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They drive golf carts* I've been to a couple golf cart communities in Florida and they are actually pretty cool for retirement

• amyjess 7y ago
  My dad lives in a 55+ community in Nevada, and they have golf carts too. There's even a sign when you enter the development warning you that golf carts are permitted on the roads. Unlike a lot of retirement communities, it looks like just another suburban housing development. The only hint that it's different, aside from the golf carts, is that every single house is one-story in order to accommodate people who can't (easily) climb stairs.
  • yellowapple 7y ago
    Sounds vaguely like the Somersett neighborhood in Reno (though I don't recall if it's entirely 55+; there are some kid-friendly amenities, which suggests that families with kids are allowed to live in at least some parts, but for some reason I remember it being mostly retirees).
    • amyjess 7y ago
      Nope, it's Sun City Summerlin in Vegas. But I wouldn't be surprised at all if the formula is common. As for their age policies, from what I remember of my dad telling me, only one resident of each house has to be 55+, but nobody under 19 is allowed to live there permanently (...and I just checked their Wikipedia article, and it confirms it). So no kid-friendly stuff there, but there are some younger people living with older relatives.