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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…...
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Fernandina Beach is an old town at top of Florida's eastern coast. Amelia Island is just below it, a 13.5 mile long barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean and the northernmost point of eastern Florida. While Amelia Island Plantation is a private community and resort, Fernandina Beach is the biggest town on the island (11,000 people with an average age…...
Chestertown is small town of about 5,000 (2020), that is east of Baltimore on the Delmarva Peninsula, and northeast of Annapolis on the Chester River. The population is growing as more people consider it a quiet alternative to places like St. Michaels. In the mid-eighteenth century, Chestertown was considered Maryland's second leading port, after Annapolis. Chestertown is home to Washington…...
Green Valley is one of the larger active adult communities in the world. It is actually a collection of developments and communities located in extreme southern Arizona. The population was 22,616 (2020 census), and growing. Surrounded by copper mines, and near the hiking and birding areas of the Santa Rita Mountains, Green Valley is an unincorporated retirement community composed of…...
Orange City is a small town of about 13,000 (2020) in central Florida. Many of its citizens are retired since the median age is about 46, with about 28% of the population over 65. Photo of Orange City Town Hall courtesy of Wikipedia and Ebyabe, Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5...