Evergreen is a wealthy and very desirable (median HH income over $100,000) suburb 29 miles west of Denver with access along Bear Creek Canyon. It was originally a summer resort for wealthy folks from Denver and beyond , including both President Roosevelts. The population is just over 9,000. Downtown Evergreen includes a mix of historic buildings and local businesses, but…...

Uncasville is a small village (part of the town of Monteville) in east-central Connecticut. It is quite close to the largest casinos in the east, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods. This is a beautiful but rural stretch of Connecticut. For more detailed information about this area including home prices see our reviews of Colchester, Dayville, and Niantic.Photo of town hall courtesy…...

Eureka, California is a port city on the Humboldt Bay of California’s northern coast that makes an excellent retirement community. The population was 27,000 in 2018. Eureka was founded in 1856, and soon became an important port city for northern California's logging and commercial fishing industries. Eureka’s northern isolation means that it missed much of the post-war redevelopment. As result…...

Gainesville is the home of the University of Florida, one of the 10 largest universities in the U.S. (enrollment 52,000). The town has many attractions for active adults; in fact it was named as one of the “Top Ten Value Towns” of 2007 for active adults 55+. It has a reputation for being medium sized (population 104,000) inexpensive, a lively…...