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Abacoa

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What it's Like to Retire in Abacoa

Abacoa is a new urban planned community in Jupiter. Although it has residents of all ages (including many college students), it definitely appeals to boomers for retirement living. The design philosophy was to have smaller neighborhoods, stronger feeling of community, sense of place, and respect for the environment. It is “a new urbanist community”. Main Street is the center of the community... more >>

State: Florida

Dunnellon

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What it's Like to Retire in Dunnellon

The small town of Dunnellon is located in north central Florida above and to the east of Spring Hill. Dunnellon and surrounding area (the "Treasure of the Nature Coast") welcomes visitors with small-town charm. Even though Dunnellon is a small town it is only 20 miles from Ocala (to the northeast),which is large and growing rapidly. Crystal River is about the same distance in the opposite direction, and is just a few miles from the Gulf of Mexico... more >>

State: Florida

Casa grande

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What it's Like to Retire in Casa Grande

Casa Grande is a very fast growing community of 50,000 almost half way to Tucson from Phoenix. The Metro area population is many times that. The population grew over 98% from 2000 to 2012. Chandler is close by.  Casa Grande, which means big house in Spanish, was formerly the home of spring training for the San Francisco Giants.  It has long been known for the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument... more >>

State: Arizona

Friendswood

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What it's Like to Retire in Friendswood

Friendswood is a very affluent and rapidly growing city of 36,000  within the Houston Metro. It was named a "Best Places to Live" by CNN/Money in 2007. The city was founded by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1895. It has  a public library. The median household income was $95,000... more >>

State: Texas