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Living in a luxury and stunning gated community provides residents with many benefits including privacy, safety, and endless social and recreational activities. A big perk to living in a gated neighborhood is the limited access entry, usually overseen by management and staff at gatehouses who guarantee 24/7 security and surveillance systems. Residents also appreciate the well-kept properties, low-maintenance homes, and resort-style amenities like golf courses, swimming pools, pickleball, fitness centers, parks, walking paths, and more.

Many exclusive gated communities may even boast unique luxury features like private airstrips, resorts, and top-notch restaurants. Whether you're looking for a home in a gated community that's move-in ready or prefer new development offering customizable construction options, your quest for top-notch security in the ideal luxury community to call home begins right here. Search by your desired state/region, then explore each luxury gated community by seeing photos, learning more about stunning amenities and available homes, and requesting information.

Why Luxury Gated Communities Are So Attractive

One notable feature of many exclusive luxury communities across the country is that their entrances are gated to prevent non-residents from entering without visitor permission. There may be a manned gatehouse team for security or gated community access could be controlled by an electronic device that’s placed in residents’ cars.

Living in a stunning gated community gives residents an extra sense of enhanced privacy and security. A gated community also helps to reduce traffic and preserve a quiet atmosphere, which makes it safer for children and pedestrians who enjoy time outside. With controlled access to the exclusive gated community, thieves and other nefarious individuals are less likely to wander in looking for an opportunity to commit a crime.

Gated neighborhoods are a lifestyle choice with a strong sense of community. Homeowners associations (HOA) at gated communities also often set high standards for the homes and amenities are how they are managed and maintained, which further helps preserve higher property values.

Here’s a closer look at what residents find so appealing about luxury gated communities:

Safety and Security

When residents are asked why they chose to live in a gated community, the top reason is security. Gates or barriers stop vehicles and deter outsiders from walking through the luxury community uninvited. Security cameras at the gates record the comings and goings of residents and their guests.

With controlled access and reduced traffic, joggers, children riding their bikes, dog walkers, and other residents worry less during their day-to-day life!

Privacy and Sense of Community

In a luxury gated community, it’s common for neighbors to hold parties and events for those who live there. Socializing builds strong bonds between neighbors, who tend to watch out for each other within luxury communities.

Residents of these tight-knit luxury communities can enjoy stunning onsite amenities such as swimming pools, golf courses, and private lakes or beaches, without worrying about strangers interfering with their activities.

Protecting Your Investment

While gated communities can be expensive, condos, single-family homes, and villas in gated communities are highly coveted. The exclusivity of gated, master-planned communities is enhanced with beautifully designed custom homes and shared spaces, as well as luxury amenities–all of which help preserve or increase the value of your home.

HOAs in gated communities also have strict rules and regulations about the exterior appearance of the stunning homes to preserve the appearance of continuity and belonging.

How to Find the Perfect Exclusive Gated Community

Private Communities gives you direct access to more than 150 gated communities from California to states up and down the east coast, as well as the Southeast United States, and more.

Take a deep dive into each area that catches your eye to learn more about the elevated and relaxing lifestyle you can enjoy at these exclusive gated communities!


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Trilogy® Lake Norman

Denver, North Carolina Gated Community
Denver, North Carolina

Trilogy® Lake Norman is a new gated and master-planned 55+ retirement community about half an hour northwest of downtown Charlotte. The community will combine resort-like social and recreational amenities with a selection of new homes for sale near Lake Norman and Interstate 77. Homes are priced from the $400,000s to the $600,000s. Read More...

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Waterford of the Carolinas

Wilmington, North Carolina Gated Community
Wilmington, North Carolina

Located along the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, Waterford of the Carolinas offers the best of coastal and city living. Resort-style amenities coupled with immediate access to downtown Historic Wilmington and Atlantic beaches give residents ample room to relax and explore. Most of the homes and lots are lakefront or offer water views. Lots priced from $59,900 to $269,900; Homes from $239,900 to $499,900. Read More...

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Winding River Plantation

Bolivia, North Carolina Gated Community
Bolivia, North Carolina

This award winning master-planned community offers a waterfront club lifestyle with a 27-hole Fred Couples Signature Golf Course, tennis, swimming, deep water marina for boating and fishing, and more. The community is just 30 minutes from Wilmington, NC and one hour from Myrtle Beach, SC. Lots priced from $12,000 to $300,000; Homes, Townhomes, Villas & Condos priced from $100,000 to $1 million. Read More...

