By Phyllis Domingo, REALTOR® · San Antonio Relocation Specialist · 6 min read Boerne's primary age-restricted 55+ community, Regency at Esperanza, sells new single-level homes from about $407,000 to $600,000, and Morningside at Menger Springs is a continuing-care campus on 42 acres. Here is how the active-adult options compare.
The headline number
Regency at Esperanza, Boerne's primary age-restricted 55+ community, offers new single-level homes in three collections, with prices starting around $407,000 in the Flamenco collection and ranging up toward the $600,000s in the Zambra collection, per Toll Brothers.
The community sits inside Esperanza, a master-planned development east of downtown Boerne, with a clubhouse, resort-style pool, fitness center, and pickleball courts.
What "55+" actually means
An age-restricted community like Regency at Esperanza operates under HUD's Housing for Older Persons Act, commonly known as HOPA, which requires at least one resident to be 55 or older. That is the Fair Housing-compliant standard, and it is the first question to ask on any tour so expectations are clear from the start.
Not every senior-targeted neighborhood is age-restricted: nearby at the Village of Encinal at Esperanza, homes were marketed to active retirees but were never restricted by age.
Continuing care in Boerne
If you want care built in for the long run, Morningside at Menger Springs is a continuing-care community on 42 acres in Boerne with a minimum resident age of 55, offering independent living apartments, cottages, and terrace homes, plus assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing on the same campus. Morningside Ministries
That continuum is the main difference from a purchase-based 55+ neighborhood: one community that can serve you through later stages of life.
Rental options for flexibility
Not everyone moving to Boerne wants to buy right away. Boerne also has 55+ rental apartments: Boerne LIVIN is listed around $1,249 to $1,495 a month, and Terraces at Cibolo ranges around $910 to $1,918 a month, per 55places and After55.
Renting first is a genuinely popular way for out-of-town retirees to test the Hill Country before committing to a purchase.
- Age restriction: confirm whether a community requires one resident 55 and older before you fall in love with a floor plan.
- Ownership vs. rental: an entrance-fee community and a monthly-rent community fit very different budgets and life stages.
- Care continuum: know whether you are buying a home or buying into a life-plan with care services.
- Waitlists: continuing-care communities often run waitlists, so start the conversation earlier than you think you need to.
The honest fine print
Availability changes constantly in these communities, and prices are examples, not promises. Age-restricted communities operate under HOPA exemptions, and every other home in Boerne is open to all buyers regardless of age.
The best next step is a conversation about your timeline, your budget, and how much maintenance you want in your life, then a tour of the two or three communities that actually fit.
Start with a local who knows the area
I have walked these neighborhoods and the surrounding Boerne streets for years. Call or text me at 210-744-5478, or use the contact page, and we will look at the 55+ and active-adult options together, no pressure and no assumptions about what stage of life you are in.
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Sources
The numbers in this post were checked against these sources on September 29, 2026.
