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This study examined the concept and lifestyle characteristics of the active senior class, which is emerging in Korea, where the world's best super-aged society is under way, and then conducted exploratory factor analysis based on the final 32 preliminary factors derived from the preliminary survey. The first factor is 'eco-friendly and external space', and detailed components are abundant landscaping and planting (0.750), health-friendly exercise facilities (0.714), and nature-friendly external spaces (0.698). The second factor is 'medical facilities and functions', and detailed components are elevator and escalator mobility (0.710), access to large and general hospitals (0.707), and whether or not to secure a medical emergency response system (0.693). The third factor is 'lifestyle', and detailed components include the possibility of linking talent sharing and volunteer activities (0.693), consideration of single-person households (0.691), and community activity facilities (0.661). The fourth factor is 'operational management', and detailed components are various small and medium-sized equilibrium (0.751), real estate sales and rental prices (0.646), and housing maintenance convenience (0.623). Guest houses and social activity facilities for other visitors are not grouped into multiple factors in terms of simplification of the composition of the factors, but they are considered as additional detailed items to consider. A comprehensive analysis of the results of exploratory factor analysis on active seniors is conducted, and active seniors currently have physical health and relaxed economic power. As a result of factor analysis, the analysis results that the first factor (eco-friendly and external space) prefers a residential environment rich in eco-friendly ecological and leisure factors support this. In addition, although he is a healthy senior at present, the preference for the second factor (medical facilities and barrier-free) is interpreted as a major analysis result due to the uncertainty that his health can deteriorate at any time. The fourth factor (maintenance) is an essential item related to economic burden capacity, and can be said to be a detailed preference factor that explains the characteristics of active seniors as a rational economy.