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This page contains a list of the best places to retire in North Carolina. Click on the town to learn more about what is like to retire there. Below each retirement town is a list of the best 55+ and active adult communities in or near it. Have fun exploring!

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Apex
Apex Active Communities
Bella Casa Buckhorn Preserve Magnolia Greens The Regency at White Oak

Asheville
Asheville Active Communities
Ardenwoods Balsam Mountain Preserve Beaucatcher Heights Biltmore Lake Biltmore Park Town Square Creekside Farm Crowfields Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community Firefly Cove at Lake Lure French Broad Crossing Givens Estates Retirement Community Kenmure Lofts at Mica Village Moores Valley Mountainside Townhomes at Wolf Laurel Olivette Preserve at Rock Creek Rumbling Bald on Lake Lure Scenic Resort Southcliff The Cliffs at Walnut Cove The Cove Park Cottages The Fitzgerald The Preserve at Avery Creek The Ramble Biltmore Forest The Views at Rose Hill The Villages at Crest Mountain University Terrace III

Bath
Bath Active Communities

Beaufort NC
Beaufort NC Active Communities
Beau Coast Front Street Village North River Golf Club Olde Towne Yacht Club

Black Mountain
Black Mountain Active Communities
Creston

Blowing Rock

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The Coves Mountain River Club

The Coves Mountain River Club is a gated mountain community with five miles of frontage along the Johns River. A.....

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Blowing Rock Active Communities

Boone
Boone Active Communities
Carefree Cove Echota Hound Ears Club Sunalei Preserve

Brevard
Brevard Active Communities
College Walk Connestee Falls Glen Cannon Qualla Village Straus Park

Calabash
Calabash Active Communities
Beacon Townes Crow Creek Devaun Park

Cary
Cary Active Communities
Carpenter Village Del Webb Carolina Preserve Glenaire Heritage Pines NC The Courtyards at OKelly Chapel The Templeton of Cary Twin Lakes

Cashiers
Cashiers Active Communities
Chinquapin Lake Toxaway Country Club Sapphire Valley Resort Trillium

Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Active Communities
Briar Chapel Carol Woods Retirement Community Carolina Meadows Continuing Care Retirement Community Chapelwood Encore Briar Chapel Falconbridge Fearrington Village Galloway Ridge at Fearrington Governors Club Legacy at Jordan Lake Pacifica Co-housing Community Rose Walk at University Lake Southern Village The Cedars of Chapel Hill The Courtyards at Homestead Road The Preserve at Jordan Lake The Villas at Culp Arbor

Charlotte

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Cresswind Charlotte

Welcome to Cresswind Charlotte! This nature-rich refuge of inviting streetscapes, manicured landscaping and miles of walking trails combines resort-style amenities with easy access to the shopping, dining and entertainment of uptown Charlotte. .....

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Cresswind Wesley Chapel

COMING SOON to North Carolina is a vibrant, brand new 55+ active adult community! Cresswind Wesley Chapel is slated for a Fall 2021 Opening! Located just 40 minutes from Charlotte City Center, Wesley Chapel is one of the top-rated suburbs in th.....

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Charlotte Active Communities

Cornelius
Cornelius Active Communities
Baileys Glen Sisters Cove The Courtyards at Blume Point The Courtyards at Jetton

Davidson
Davidson Active Communities

Durham
Durham Active Communities
Bartlett Reserve Carolina Arbors by Del Webb Creekside at Bethpage Durham Central Park Cohousing Elderberry Fendol Farms Four Seasons at Renaissance The Courtyards at Andrews Chapel The Forest at Duke Village Hearth Cohousing

Edenton
Edenton Active Communities
Beechwood Lakes Scotch Hall Preserve

Elizabeth City
Elizabeth City Active Communities
Brady Landing Airpark Pelican Pointe Village

Elkin
Elkin Active Communities

Fayetteville
Fayetteville Active Communities
Anderson Creek Club Carolina Highlands Meadow Walk The Cottages at North Ramsey

Franklin
Franklin Active Communities
Sanctuary Village Sundrops on Caney Fork

Garner
Garner Active Communities
The Village at Aversboro

Granite Falls
Granite Falls Active Communities
Anchors Landing

Greensboro
Greensboro Active Communities
Abbotswood at Irving Park Heritage Greens Pennybyrn At Maryfield Villas at Deep River Plantation Villas at Sedgefield Well-Spring