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Timber Ridge Estates

Tuskahoma, Oklahoma Gated Community
Tuskahoma, Oklahoma

Timber Ridge Estates is an exclusive 800-acre gated community in Tuskahoma, OK, less than three hours from Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. The private southeast Oklahoma sanctuary provides stunning mountain views and pristine landscapes where residents of all ages enjoy luxury amenities like an event pavilion, pickleball courts, private trails, fishing ponds, and access to the nearby 14,000-acre Sardis Lake. The community offers secluded 2-8 acre lots, allowing buyers to build their dream home with their preferred builder. Lots priced from $80,000 to $350,000. Read More...

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Belfair

Bluffton, South Carolina Gated Community
Bluffton, South Carolina

This established golf and resort community is located five miles west of South Carolina's Hilton Head Island in the verdant coastal Lowcountry north of Savannah. Upscale amenities include two Tom Fazio golf courses, tennis, fitness, and both indoor and outdoor pools. Homesites priced from about $50,000 to $500,000; Homes priced from about $800,000 to $3 million. Read More...

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Berkeley Hall

Bluffton, South Carolina Gated Community
Bluffton, South Carolina

Berkeley Hall is a gated golf community in Bluffton, SC, the heart of the Coastal Lowcountry. Anchored by two complementary Tom Fazio golf courses, the community features a myriad of private club activities to keep the whole family active and engaged. With peaceful and scenic surroundings, Berkley Hall blends finely crafted architecture and natural splendor. Lots priced from $100,000 to $2 million; Homes from $600,000 to $3 million. Read More...

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Brays Island

Sheldon, South Carolina Gated Community
Sheldon, South Carolina

A private residential sporting community located between Charleston and Savannah, combining world-class hunting and shooting facilities and over 60 miles of equestrian trails with traditional resort-style amenities including championship golf, tennis, swimming, fitness, dining and concierge services. Lots from $350,000 to $550,000; Homes from $1.3 million to $2.9 million. Read More...

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Bull Point Plantation

Seabrook, South Carolina Gated Community
Seabrook, South Carolina

Located 14 miles from historic downtown Beaufort, this gated community encompasses 750 acres in and undisturbed Lowcountry setting. The clubhouse has a a fitness center, library, outdoor swimming pool, and tennis courts. Social and recreational activities include tennis, special interest clubs, bird watching, gardening, hiking, kayaking, fly fishing, crabbing, and more. Lots priced from $49,000 to $650,000; Homes priced from $799,000 to $3 million. Read More...

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Callawassie Island

Callawassie Island, South Carolina Gated Community
Callawassie Island, South Carolina

Residents of this low-density 880-acre Lowcountry oasis enjoy privileged access to 27 holes of Tom Fazio-designed golf along with first-class tennis, fitness and swimming facilities at a prime location between Hilton Head and Beaufort. Homesites start at $50,000; Villas and Homes are priced from $200,000 to $2 million. Read More...

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Colleton River Club

Bluffton, South Carolina Gated Community
Bluffton, South Carolina

Two superb golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus and Pete Dye are the crown jewels of this acclaimed golfing community set on 1,500 acres of verdant coastal terrain near Hilton Head, South Carolina. The property features seven miles of scenic shoreline with deep-water docks, mature trees, elegant traditional architecture and a full complement of deluxe recreational amenities. Ready-to-build lots range from $100,000 to $1.5 million, with pre-built homes from $1 million to $4 million+. Read More...

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Crescent Communities on Lake Keowee

Seneca, South Carolina Gated Community
Seneca, South Carolina

With 18,500 acres of clear blue water and 300 miles of shoreline at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains in South Carolina's Upstate region, the Crescent Communities on Lake Keowee provide ample outdoor recreation opportunities. Amenities include clubhouses, tennis, swimming pools, nature trails and community boat slips. The communities are less than 45 minutes from Greenville, SC, and 90 minutes from Atlanta. Lots from the $200,000s; Homes starting in the $700,000s. Read More...

