Apache Villa
Approximately 425 detached homes built between 1966 and 1986 with traditional clubhouse-centered lifestyle.
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Established Apache Junction detached-home option
Learn MoreApache Wells
Not one unified entity: residential interests, country club and RV resort have separate organizations. Housing from approximately 1960 to 2019.
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Multifaceted community with separate entities
Learn MoreArizona Traditions
Contains approximately 1,768 detached homes with an 18-hole golf course, a roughly 20,400-square-foot clubhouse, three pools and hobby facilities.
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Mid-sized, gated golf community
Learn MoreCantaMia at Estrella
Began in 2010, planned for approximately 1,700 detached homes. 29,000-sq-ft Village Center anchors a dedicated active-adult program within Estrella.
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$300Ks–$700K+
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~$348/mo combined
55+ village with larger Estrella access
Learn MoreCorte Bella
A private, gated country-club-style community with tree-lined streets and a Greg Nash-designed golf course, day spa and intimate resort format.
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Intimate country-club character
Learn MoreDreamland Villa
Distinguished by a voluntary homeowners' association structure that provides flexibility but requires buyers to determine recreation access terms.
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Voluntary association
Voluntary-association structure
Learn MoreEncanterra
Shea Homes/Trilogy resort with La Casa, Algarve, golf, pools, dining. Mixed-status requiring address-level verification.
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$485K–$1.6M+
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~$141–$576/mo
Mixed-status resort requiring address verification
Learn MoreEncore at Eastmark
Approximately 970–973 single-story detached homes with the 15,000-sq-ft Encore Club supplying dedicated recreation in the Eastmark master plan.
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$400Ks–$800Ks
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Modern single-story Eastmark enclave
Learn MoreEstrella
All-ages master-planned community with 72 acres of lakes, more than 65 miles of walking and cycling paths, numerous parks and Golf Club access.
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Contains CantaMia 55+ enclave with 65+ trail miles
Learn MoreFountain of the Sun
An established gated Mesa community organized around an executive golf course, balancing amenity access with a smaller-scale setting.
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Executive-golf living at compact scale
Learn MoreGolden Keys
A 184-home townhome community noted for Palm Springs-inspired, mid-century modern design including work by architect Ralph Haver.
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$200Ks+
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Palm Springs-inspired mid-century architecture
Learn MoreHappy Trails Resort
A gated, RV-friendly active-adult resort offering park models and manufactured-home formats, especially relevant to seasonal residents.
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Seasonal and RV-friendly ownership format
Learn MoreHeritage at Asante
A newer community with a 14,000-square-foot clubhouse and modern single-level housing. Features putting course, pickleball, bocce, resort-style pool.
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Golf-light amenity program
Learn MoreHeritage Village IV
Single-level townhomes within Scottsdale Ranch with shared heated pools, spas, tennis, and lake access.
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Single-level townhomes with Scottsdale Ranch lake
Learn MoreLas Torres
Canyon Ridge Homes built Las Torres in 1980–1981 as an intimate enclave of only 26 attached homes with outdoor recreational facilities.
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$200Ks–$500Ks
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Boutique 26-home enclave
Learn MoreLeisure World
One of Mesa's largest gated active-adult communities with approximately 2,664 homes. Two golf courses, fitness facilities, hobby studios.
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Large, gated Mesa option with two golf courses
Learn MoreMeridian Manor
Approximately 443 detached homes built between 1996 and 2012 with clubhouse, pool and court amenities near the Superstition Mountains.
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443-home gated setting near Superstitions
Learn MoreOvation at Meridian
Golf-free resort-style Queen Creek option with clubhouse, trails, pool, tennis and pickleball.
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Golf-free resort-style Queen Creek option
Learn MorePalmas Del Sol East
Upgraded pre-owned manufactured homes with clubhouse, ballroom, fitness and pickleball.
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Upgraded pre-owned manufactured homes
Learn MorePebbleCreek
Robson began PebbleCreek in 1993–1994. Expected to contain approximately 6,500 homes at buildout with 54 golf holes, 36 pickleball courts, arts center.
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$300Ks–$2M+
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~$272/mo
Very broad amenity and housing range
Learn MoreRidgecrest at Northpointe
A newer active-adult neighborhood in the Northpointe portion of Vistancia, planned for approximately 414 detached homes with contemporary recreation.
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Modern Northpointe at Vistancia option
Learn MoreRobson Ranch Arizona
Along the I-10 corridor between Phoenix and Tucson. Development began in 2006 with approximately 4,600 homes anticipated at completion.
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$290Ks–$570Ks+
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~$289/mo
Phoenix–Tucson corridor reference option
Learn MoreScottsdale Heights
K. Hovnanian began Scottsdale Heights in 2020 as single-story villas, now reported sold out with approximately 54–75 homes.
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$450Ks–$900Ks+
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~$204–$375/mo
Modern single-story villas in North Scottsdale
Learn MoreScottsdale Shadows
A guard-gated condominium complex with 13 apartment-style buildings, private executive golf course, multiple pools and art studio.
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$200Ks+
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Central condominium with private golf
Learn MoreSolera Chandler
Del Webb built 1,149 single-story detached homes between 2001 and 2005. Solvista Recreation Pavilion with adjacent public Lone Tree Golf Club.
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Compact Del Webb with public golf access
Learn MoreSpringfield
Pulte Homes developed 742 ranch-style detached homes from 1996 to 2000 with par-61 executive golf course and clubhouse.