Greenville
Greenville Active Communities
Cypress Glen Cypress Landing

Hayesville
Hayesville Active Communities
RiverWalk of Hayesville

Hendersonville
Hendersonville Active Communities
Blacksmith Run Braewood Carolina Village Carriage Park Hendersonville Champion Hills Cummings Cove Fox Run Preserve Grand Highlands at Bearwallow Mountain Lake Pointe Landing Legacy at Mills River Riverwind The Half-Way Tree Mobile Home Park The Hamlet at Flat Rock The Meadows Tiny Homes The Village at Flat Rock White Oak Village

Hertford
Hertford Active Communities
Albemarle Plantation

Hickory
Hickory Active Communities
Rock Barn Golf and Spa Sweetwater Village The Woodlands at Olivers Landing

Highlands
Highlands Active Communities
Cullasaja Club Old Edwards Club at Highlands Cove

Hillsborough
Hillsborough Active Communities
Corbinton

Holden Beach
Holden Beach Active Communities
Rivers Edge Golf Club and Plantation Seascape at Holden Plantation

Holly Springs
Holly Springs Active Communities
12 Oaks Adalyn Place

Huntersville
Huntersville Active Communities

Leland
Leland Active Communities

Lexington
Lexington Active Communities

Manteo
Manteo Active Communities

Matthews
Matthews Active Communities
Bella Serra Villas Plantation Estates The Courtyards at Emerald Lake The Courtyards at Wesley Chapel

Morganton
Morganton Active Communities
Grandview Peaks Silver Creek Plantation

Mount Airy
Mount Airy Active Communities
White Sulphur Springs

Murphy
Murphy Active Communities
Wilderness Creek Falls

Nags Head
Nags Head Active Communities
The Village at Nags Head

New Bern
New Bern Active Communities
Arlington Place Bogue Watch Carolina Colours Carolina Pines Fairfield Harbour Greenbrier River Bend River Dunes Sellhorn Heights Taberna Trent Woods

Oak Island
Oak Island Active Communities
Pine Forest Plantation

Ocean Isle Beach
Ocean Isle Beach Active Communities
Bent Tree Plantation Ocean Ridge Plantation Rourk Woods Seaside Landing Sunset Ridge The Cottages at Ocean Isle The Retreat at Ocean Isle Beach

Oriental
Oriental Active Communities

Pinehurst Village
Pinehurst Village Active Communities
Grande Pines Little River National Golf Club Pinehurst Number 6 Pinehurst Resort Quail Haven Village

Raleigh

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Wendell Falls

Wendell Falls is a new, all-ages community located just minutes from downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, and features an eclectic, walkable mix of retail and residential, town and country. Wendell Falls is the only master-planned community in the Trian.....

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Raleigh Active Communities

Sanford
Sanford Active Communities
Carolina Trace

Southern Pines
Southern Pines Active Communities
Camden Villas at Mid South Club Knollwood Village Longleaf Golf and Country Club McLendon Hills Talamore

Southport
Southport Active Communities
Cambridge Crossings River Sea Plantation Rivermist Seawatch at Sunset Harbor St. James Plantation

Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach Active Communities
Colony II at Oyster Bay Dock Street Townhomes Ocean Isle Palms Sandpiper Bay Sea Trail Plantation Springmill Plantation Waterway Landing

Sylva
Sylva Active Communities
Bear Lake Reserve Rockledge The Settlement at Thomas Divide

Tarboro
Tarboro Active Communities
The Fountains at the Albemarle

Wake Forest
Wake Forest Active Communities
Del Webb at Traditions Hasentree Heritage Wake Forest Hidden Lake Reynolds Mill The Villas of Wake Forest Traditions Wake Forest

Waynesville
Waynesville Active Communities
Avalon Mountain Community Laurel Ridge Maggie Valley Club and Resort Sunset Falls at Bald Creek

Wilmington
Wilmington Active Communities
Brunswick Forest Cambridge Village of Wilmington Carolina Bay at Autumn Hall Coastal Estates Compass Pointe Covil Crossing Del Webb Wilmington Landfall Mason Landing Yacht Club Plantation Village Porters Neck Preservation Point River Bluffs River Landing RiverLights The Bluffs on the Cape Fear The Village at Mott's Landing TidalWalk Village of Mayfaire Waterford of the Carolinas Winding River Plantation

Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Active Communities
Arbor Acres Bermuda Village Heritage Woods Senior Living Homestead Hills Millhaven Landing

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