Orangeburg, population 13,000,  was chosen an All-American city in 2005.  Located in central South Carolina this small town has several colleges (including top-rated Claflin University and South Carolina State University - both predominately black schools). It is known as the Garden City and has a lovely downtown. Orangeburg has an active and very successful redevelopment program. Photo of St. Paul…...

Boca Raton is an affluent retirement community of 97,000 (2020). Having a home in “Boca” ironically provides a certain cachet. The irony comes from the derivation of the city’s name in Spanish– “rat’s mouth”. The city has benefited from a carefully thought out Master Plan and strict zoning and signage laws that have helped make it a desirable place to…...

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…...

Sioux Falls is the largest city in South Dakota, and has a population of just over 200,000 in the area. Due to its business and tax friendly environment it has many large companies. It is a frequent name on many "Best Places to Retire" because of its lifestyle, cost of living, and beautiful environment, including the waterfalls on the Big…...