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It's Official - 2026 Social Security COLA Announced
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to nearly 71 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2026. Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million SSI recipients will begin on December 31, 2025. (Note: Some people receive both Social Security…...
Top Retirement Towns
Key West, Florida is an extremely charming community, the southernmost in the U.S. Many active adults choose this city and island 90 miles north of Cuba as their retirement community because of its sub-tropical warmth, its diversity (home to many gays), and its laid-back charm. Key West offers a cross between a Caribbean island and an affluent U.S. tourist destination.…...
Riverhead is on the north shore of Long Island in New York's Suffolk County. The population was 35,902 in 2020. There are a number of small hamlets within Riverhead, including Riverhead and Wading River. The town is far enough out on Long Island that active adult communities are being built here. The North Fork of Long Island starts here and…...
Wilmington is an important city in Delaware with a population of over 72,000. It is home to Goldey-Beacom College as well as Widener University. Photos of Brandywine Village Historic District in Wilmington, Delaware, and photo of In the cemetery of Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes), courtesy of Wikipedia and smallbones (public domain)....
Roanoke is a city of just under 100,000 in southwestern Virginia. It is the hub of that part of the state, as well as for southern West Virginia. The metro area is, thanks to many retirees moving to the area. Roanoke has long had a very aggressive urban renewal focus that has brought renewed life to the traditional downtown. There…...