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Kathy Fitts loved her roomy house in suburban Atlanta. But after her children moved out, and the pandemic exacerbated the isolation she often felt as a divorced woman, she left for Latitude Margaritaville, a Jimmy Buffett-­themed housing development in Daytona Beach, Fla., for those “55 and better.”

Some seniors prefer age-restricted communities, while others want intergenerational living. There is little research to show which option is healthier.