Pensacola, population 54,310 (2020 census),  is a popular town for retirement and tourism in the western end of the Florida panhandle.  Its location on the Pensacola Bay gives it access to the emerald  green waters and sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico.  People often remember that as a historical note about Pensacola, flags of 5 different governments have flown…...

Petoskey is a beautiful little town on Little Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan, in the northern part of the state. The downtown is exceptionally pretty, situated on hills overlooking the Bay. There are interesting shops and restaurants plus a nice park. It is definitely a resort town and a place where snowbirds come for the summer. The population is just…...

Elk Grove is an affluent town and suburb of about 1766,000 residents (2020). The town is about 15 miles south of Sacramento, and played a part in the early gold rush in this area. After that, it became a close-knit community evolved with a distinctly rural and western lifestyle, and now it is a also a wealthy suburb. There is…...

Naperville is an affluent suburb that is west of Chicago.  The population is over 140,000 so it is a small city in its own right, and is the headquarters of several large corporations including Nicor.  Money Magazine voted it a best place to live in 2006. Several colleges have satellite campuses in town....