A college town with 40,000 students, Bloomington is located in south central Indiana. It's a typical Midwestern university city, bustling with frequent festivals, sporting events and concerts.  The flagship campus of Indiana University is here, which is unusually beautiful. With a lower cost of living, plenty of art galleries, and a music arts center, there's plenty to like about Bloomington. …...

The Dallas Fort Worth Metro is well, Texas-sized.  There are neighborhoods for every kind of person ranging from old downtown areas to places out in the suburbs.  Retirees like it in Dallas for a number of reasons. It's a big city so there is always something to do - there are more restaurants, museums, concerts, plays, and professional sports events…...

Kalamazoo is small city of about 77,000 on the Kalamazoo River. It  is home to Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College, a liberal arts school whose campus abuts WMU's. Kalamazoo is a dynamic place with a very interesting industrial past. The Checkers Motor Company, makers of the fabled Checker cabs, was headquartered here. Now there is an interesting mix of…...

Beacon Falls is a small town of about 5,000 in east-central Connecticut. It offers a rural setting in Connecticut's hills, yet is only about a half hour drive from either New Haven or Hartford.  Retirees can take a convenient train to New York from New Haven's Union Station. Photo of Tracy S. Lewis House courtesy of Wikipedia (public domain); photo…...