Branford is a shoreline town of about 28,000 on the coast of Long Island Sound, just a few miles east of New Haven. The town has an extremely attractive downtown with many shops and interesting restaurants lining its spacious central green.  The area appeals to boaters and people who love the beach. Photo of Town Green courtesy of Wikipedia and…...

Chapel Hill is a particularly beautiful (population just over 53,000) college town in the gentle hills of central North Carolina. The University of North Carolina (24,000 students) is the centerpiece of this charming  town with a cosmopolitan flair that makes it appealing as a retirement community. This entire area is highly educated, with Duke University nearby in Durham, and NC…...

Tuckahoe is an affluent suburb just north of New York City. Nearby towns are Yonkers, New Rochelle, and Bronxville. The population was 6,300 in 2009.   Many people who live here commute to the city or nearby worksites like White Plains for work. The town was famous for the Tuckahoe Marble quarried here in the past. Photo of commercial district near…...

Ojai is a beautiful resort town in the mountains near Santa Barbara.  The population is over 7,000. Ojai has a small town community feel (everyone seemed to know everyone), home to several vineyards/wineries, 15 miles or so from Ventura beaches, adjacent to thousands of acres of state and federal protected land (Los Padres Nat'l Forest), and miles of flat, paved…...