Located in Cabarete-Sosua on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, Sea Horse Ranch is a 20-minute drive from the international airport of Puerto Plata.
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Solivita — Taylor Morrison

Kissimmee, Florida

At Solivita, every part of our 4,300 acres, 150,000-square-feet of amazing amenities and fifteen distinctive home designs was imagined and executed solely with you in mind. Boasting over 150,000-square-feet of amenities within this award-winning 55+ community, Solivita in Florida is the perfect place to call home.
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Southern Springs by Del Webb

Spring Hill, Tennessee

55+ Community Near Nashville TN is Southern Springs by Del Webb this Active Adult just South of Nashville is full of amenities and outdoor and indoor fun!
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Carolina Colours - North Carolina Gated Communities

New Bern, North Carolina

Carolina Colours brings to life the very best of small Carolina towns-past, present and future. A mere 30 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean, the waters of the Trent and Neuse Rivers converge to surround the vibrant waterfront town of New Bern, NC. Community amenities include the 25+-acre Carolina Lake, a Harris Teeter grocery, parks, trails and sidewalks, an Activity Campus with golf, fitness, tennis, swimming, pickleball and-for those quiet moments-rocking chairs
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Savannah Lakes Village

McCormick, South Carolina

Savannah Lakes Village is on the 71,000-acre freshwater Lake Thurmond in McCormick, South Carolina with 1,200 miles of shoreline. The community boasts two championship lakefront golf courses with restaurants and pro shops..
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Eastman Community Association

Grantham, New Hampshire

This 3,600 acre lakeside community is tucked in the Upper Connecticut River Valley in the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region. Two hours north of Boston and minutes from Lake Sunapee, New London, Lebanon and Hanover, residents have easy access to medical facilities, employment, educational opportunities and a multitude of cultural venues.
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Bella Vista - Arkansas Private Community

Bella Vista, Arkansas

Bella Vista is a private 36,000-acre, Member-based recreational community in Northwest Arkansas offering seven golf courses, seven stocked private lakes, swimming pools, tennis courts, trails, parks, pavilions, recreation centers, a gun range, an RV Park and many other amenities. Bella Vista was recently ranked one of America's Top 10 Best Healthy Places to Retire by U.S. News & World Report and one of the Top 25 best places for affordable homes by CNNMoney.com and Money Magazine.
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Traditions of America at Richland

Gibsonia, Pennslyvania

Traditions of America - developer of the most sought-after retirement communities in the Pittsburgh area and across Pennsylvania - is excited to bring the 55+ Live Better lifestyle to Richland Township. Explore this active lifestyle community!
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Grande Dunes

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

This is Grande Dunes, a unique and elegant community of luxurious natural beauty featuring an ideal club lifestyle including golf, tennis, fitness, a private marina, superb dining and private beach access, with breathtaking homes designed for just such a place, all located within the heart of Myrtle Beach.
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Lennar at the Beach

Millsboro, Delaware

The coastal resort regions of southeastern Delaware and Maryland's eastern shore are known for their natural beauty, spectacular parks, bays, rivers and renowned Atlantic beaches. And with its proximity to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC and tax friendly environment, the area make's it an appealing retirement choice.
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On Top of the World Communities - Florida 55+ Communities

Ocala, Florida

Renowned for beautiful homes and an unrivaled method that combines top-notch programming, talented staffing and incredible amenities, On Top of the World Communities in Ocala, FL, is truly a leader in creating quality lifestyles
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The Isles of Collier Preserve - Florida Gated Communities

Naples, Florida

Nestled within a pristine natural setting just minutes from downtown Naples and the vibrant 5th Avenue shopping and dining district, Florida's preeminent homebuilder is creating a colorful update of classic coastal living. Inspired by the timeless architecture and traditions of Old Naples, elegant new Minto homes will overlook miles of scenic kayak and biking trails.
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Rarity Bay

Vonore, Tennessee

Rarity Bay on Tellico Lake is an award-winning gated lakefront community that combines waterfront living with mountain views and amenities that include a country club, championship golf course, tennis and pickleball facilities, swimming pool, community docks, horseback riding, hiking trails, and more. Come be a part of it and make the majestic Smoky Mountains and serene, clear waters of Tellico Lake the backdrop for your vacation home, second residence or forever home.
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