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.

Bayside

Selbyville, Delaware

Bayside is an award-winning classic beach resort community developed by the regionally renowned Carl M. Freeman Companies. Tree-lined streets showcase a community of stunning homes - all inspired by the New England coastal towns. Our Bayside community is ideally nestled in this quiet resort town with access to all that it has to offer. As one of Delaware's finest coastal destinations, Fenwick Island is beautifully serene but with plenty to do. Once you're here, you might notice your cares melting away as the beaches of Fenwick Island call your name.
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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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Pacific Lots and Homes of Costa Rica - Costa Rica Real Estate

Ojochal, Costa Rica

Pacific Lots represents that largest development for North Americans in Costa Rica. Now in our 26th year, we have developed 17 phases in the southern Pacific zone of Costa Rica. We are the largest builder of Custom Homes in Costa Rica and offer turn key rental services for our clients.
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Hilton Head Lakes — Retire to the Lowcountry

Hardeeville, South Carolina

Whether you?re looking to relocate permanently for that well-deserved retirement or a weekend retreat, you can find your dreams fulfilled at Hilton Head Lakes.
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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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K. Hovnanian's ® Four Seasons at Terra Lago - California Gated 55+ Communities

Indio, California

Four Seasons at Terra Lago is an active lifestyle gated community for those 55 and better. Residents here enjoy the centerpiece of the community, The Lodge, a spectacular recreation facility that offers activities, events and fun gathering spaces.
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Villages of Citrus Hills - Florida Gated Communities

Hernando, Florida

Terra Vista is among Florida's most amenity rich country club lifestyles set in unique surroundings characterized by rolling hills and towering oaks.
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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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Waterways - Best Places to Live in Georgia

Richmond Hill, Georgia

Waterways is a 2,300-acre master-planned community located just 30 minutes from historic Savannah, Georgia, in charming Richmond Hill. Surrounded by a 1,600 acre nature preserve, this is a place where six-and-a-half miles of marsh frontage, over four miles of winding lagoons, and more than a thousand acres of ancient oak hammocks embrace our new homes and homesites.
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Logan Homes - Home Builders in South Carolina

Ridgeland, South Carolina

At Logan Homes, they strive to turn your dream home into a reality. From traditional to contemporary, grand to cozy, Logan Homes offers personalized floor plans, quality craftsmanship, superior designs and decades of building experience. Whether you want to live close to town or in the country, near the beach or on a golf course, the Builder Specialists at Logan Homes can help you find the ideal community or home site to suit your lifestyle perfectly.
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Brookfield Residential at Two Rivers

Odenton, Maryland

Enjoy the resort life and the daily invitation to live exactly how you want to live. You'll make every day amazing when you can choose from so many amenities and activities, both at the shared community clubhouse and the 55+ only clubhouse. Plus, it's all so close to everything you already know and love.
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Solivita

Kissimmee, Florida

Orlando Realty Solutions wants to welcome you to award winning Solivita, which we believe is the premier 55 and up Active Adult community in Central Florida. Solivita is located on 4300 acres with most homes built on conservation, pond or golf course lots.
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Keowee Key - South Carolina Lake Community

Salem, South Carolina

Maintenance-free lifestyle, condos, town homes, cottages. Choose a lakefront home with private dock or use 5 community docks with 324 boat slips.. kayak rentals, and a supply store.
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Lakes of Mount Dora - Central Florida 55+ Community

Mount Dora, Florida

Lakes of Mount Dora has been selected among the Top 50 Best Master-Planned Communities in the United States by Where To Retire Magazine! Combining Southern hospitality with small town charm, this 55+ active adult community was developed with a special vision in mind - to create a unique place where people can live in a central Florida waterfront home with classic Florida architecture near one of the most impressive small towns in the country.
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Las Vegas Meadows - Active 55+ Resort

Las Vegas, Nevada

Step into this 42 acre, guard-gated resort and see our selection of newly remodeled homes for sale and for rent. An affordable 55 plus community, we offer home rentals and sales.
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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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Cresswind at Victoria Gardens

DeLand, Florida

Discover the distinct difference in active living, nestled within the scenic beauty of historic DeLand, Florida at Cresswind at Victoria Gardens. Cresswind at Victoria Gardens is the natural choice in a master planned community, tucked away from the hustle and bustle, yet centrally located with all the amenities to enjoy, near great shopping, dining, and entertainment. DeLand is home to one of the top Main Streets in America.
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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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The Bluffs on the Cape Fear

Leland, North Carolina

The Bluffs on the Cape Fear is a vibrant, master-planned community perched on a pristine stretch of the Cape Fear River. Just 15 minutes from the classic waterfront hometown of historic Wilmington, NC, The Bluffs is a private, coastal haven for the families who call it home.
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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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Hampton Hall Club

Bluffton,

Imagine for a minute you're visiting the private club community of Hampton Hall in Bluffton, SC. You've gotten over the awe of the dramatic and picturesque Lowcountry landscape, and you're starting to take in your surroundings. For while everything here is beautiful to look at and expertly maintained and cared for, the key component is fun and enjoyment.
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St. James Plantation - NC Gated Community

Southport, North Carolina

With its private oceanfront beach club, 81 holes of signature golf and Intracoastal Waterway marina, St. James Plantation personifies the relaxed coastal Carolina lifestyle.
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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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Birchwood at Brambleton in Northern Virginia

Brambleton, Virginia

Life Refreshes at 55! Birchwood at Brambleton is the freshest, youngest feeling 55+ community in Northern Virginia. In fact, it is outright fun - tailor-made for people who never learned how to act their age and perfectly located for keeping connected.
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Del Webb at Traditions

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Del Webb at Traditions, located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, is within the Master Planned community of Traditions minutes away from downtown. Specifically designed for active adults 55+, our upcoming clubs and classes will be for residents and by residents with the help of an onsite Lifestyle Director,
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Traditions of America at Green Pond

Bethlehem, Pennslyvania

Traditions of America - developer of the most sought-after retirement communities in the Lehigh Valley and across Pennsylvania - is excited to bring the 55+ Live Better lifestyle to Bethlehem with its latest community!
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River Dunes

Oriental, North Carolina

River Dunes is an award-winning coastal retreat on the coast of North Carolina. You'll find big water, big views, and big adventure here. River Dunes offers the best in coastal living and year-round boating, set in an unparalleled location with fourteen miles of shoreline on the big waters of the Pamlico Sound, Intracoastal Waterway and Neuse River.
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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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Del Webb Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch, Florida

Del Webb Lakewood Ranch, located in 2018's 2nd best-selling master-planned community in the U.S., surpasses every expectation for your "Next Great Adventure". Stay healthy, active and socially involved all year long in Lakewood Ranch's only 55+ gated community. The amenities at Del Webb Lakewood Ranch start with its premier location, allowing proximity to fun, golf, renowned beaches and attractions, and extend to the unparalleled lifestyle and Resort Amenity Center.
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Wellen Park

Venice, Florida

Wellen Park is a vibrant new gated community in Venice, Florida that offers new homes and resort-style amenities. Located in the fast-growing, master-planned community of Wellen Park, we offer new homes that will complement this beautiful Sarasota County area. Get ready to enjoy the Southwest Florida lifestyle and great weather all year long. Choose from an array of thoughtfully-designed Paired Villas and Single Family Homes with unique curb appeal. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool, tennis, pickleball, bocce, full-time Activities Director and events, parks and more. You'll love living just minutes to Downtown Venice, award-winning beaches and I-75. Quick move-in homes are available.
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