55+ Communities in Maryland
32 researched communities across 24 cities, 31 with a legal 55+ or 62+ age restriction. Most are in Bel Air, Easton and Frederick.
Maryland's largest and most significant age-restricted community by a wide margin is Leisure World of Maryland in Silver Spring (Montgomery County) -- 5,660+ homes across 29 individually governed 'mutuals' (27 condo associations, 1 cooperative housing corporation, and 1 HOA), built in phases from 1966 to 2009 under a resident-elected master body (the Leisure World Community Corporation, established 1980).
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Maryland community directory
32 communities
Beechfield Manors
Bowie, MD · Prince George's County
Attached / townhome · Condo
Bethany Glen 55+
Ellicott City, MD · Howard County
Attached / townhome · Mixed home types
Price: Reported roughly $700,000 to $830,000 as of listing sources reviewed
HOA: Reported at $178/month, described as including lawn care and snow removal
Central gathering green · Pickleball courts · Neighborhood clubhouse
Bloomfields
Frederick, MD · Frederick County
Single-family
Clubhouse · Golf simulator · Fitness center
Cameron Grove
Upper Marlboro, MD · Prince George's County
Condo · Attached / townhome · Single-family
Dog park and event pavilion
Carroll Vista
Taneytown, MD · Carroll County
Mixed home types
HOA: Reported at roughly $227/month as of the last update
15,000-square-foot clubhouse · Indoor pool and hot tub · Fitness center
Carroll's Creek
Gambrills, MD · Anne Arundel County
Condo
Cedar Ridge at Piney Orchard
Odenton, MD · Anne Arundel County
Condo
Bocce ball courts
Central Parke at Victoria Falls
Laurel, MD · Prince George's County
Single-family · Attached / townhome · Condo
State-of-the-art fitness center
Colonial Charles
Waldorf, MD · Charles County
Attached / townhome · Single-family
Clubhouse (~10,500 sq ft) · Indoor pool · Outdoor pool
Cromwell
Frederick, MD · Frederick County
Single-family · Attached / townhome · Condo
Clubhouse · Fitness center with yoga studio · Billiards room
Easton Club East (Chesapeake at Easton Club East)
Easton, MD · Talbot County
Single-family
11,000 sq ft clubhouse · Separate aerobics room · Outdoor swimming pool
Emerald Hills
Bel Air, MD · Harford County
Condo
Shared clubhouse · Community pool · Picnic area
Emerald Pointe
Hagerstown, MD · Washington County
Single-family
Price: Four floor plans starting in the mid-$400,000s, ranging roughly 1,459-2,100 sq ft
Clubhouse · Indoor swimming pool · Fitness and wellness center
Greenvale Mews
Westminster, MD · Carroll County
Attached / townhome
Heights at Hunt Valley
Sparks, MD · Baltimore County
Attached / townhome
Price: Reported roughly $707,000-$932,000 as of the last update, across 4 floor plans
Multiuse trails
Heritage at St. Charles
White Plains, MD · Charles County
Single-family · Attached / townhome
Private clubhouse · Indoor pool · Spa
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Easton
Easton, MD · Talbot County
Single-family
Price: Reported from roughly $399,990 to the $500Ks as of the last update
6,000 sq ft clubhouse · Outdoor pool with pool house · Pickleball and bocce courts
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Kent Island
Chester, MD · Queen Anne's County
Single-family · Condo · Mixed home types
Modern fitness center · Tennis and pickleball courts · Dog park
Leisure World of Maryland
Silver Spring, MD · Montgomery County
Condo · Attached / townhome · Single-family
Londonderry on the Tred Avon
Easton, MD · Talbot County
Mixed home types
Wellness and exercise classes · Bocce
Parklands
White Plains, MD · Charles County
Single-family · Attached / townhome
Price: Parklands Signature (single-family): roughly $475,990-$586,440; Parklands Villas: starting from about $386,000
Community farm / harvest field · Community center · Swimming pool
Patapsco Overlook
Catonsville, MD · Baltimore County
Condo
Price: Reported roughly $289,900-$316,900 for recent resale units as of the last update
