Johnson City is a fast-growing town and area in extreme northeastern Tennessee.  The area is becoming popular for retirement because of its low cost of living and its friendly, welcoming people.  Johnson City is near Kingsport and Jonesborough, and only about 60 miles north of Asheville.  There is plenty of great recreation in the area and nearby mountains....

Irvine, California is a planned community of about 200,000 in Orange County, California. Because of its housing, good schools, and jobs, Irvine was chosen in 2008 by CNNMoney.com as the fourth best place to live in America. In 2010, the FBI stated that it was the community with the lowest crime rate of towns with populations over 100,000. Irvine is…...

Baby boomers who choose Fargo as their retirement community will find it to be the largest city in North Dakota, America's 48th most populated state. The city is a regional center located on the Red River on the eastern border next to Minnesota.  North Dakota State University is one of several universities in Fargo and has 12,500 students here. The…...

Duluth is a city on Lake Superior of about 84,000 people. The people who retire here enjoy boating and plenty of outside activities in all seasons. There are several colleges in town including the University of Minnesota -Duluth.  photo of Canal Park with approaching ship and lift bridge in background, courtesy of Wikipedia and Nick Zlonis (public domain); photo of…...