[njbchbum]

Run an internet search for 55+ communities in Maine []55+ communities in maine at DuckDuckGo - there are a few - but not so much in your desired location - but your desired location does offer several retirement communities without the 55+ designation.

We love the Cumberland/Oxford County areas - Bridgton specifically - which has a small 55+ community there. We love Bridgton because it has 1 traffic light, a Police Dept, a Hospital with Urgent Care Center, 3 gas stations, 2 grocery stores. a Country Club with 18 hole golf course, an active senior center and community, a ski center [Shawnee Peak] several lakes/ponds, a farmer's market and 2 organic farms that sell to the public, 5 Fields Farm that offers the best apples/cider in the Fall, a full blown hardware store and best of all a Reny's department store! And don't let me forget its restaurants from Chinese to Southwest to steak house and Italian, too! We love the 30 minute drive to the tax free shopping in N. Conway [read Walmart and the outlets and more outlets] and we enjoy an occasional ride on the Conway RR and along the Kangamagus Hgwy in any season. Driving in the other direction takes us to the Oxford Casino/hotel in Oxford, Maine also home to stock car racing at the Oxford Plains Speedway. Bridgton is about a 45-60 min drive up from the Portland airport - no shuttle service that I'm aware of. We are also about an hour and a half drive from LL Bean in Freeport if we don't find what we want in the N.Conway outlet store! If you decide to go the single family lifestyle - there are lots of folks making their living from the property maintenance business. And no - I do not work for their Chamber of Commerce! lol We own a home next door in Denmark, ME - a bit more sleepy than Bridgton!