Latitude Margaritaville, a 55+ community, is inspired by the vibes of the late musician Jimmy Buffett. It's just one of the 800 active adult communities in the U.S., where retirees are finding community, and more.

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Latitude Margaritaville is a thriving 55-plus community located in Daytona Beach, Florida, inspired by the idealistic vision of the late musician Jimmy Buffett. The community emphasizes a Margarita-filled lifestyle, evoking a resort-like atmosphere. It is part of a growing trend in the United States, with similar communities gaining traction among retirees seeking an active and engaging community experience. The uniquely branded atmosphere includes details like Margaritaville slogans on street signs and themed golf carts, creating a distinctive identity for residents.

Home prices at Latitude Margaritaville start in the low $300,000s, and the community quickly grew since its opening. Just a handful of homes remain available, with over 800 active adult communities existing nationwide. New ones continue to emerge as the adult community market is projected to grow substantially, estimated to surpass $800 billion by 2030. Residents, such as 72-year-old Jordan Statler, appreciate the vibrant social scene, which includes myriad activities, music, and a close-knit environment that helps counteract isolation often faced by retirees.

For many, the transition to Latitude Margaritaville is about enjoying life with friends and plenty of leisurely activities. While there is an implicit expectation to keep politics out, personal relationships naturally blossom in such an engaging atmosphere. One recent example includes Sally Kitchens and Gene Schmidt, retirees who found companionship that led to marriage within the community. A casual stroll reveals many instances of people enjoying themselves, embodied cheerfully by the community rallying cry, "fins up."



Not exactly wasting away in this Margaritaville

You'd think everybody drank the Kool-Aid before moving on to the margaritas. If I said Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett, what immediately is the picture in your mind? The beach, laid back, cool vibes. It's a lot of fun. It's like a resort here. It's actually Latitude Margaritaville, a 55-plus community in Daytona Beach, Florida. Well, first, it's 55 and better. Tamara Baldanza-Decker, Margaritaville's chief marketing officer, lives and breathes the brand. This is Latitude Margaritaville, Daytona Beach. Inspired by the tropical utopia the late Jimmy Buffett sang into existence and turned into a hospitality empire. From the street signs, to the slogans plastered all over the place, to the elaborately decorated golf carts, everything is Margaritaville messaging. So come on, you parrot heads, fins up. That also comes from Jimmy. So yeah, you got fins to the left, fins to the right, and you're the only bait in town. It's a rallying call, it's a hello, it's a goodbye. Starting prices for the 3,600 homes, the low 300,000s. This was the first of three existing Margaritaville adult residential communities, with more on the way. Fins up. Fins up. Here in Daytona Beach, 300 would-be buyers camped out all night before sales opened in 2018 and partied. The homes have sold as fast as they've been built. Only four are left. There are now nearly 855-plus active communities in the United States. The market is growing by more than 4% a year, and is expected to top $800 billion by 2030. My friends are gonna be there too. Meet Jordan Statler, 72, divorced, a party-hardy Latitudian since 2019. She prefers rock and roll to Jimmy Buffett. But take a look at her house. It's a shrine to the Margaritaville mindset. There's friends, there's people, there's music, there's food, there's drinks. It was like, this is a built-in lifestyle. Instant community at an age when isolation can be a killer. To keep things friendly, it is a would-be politics-free zone, although partisanship isn't entirely absent. Did you come here expecting to meet somebody and get married? I had lost my husband, and I didn't even want a date at that time when I moved here. I just wanted friends. But one thing led to another for retired flight attendant Sally Kitchens and retired software product marketer Gene Schmidt. Last night, they got married. People coming here, they didn't come here to die, they came here to have a good time. I need a margarita. During happy hour, at the bar and chill, we saw this. You gotta walk fast. And this. Fins up, man. So what else is there to say but fins up? And it's 5 o'clock somewhere.

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