Orlando Retirement Communities

The warm climate of Florida has always been inviting to retirees and seniors. In the Greater Orlando area, active-adult or 55+ communities are flourishing. Orlando retirement communities offer homes prices as low as $40,000. Many of the communities feature indoor and outdoor activities, and maintenance-free living.

For many retirees and seniors, maintenance-free living is a wonderful option. Solivita is a new Mediterranean-style village with full lawn and landscape care included in home fees. Solivita homes have new appliances, screened lanais, pools or spas, as well as a championship golf course. Home prices start as low as $95,000 and can go up to more that $400,000.

Situated throughout the Greater Orlando area are many affordable manufactured and mobile home Orlando retirement communities. Sunlake Estate offers waterfront property on Lake Yale with a private 9-hole golf course, and boating access. Home prices range from $50,000 to $75,000. In the lakefront community of Palm Valley, homes on the tree-lined streets start at $55,000. Amenities include a community clubhouse. Valencia Estates on Lake Annie is a privately owned mobile home park with 120 lots. This cozy community offers fishing docks, swimming pools and several fitness and exercise programs.

For retirees who want to spend their days on the golfing greens, Orlando retirement communities offer many options. The gated community of Summit Greens is situated in the hills overlooking Lake Apopka. Homes start in the low $200,000s. Resident can enjoy a public golf course, indoor and outdoor pools and spas located in a 28,000- square-foot clubhouse.

Reunion, another gated community, offers residents a choice of cottages, townhouses and condos. This community features three golf courses, tennis, numerous recreational activities and housing prices that begin at $260,000.

The Plantation has homes and villas from $130,000 to $300,000. Amenities here include two 18-hole golf courses, a fitness center, private fishing lakes, and weekly, supervised activities with three full-time activity directors.