On Top of the World Communities sits in a spot where you'll find a mix of single-family homes, coach homes, and multi-family homes with floor plans ranging from 1,343 to 4,221 square feet. The community is family-owned and has been building homes since 1947, using steel-reinforced, concrete block construction for strength and energy savings. Residents can pick from ten home designs, and a design studio is there if you want to make your new home match your needs, and sometimes there are pool credits on certain new homes. There are both maintenance-included and owner-maintained home options, and move-in ready homes in series like KeyTurner. Nearby, you've got grocery stores, shops, restaurants, a library, a hospital, and community college, so most things you need for daily life are pretty close.
Community life stays full and busy here, with more than 175 resident clubs, social groups, and service organizations, and the event calendar fills up fast with activities, live weekly entertainment, happy hours, concerts, and even regular parties in the Town Square or at the Circle Square Commons. The Circle Square Cultural Center, which seats over 930 people, hosts a lot of this entertainment year-round. There's a weekly Farmer's Market, Sid's Coffee Shop and Deli, Mr. B's Big Scoop for a treat, and The Pub and Club at Candler Hills for extra food or drinks. The community supports active living for adults aged 55 and up, with award-winning amenities including 4 fitness centers, 29 pickleball courts, 10 tennis courts, 3 championship golf courses plus a miniature golf course, 3 restaurants, and an activity center full of games like darts, shuffleboard, and electronic games. There are 9 swimming pools and one of them is indoors and stays heated in winter. Outside, you'll find walking, jogging, hiking, or biking trails totaling more than 20 miles, several pet parks, a community pond, a picnic area, playground, parks, a baseball field, and Veterans Park for community gatherings. For hobbyists or those with unique interests, there's a private 14-acre R/C airplane flying field, a drone course, and a dirt track for R/C cars.
The neighborhood has sections like Longleaf Ridge, Ashford, and Weybourne Landing, each bringing its own home styles and clubhouses, and the community feels organized, with clear standards and rules, privacy policies, ADA-compliance, and over 100 years of combined experience in retirement community management looking after things. The community offers a golf cart for new folks to get a feel for the lifestyle, and there's a World Tour program where visitors can stay 3 days and 2 nights and check out the homes, The Lodge at Candler Hills, The Landing, Arbor Activity Center, Arbor Fitness Center, and other facilities, both in person and through virtual tours. Residents use The Arbors for fitness, meetings, and activities, and there's a Recreation Center, a variety of sports like golf, softball, tennis, pickleball, swimming, archery, billiards, and more, plus an RV and storage area for extra flexibility. Most everything feels planned to support social, mental, and physical health for an active senior lifestyle, with programs to keep everyone involved all year. The management team has been around a long time and keeps things running as smoothly as possible, so residents can focus on enjoying life, staying active, and making friends.
