Morgantown, West Virginia is a unique and understated community for retirement. Home to the West Virginia University, its 28,000 students are a major influence on the community. Cost of living is low and recreational activities in the nearby mountains, the Monongahela River, and Cheat Lake are extraordinary. There is a nice downtown and an emerging high tech business center. Median…...

Missouri City is a very fast growing suburb of Houston, Texas.  It has a long been a haven for middle class African-Americans, who started moving here in the 1970s, and has a very affluent population of about 68,000 .  Missouri City now includes the towns of DeWalt and Trammels. ....

Merritt Island is a peaceful retirement community of about 36,000 residents (2020),  located on the so-called “Space Coast” off Florida’s east coast. Nature gets top billing in Merritt Island. Its centerpiece is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is comprised of 22 square miles of wetlands and home to more than 300 species of birds. Merritt Island represents an…...

Eugene, population 158,000, has many attractions as a place to retire. For one, it is a vibrant college town; 17,000 students attend the University of Oregon here. It has the Cascade Mountain range for unlimited hiking, skiing and outdoor opportunities. The wild and rugged Pacific coast is just an hour to the west. The city, birthplace of Nike, is famous…...