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Are You Getting More Than the Average Social Security Benefit?
The range of possible retirement benefits from Social Security is huge. As of 2025, the average monthly Social Security retirement benefit is $1,976, reflecting a 2.5% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) from the previous year. But some people get less, based on their lifetime earning history and at what age they started taking their benefits. How does your benefit (or expected benefit)…...
Top Retirement Towns
Canton is a booming city in northcentral Georgia. It is the fastest growing city in Georgia and by some accounts, the 5th fastest growing in the U.S. The city has a tremendous plan for development and its execution appears to be excellent.Many exciting projects are underway in the city to revitalize the community, using millions it has received for park…...
Mesquite is an extremely popular retirement town in southeastern Nevada, almost in Arizona and Utah. Mesquite was originally settled by Mormons as a farming community in the Virgin River Valley. Casinos arrived here in the 1970's. The town markets itself as a low key alternative to Las Vegas. The population increased over 125% between 2000 and 2020 (to about 21,000…...
Robbinsville is the name of a very spread out unincorporated area within Robbinsville Township, New Jersey. The name of the community was Washington Township until the change to Robbinsville was approved in 2008. About 14,000 people live here. Photo of Robbinsville Town Center along Route 33, courtesy of Wikipedia and Mr. Matte; Photo of Swaminarayanan Akshardham in Robbinsville, one of…...
Situated in the middle of North Carolina is the rapidly growing town of Garner, about 8 miles from Raleigh. Garner is both a suburb and a small town with a population of over 27,000. Thanks to its close proximity to Raleigh, Garner is a place that has a small town feel with uptown access to everything Raleigh, the Research Triangle…...
