In 2025, approximately 47,000 homes were built in age-restricted communities, representing 3.45% of all housing starts. According to the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction, roughly two-thirds of these homes (30,000) were single-family units, while the remaining 17,000 were multifamily units.  In 2009, during the depths of the housing downturn, builders started only 17,000 homes in age-restricted communities. The volume of construction increased steadily until reaching 60,000 age-restricted starts (roughly evenly split…