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Pick the Hybrid: A 55+ Neighborhood Within a Larger All Ages Community

November 19, 2025 -- The most interesting retirement concept of the last 65 years has been, hands down, the success of active adult communities. Sometimes called permanent summer camps for adults, offshoots of the concept pioneered by Sun City in 1960 offer every kind of amenity from golf to swimming pools to pickleball. Plus clubs and non-stop activities of every…...

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Bolton is a wealthy suburb of 5,665 residents (2020 census)  west of Boston and north of Worcester.  The median family income was over $182,000 in 2021.  The small town was founded in 1738, and is considered a suburb of Boston, while being a quiet farming community. Photo of Sawyer House, Bolton Historical Society courtesy of Wikipedia and John Phelan, photo…...
 
York, Pennsylvania is one of the most inexpensive places in the USA to live in. Homes cost on average less than $100,000. The area obviously had some rust-belt type setbacks, but is now actively looking for economic growth. York is on Pennsylvania's southern border, closer to Baltimore (48 miles) than Philadelphia (108 miles).  Photo of the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center…...
 
 
Hilton Head is a retirement community located on an island of the same name at the extreme southern edge of South Carolina. This area of just under 35,000 is known for its beautiful beaches and fabulous golf courses. Of its population of 37,661 (2020 census), the majority are active adults 55+ who choose this island and the surrounding area as…...
 
Relocating retirees from outside often discount Utah because of heavy Mormon influence. Logan, 90 miles north of Salt Lake City and 20 miles south of Idaho,  is an exception, drawing retirees and other new residents from elsewhere because of its religious diversity and tolerance. It has low unemployment rates and is known as one of the America’s safest cities (crime…...
 
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