1,472-square-foot clubhouse · On-site exercise/fitness room · Conference room
Tanyard Shores 55+ Villas
Glen Burnie, MD · Anne Arundel County
Attached / townhome · Single-family · Mixed home types
HOA: Reported at $224/month per multiple listing aggregators
Fitness center and yoga studio · Pickleball and tennis courts · Marina with dock and boat slips
The Parke at Ocean Pines
Berlin, MD · Worcester County
Single-family · Attached / townhome · Mixed home types
Hidden Lake fishing pier
The Regency at Two Rivers (Villages at Two Rivers)
Odenton, MD · Anne Arundel County
Attached / townhome · Single-family · Mixed home types
Fitness center and yoga studio · Pickleball and tennis courts
The Village at Cabin Branch
Clarksburg, MD · Montgomery County
Condo · Attached / townhome
Pickleball and bocce ball courts · Community garden · Tasting room
The Villas at Greenbrier
Bel Air, MD · Harford County
Attached / townhome
Clubhouse · Fitness center · Community pool and patio
The Woodlands of Urbana
Urbana, MD · Frederick County
Single-family · Attached / townhome · Condo
Clubhouse · Community center · Fitness center
Tollgate Village
Bel Air, MD · Harford County
Attached / townhome
Adjacent walking trail · Nearby park
Village of Cecil Woods
Elkton, MD · Cecil County
Single-family
Card room and billiards · Library · Scenic, stocked fishing ponds
Villas at Maple Lawn
Fulton, MD · Howard County
Attached / townhome
Pickleball court
Watershed
Laurel, MD · Prince George's County
Attached / townhome
Sports simulator at The Hub · Pickleball courts
New construction vs. resale in Maryland
Maryland's 55+ inventory spans everything from Leisure World of Maryland's long-built-out, resale-dominated 1966-2009 inventory to genuinely active new construction across the DC suburbs, Southern Maryland, and the Eastern Shore. K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons brand is actively selling on the Eastern Shore (Four Seasons at Kent Island's 1,079 planned homes in Chester, Queen Anne's County; Four Seasons at Easton in Talbot County), while Lennar is the most consistently active builder in the DC suburbs and Southern Maryland, with new-construction 55+ product in Prince George's County (Beechfield Manors in Bowie, Watershed in Laurel) and White Plains, Charles County (Heritage at St. Charles, Parklands). Natelli Communities, working with NVHomes and Ryan Homes, is the dominant 55+ developer around Frederick in Western Maryland (Bloomfields, The Woodlands of Urbana). Toll Brothers' Regency brand has a confirmed presence in Odenton (Anne Arundel County) and Bel Air (Tollgate Village, Harford County), and Beazer Homes has a confirmed presence at Cedar Ridge at Piney Orchard in Odenton, Anne Arundel County, and a large multi-builder master-plan cluster exists at Two Rivers in Odenton, where 8+ builders including NVHomes build within the plan's dedicated 55+ 'Villages'/'Regency' section only -- the master plan's separate all-ages 'Hamlets' section does not qualify.
Taxes and ownership in Maryland
Maryland's legal baseline for age-restricted housing relies on federal law alone -- no Maryland-specific statutory wrinkle analogous to California's Unruh Civil Rights Act or New Jersey's NJ Realtors v. Township of Berkeley ruling was found at discovery, putting Maryland in the same posture as New York and Delaware: standard federal Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA) coverage with the conventional 80/20 occupancy rule. This finding has not been independently verified against a primary legal database and should be confirmed against the primary legal source before being relied upon. Buyers should also note that Maryland's large CCRC/Life Plan Community sector operates under a materially different regulatory and financial framework (entrance fees, continuing-care contracts) than the for-sale HOA/condo communities this directory otherwise covers, and that distinction should be confirmed directly with each community rather than assumed from marketing language alone.
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