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Small-community atmosphere with golf
Learn MoreSterling Grove 55+
Toll Brothers master plan containing age-restricted neighborhoods alongside all-ages sections with Nicklaus Design golf, clubhouse, spa, pools and racquet facilities.
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Luxury country-club with 55+ and all-ages choices
Learn MoreSun Air Estates
A comparatively small community of approximately 814 attached and detached homes constructed between 1973 and 2001 with two recreation centers.
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Smaller, established Peoria community
Learn MoreSun City
Opened in 1960 by Del Webb, Sun City is the first master-planned active-adult retirement community in the United States with more than 27,000 homes including detached houses, duplexes, garden apartments and condominiums.
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Low $100Ks+
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Original large-scale active-adult community
Learn MoreSun City Festival
Del Webb began Sun City Festival in 2006 with approximately 7,200 detached homes planned. Two major recreation centers and 27-hole Copper Canyon Golf Club.
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$300Ks–$850K+
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Large mountain-edge Del Webb community
Learn MoreSun City West
Del Webb developed Sun City West from 1978 through 1997 as a successor to Sun City, creating approximately 16,900 homes in an unincorporated, non-gated community with extensive recreation.
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Extensive resident-run recreation system
Learn MoreSun Valley
Three clubhouses, pool, fitness and game courts in a pet-free resort model managed by Sun Communities.
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Pet-free resort model
Learn MoreSun Village
Detached homes and condominiums in a compact active-adult setting with an on-site par-3 executive course near shopping and Surprise Stadium.
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Compact guard-controlled community
Learn MoreSunBird Golf Resort
Robson developed SunBird from 1988 to 1998 with 1,631 detached and manufactured homes. Land-owned with 43,000-sq-ft recreation center.
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Mixed manufactured and detached homes
Learn MoreSundance
Active-adult component with approximately 1,102 homes. 15,000-sq-ft clubhouse and 18-hole Sundance Golf Course.
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$200Ks+
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~$100–$175/mo
Lower-fee Buckeye alternative
Learn MoreSunland Springs Village
Farnsworth developed from 1997 to 2020, approximately 2,890 homes. A 27-hole executive golf course and extensive resident facilities.
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Large East Mesa golf community
Learn MoreSunland Village
Approximately 2,685 homes built by Farnsworth from 1974 through 1984. A homeowner-led nonprofit association governs the community.
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Mature, homeowner-governed Mesa community
Learn MoreSunland Village East
Farnsworth developed between 1984 and 1994 with 2,437 detached and condominium homes. Strong resident volunteering supports substantial amenities.
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Volunteer-supported amenity model
Learn MoreSuperstition Sunrise
Combines RV accommodations and manufactured homes with more than 45,000 sq ft of recreation space, pools and varied classes.
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Extensive resort programming
Learn MoreTerravita
Del Webb developed Terravita from 1993 to 1999. Approximately 1,380 detached homes on 823 acres with golf, country-club facilities and desert open space.
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$600Ks–$1.5M+
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Luxury active-lifestyle community (all-ages)
Learn MoreThe Grand
Formerly Sun City Grand, The Grand was developed by Del Webb from 1996 to 2005 with roughly 9,550 detached homes plus 252 La Solana condominiums and four championship golf courses.
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Low $100Ks–$1M+
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Four golf courses with a 45+ ownership pathway
Learn MoreTrilogy at Power Ranch
Shea Homes developed approximately 2,035 single-level detached homes from 1999 through 2008 in the Power Ranch master plan.
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Gilbert's major resort-style 55+ option
Learn MoreTrilogy at Verde River
Shea Homes resort development with detached and duplex housing, golf, wellness and culinary amenities east of North Scottsdale.
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Resort option east of North Scottsdale
Learn MoreTrilogy at Vistancia
Shea Homes began Trilogy at Vistancia in 2004, creating approximately 3,300 homes across the Kiva and Mita sides with two major club complexes.
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$400Ks–$1.5M+
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$213–$400+/mo
Two-club resort environment
Learn MoreVentana Lakes
Approximately 1,701 homes with a defining system of nine lakes and waterfalls covering about 30 acres, accompanied by walking paths and catch-and-release fishing.
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Water-oriented desert neighborhood with 9 lakes
Learn MoreVerde Groves
A gated community of duplex-style homes designed for low-maintenance ownership in central Mesa near shopping and dining.
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Lock-and-leave duplex housing
Learn MoreVictory at Verrado
Established in 2015, planned for approximately 3,500 homes. Victory-specific amenities plus access to Verrado's walkable town framework.
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$400Ks–$1M+
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~$258/mo combined
55+ hillside district in walkable Verrado
Learn MoreVilla Monterey
Comprises nine townhome sections developed during the 1960s with distinctive historic architecture near Old Town Scottsdale.
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$200Ks+
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Mid-century setting near Old Town Scottsdale
Learn MoreWestbrook Village
Established between 1982 and 1993 with approximately 3,910 homes including detached, attached and condominiums. Two golf courses and two recreation centers.
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Established Peoria golf community
Learn MoreWickenburg Ranch
High-desert gated resort with both age-restricted and all-ages neighborhoods. 27 golf holes, spa, fitness, pools, culinary studio, 20+ trail miles.
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$365K–$1.695M+
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~$214–$661/mo
High-desert mixed-status resort
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