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55places.com has released its fifth annual ranking of 55+ communities across the nation.

The 55places.com team carefully chose each active adult community on this list based on research, internal data, feedback, and personal experiences. While we understand everyone has a different interpretation of what’s considered the “best,” we looked at each community’s location, residential types, amenities, price range, and lifestyle opportunities in order to arrive at our own conclusions based on our well-informed criteria and expert analysis. You can learn more about our methodology here.

Longtime readers will recognize some familiar communities on the list while also noticing some newcomers shooting up the charts to challenge the age-restricted royalty. More and more active adult communities are upping the ante when it comes to swanky clubhouses, breadth of amenities, amazing lifestyle opportunities, and stunning home designs. We wanted to reward those who go above and beyond for their residents in different ways.

Here are the top 5. Click through to see all the rankings.

Sun City Hilton HeadOn Top of the World Ocala
Sun City Shadow Hills Indio
Sun City Grand Surprise
Solivita Kissimmee

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