Which Southwest Florida retirement communities rank among the best?

When it comes to retirement communities, Southwest Florida has plenty of them. But which ones stand out?

Only a handful made Newsweek’s “best” continuing care retirement communities for 2025 because of their top-notch services, lush campuses and vast amenities.

• Moorings Park in Naples came in fourth nationally and second in Florida, according to the 2025 list.
• The Glenview at Pelican Bay in Naples is 24^th nationally and fifth in Florida.
• Shell Point in Fort Myers ranked 76^th in the U.S. and 11^th in Florida.
• Cypress Cove in Fort Myers ranked 149 in the U.S. and 22^nd in Florida
• Vi at Bentley Village in Naples is 186^th nationally and 23^rd in Florida.

It is the second year that Newsweek has teamed up with Statista, a global data research firm, to rank America’s best 300 continuing care retirement communities, CCRC’s, in 25 states where the retirement communities are prevalent.

Five retirement communities among top 25 in the state