Wellesley is an extremely affluent near suburb of Boston. The population is 27,000 and growing.  Wellesley is home to Wellesley College and Babson College, plus a community college. The economy is diverse with several large employers including Sun Life Financial and Roche Brothers. The town has many resources including the famous Wonderful Weekend Festival. Photo of Wellesley Town Hall courtesy…...

Melbourne is a vigorous retirement community of 84,678 (2020 census ),  located mid-way down the east coast of Florida. Its redevelopment efforts have resulted in a revitalized and growing community. After the Civil War, Melbourne was founded by former slaves. The first school in Melbourne was built in 1883 and is now part of the Florida Tech campus. Many high-tech…...

Beaverton is a large (91,000) and prosperous suburb of Portland Oregon, which is about 7 miles to the east. Beaverton is home to Nike as well as several other large companies including Columbia Sportswear and the Linux Corporation. It is also home to Anthem College. For a fuller description see more details in our review of Portland. Photo of old…...

Waverly is a village in, and the county seat of, Pike County. It's a small town of just under 5,000. It's located along the west bank of the Scioto River. Photo of Pike County Courthouse in Waverly courtesy of Wikipedia and Nyttend (public domain)....