Sun City is one of the first active adult communities in the world, and certainly the most famous. This particular Sun City is an unincorporated community near Peoria, Arizona - about 15 miles northwest of Phoenix. It has an endless amount of amenities and activities.  Sun City has 48,000 residents. It was founded by Del Webb in 1960.  Every conceivable…...

Fort Lauderdale, the “Venice of America," on the southeast coast of Florida has been a popular retirement community since the end of World War II. This bustling city on the intercoastal waterway is warm in the winter and has a rich array of choices for retirement living. Many people live on the intercoastal waterway and its intricate system of connecting…...

Hoover is an affluent suburb south of Birmingham, AL.  The population is about 71,000 and the median household income is $81,000. The town has grown and prospered thanks to good planning and the Riverchase Galleria shopping complex.  Hoover also has a minor league baseball team. It is close enough to Birmingham for city type pleasures but far enough away to…...

Athens is an immensely successful (population just over 100,000) university town in the hills of northeastern Georgia. It is extremely popular as a retirement community. The University of Georgia has helped to create an unusually liberal community with a thriving artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual scene. The University of Georgia with its 38,000 students has a large and beneficial impact…...