Waretown is a small town of about 1,500 people about midway down New Jersey's Atlantic Coast. If you come through NJ on the Garden State Parkway you will go very near Waretown. To its west are the famous pine barrens of New Jersey....

Mount Airy, located in northwest North Carolina, has a lot to attract active adults 55+. It has a vital downtown  that attracts tourists and retirees. The town has 10,100 people, but almost 40,000 people live in the immediate area. Andy Griffith, who hails from here (Mount Airy was the inspiration for Mayberry), has a theatre named after him, the Andy…...

Columbia, Missouri is the home of the University of Missouri and rapidly becoming a popular retirement community. The population has grown to just over 126,000 people (2020). Columbia is nicknamed “College Town” or “The Athens of Missouri” because it has so many colleges in one town. Columbia was listed as one of the “Top 10 Value Towns” of 2007 for…...

Sedgefield is a peaceful town of 8,200 on the southeast coast of South Africa.  It was settled in the 1920's when it was advertised as the new winter resort. The town’s motto of being a place where ‘the tortoise sets the pace’ will give you an idea why it is popular for retirees looking for a good place to retire.…...