Located in Southern California, Santa Ana is the county seat of Orange County, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. With a population of over 300,000 residents, close to 80% Hispanic and a median age of just 31years, it is considered to be a very safe town and one that has many events. The city is made up of several districts…...

Sumter is a town of about 38,000 in central South Carolina, not too far from Columbia.  It is the county seat of Sumter County and home to Shaw Air Force Base. Sumter is noted for its lovely gardens and charming residential neighborhoods. It is part of the Santee-Cooper Lakes region, Sumter is renowned for hunting, fishing, water sports and golf.…...

Portland, Maine (population 68,000) has had a dramatic resurgence over the last 20 years. Always an important port and manufacturing center, Maine’s largest city is an ideal retirement community – in fact it is often mentioned as one of America’s most livable small cities. It combines New England history (founded in 1632), a vital downtown centered on the Old Port…...

North Port is a fast growing city of about 74,000 on Florida's West Coast, located just inland between Venice and Port Charlotte. It was originally developed by the General Development Corporation as part of Port Charlotte. For more about the area see our reviews of those towns....