retirement community

American  

noun

1. a group of houses in a suburban area or a town designed primarily for retired persons.

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Etymology

Origin of retirement community

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

We are also on a retirement community wait list, but do not plan on moving there for at least five years, unless medically necessary or one of us passes.

From MarketWatch

The 76-year-old actor leads a cast of septuagenarian stars as a retired professor who takes on a job going undercover at a retirement community.

From Los Angeles Times

Her father managed retirement communities; her mother worked as an event planner for a catering company.

From The Wall Street Journal

I ask because what you give up in expenses if and/or when you sell your house in the retirement community, you will lose in terms of your independence.

From MarketWatch

Luxury retirement communities like the Mather, with entrance fees up to $3 million and monthly fees up to $12,500, attract affluent retirees.

From Barron's