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Cresswind Charleston

Summerville, South Carolina Gated Community
Summerville, South Carolina

This active-lifestyle community just outside of Charleston, SC is designed to meet the needs of active adults, offering a clubhouse, fitness center with classes and nutrition programs, an activities director, walking trails, and resort-style amenities. Several golf courses are located nearby and the community is convenient to Folly Beach and Isle of Palms. Homes are priced from the upper $400,000s to the $700,000s. Read More...

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Dataw Island

Beaufort, South Carolina Gated Community
Beaufort, South Carolina

Located just east of the historic waterfront town of Beaufort, South Carolina in the heart of the Sea Islands, buyers at this secluded gated community gain access to a pair of golf courses designed by Tom Fazio and Arthur Hills, club facilities, tennis, marina and recreational boating. Lots begin at $30,000, with homes and villas priced from $400,000 to $2 million, including new homes and resales. Read More...

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Grand Harbor Golf & Yacht Club

Ninety Six, South Carolina Gated Community
Ninety Six, South Carolina

Grand Harbor Golf & Yacht Club is a master-planned country club community encompassing three distinct gated neighborhoods on the shores of Lake Greenwood in the Piedmont region of upstate South Carolina, with golf, tennis and equestrian facilities and a private yacht club. Homes from the $400,000s to over $1 million. Read More...

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Grande Dunes

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Gated Community
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Nestled along Myrtle Beach's celebrated Grand Strand, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, Grande Dunes offers a par-71 golf course, an award-winning tennis and fitness center, and a 126-slip marina. Homes priced from the $500,000s to over $1 million. Read More...

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Haig Point

Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Gated Community
Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

Haig Point is an intimate, sea island golf community located on the northern tip of Daufuskie Island, SC, between Hilton Head Island and Savannah. Accessible only by private ferry, Haig Point’s amenities blend into the island’s natural beauty, including the 20-hole Rees Jones Signature Golf Course, an equestrian center, a fitness center and the Calibogue Club with views of the Calibogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Homesites priced from $150,000 to over $1 million; Homes from $500,000 to $3.5 million. Read More...

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Hampton Hall Club

Bluffton, South Carolina Gated Community
Bluffton, South Carolina

Located in the heart of Carolina Lowcountry, Hampton Hall provides its residents an active and engaged lifestyle. Members enjoy resort-style living in an atmosphere of hospitality and charm enhanced by the Pete Dye-designed golf course, state-of-the-art fitness center and spa, racket sports, bocce ball, great dining, and more all within close proximity to Hilton Head Island and Savannah. Homesites priced from $99,000 to $199,000; Villas and Townhomes from $599,000 to $699,900; Homes from $749,900 to $1,999,000. Read More...

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Hampton Lake

Bluffton, South Carolina Gated Community
Bluffton, South Carolina

Located within 25 minutes of Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, SC and Savannah, GA, Hampton Lake offers a relaxed way of life centered around a 165-acre freshwater fishing and boating lake. Amenities include swimming, fitness, beaches, a spa, dining, community parks, trails, boardwalks and nature preserves. Homes from the low $300,000s to $1.8 million; Lots from $79,900. Read More...

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Harbor Island

Harbor Island, South Carolina Gated Community
Harbor Island, South Carolina

Nestled just north of Fripp Island, Harbor Island, South Carolina, is a serene private island known for its unspoiled beaches and abundant wildlife, featuring a pristine 2.5-mile beach, rich ecology, and diverse bird populations. Residents enjoy exceptional amenities including swimming pools, tennis courts, a fitness center, and a well-appointed clubhouse. With a range of affordable homes, villas, and homesites, Harbor Island is ideal for families, retirees, and active adults, offering a perfect blend of secluded island living and convenient access to Beaufort's shopping, dining, and cultural attractions. Lots priced from $50,000 to $400,000; Condos and homes from $250,000 to $2 million. Read More...

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Hilton Head Plantation

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Gated Community
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Hilton Head Plantation is a 4,000-acre master-planned community located on the northern tip of Hilton Head Island, SC. Residents have access to four golf courses, more than two miles of beaches, an on-site marina, multiple clubhouses, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, fitness and tennis centers, an extensive trail system and numerous recreation areas. Lots from $250,000 to $500,000; Homes priced from $400,000 to $3.25 million. Read More...

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