Tacoma is a port city of 200,000 on Puget Sound, about 32 miles southwest of Seattle. Commencement Bay is the deep water port for the City, one reason why Tacoma was chosen as the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railway in the late 1800's. The University of Washington has a branch in Tacoma. The city has invested heavily in…...

Medford is the regional center in south central Oregon. It sits in the Rogue Valley, which tends to be drier and hotter than other regions of Oregon.  Nearby are other towns that also attract active adults in retirement, such as Klamath Falls and Grants Pass. The city has had an excellent development plan to attract new residents. Downtown Medford is…...

Cumming is a northeastern suburb of Atlanta with a population of the downtown are at around 6,000, though the entire Forsyth county is pretty much considered "Cumming" with a population of nearly 200,000 and growing fast.  The town was the scene of a gold rush in the early 19th century but went into decline after the California Gold Rush. Lake…...

Livermore is a wealthy small city of about 80,000 that is east of San Francisco and northeast of San Jose. It is considered the eastern-most city in the San Francisco Bay area. There are vineyards in the area - hi-tech businesses are also important to the economy. Springtown is a part of town that began as a retirement community in…...