Franklin is a highly rated place to retire located in the center of Tennessee. The town is surprisingly affluent, one of the richest towns in the state. The New York TImes called it a "...southern gem hiding in the shadow of Nashville". There is a 16 block historic district, cute stores and independent businesses, brick sidewalks, and nicely landscaped sidewalks.…...

Daufuskie Island is located between Savannah, Georgia, and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and is just 8 square miles with a full time population of under 500 residents.  The island is made up of a couple of private resorts, residential communities and undeveloped land.  Its history dates back from pre-Colonial days, and was named a historic district on the National…...

Franklin is a town of 31,000 people in the suburban Boston area, incorporated in 1778, and was the first town named after Benjamin Franklin. History has it that Franklin was so honored he donated books to the town, which were then lent to residents, and thus started the first public library in America. The town is also the birthplace of…...

When many affluent people think of Arizona, the first town that comes to mind is Scottsdale. The New York Times referred to it as the Miami South Beach of the west.  This fast-growing and well-to-do town was one of the first suburban outgrowths of Phoenix. Its setting in the desert  by the McDowell Mountains is spectacular. So is the infrastructure…...