Discover 3 of the Best 55+ Communities in Florida

Almost every Florida retirement community is a private development that is walled off from the rest of the world, where you must enter through a gate just to get inside. We can say that most of these 55 and over communities in Florida are quite safe. So if a retirement community in located in a city or town with a high crime rate, it won’t be considered for our list, with one important exception as you’ll see below.

How This “Best” List is Different.

To qualify for this list, the city/town (usually the closest) where you’ll have to frequent to get groceries or your prescriptions filled has to meet all of our stringent quality of life factors.

That way you’re living in one of the best 55 and over communities in Florida, and when you leave to go out for dinner, you also are in a highly rated safe town.

Retirement means you will have a lot of free time to fill. The retirement groups on our list proposal contact to an advanced number of eateries, shops and entertainment choices per 1000 populaces, than most other cities in Florida. Almost every 55 and over communities in Florida have a clubhouse, pool and offers additional social and recreational opportunities. To make this list, the retirement community must also be located in a town that offers a high quality of life when you’re outside the retirement community’s gates.

The Villages in Florida is located west of Daytona Beach and north of Orlando, near the center of Florida. It’s located about 20 miles south of Ocala Florida, which is not on any of our best places on Florida lists because it suffers from high crime rates. The overall crime rate in Ocala is almost twice the national average. The violent crime rate in Ocala is twice the national average according to the latest FBI reporting so…

Wynmoor Village is located in SE Florida between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, north of Miami in Coconut Creek. The crime rate in Coconut Creek is about 10% lower than the national average and far lower than Florida’s high overall rate. The crime rate in North Port Florida is considerably lower than the national average.

Make sure 55 and over communities in Florida you choose is in a safe Florida town because you will have to leave the safety of your gated community for your shopping, dining, entertainment and healthcare needs.

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Diane Smith Joined: November 27th, 2019