Weston, located about 10 miles west of Boston, is the wealthiest suburb in the Boston area and the most affluent community in Massachusetts. The population is 12,000. Photo of Town Hall courtesy of Wikipedia and Daderot (public domain), photo of College Hall located at Regis College courtesy of Wikipedia and Olberton, Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0/...

Sacramento is the capital of California, located east of San Francisco in the interior of the state. It was the terminus of the Pony Express as well as the first Transcontinental Railroad. Sacramento was the major city supplying the Gold Rush that began nearby in 1848. The population was 513,000 in 2019, over a 10% increase from 2009. California State…...

Glen Rose is a very small town of under 3,000 people  in north central Texas, just west of Dallas. This town features a relaxed lifestyle.  The presence of dinosaur footprints in the area makes it a popular tourist center. Photo of downtown courtesy of Wikipedia and Renelibrary, photo of Barnard statue by Pete unseth; Both photos Licensed under CC BY-SA…...

Mesquite is an extremely popular retirement town in southeastern Nevada, almost in Arizona and Utah. Mesquite was originally settled by Mormons as a farming community in the Virgin River Valley. Casinos arrived here in the 1970's. The town markets itself as a low key alternative to Las Vegas. The population increased over 125%  between 2000 and 2020 (to about 21,000…...