Jacksonville is the most populated city in Florida with 808,000 inhabitants - it is the 12th largest  city in the country.  Even though most of the people who live here are younger and working, as a retirement community for active adults 55+ it is has much to offer in terms of culture, recreation, and things to do. The metropolitan area…...

For active adults 55+ in retirement, living in St. Simons Island,  could be like going to paradise. The island, one of the Golden Islands, is immediately adjacent to Sea Island, which has some of its exclusive resort facilities here. About 15,000 mostly affluent people live here, the average age is a fairly high 56. Brunswick is the biggest nearby town,…...

Sun Valley, Idaho has a great pedigree as a community.  Railroad magnet Averill Harriman sent Count Schaffgotsch on a yearlong trip to the west in pursuit of the perfect vacation destination to create passenger traffic for his railroad. The Count found Sun Valley and was immediately hooked on the beauty of the Sawtooth Mountains. The Sun Valley area encompasses the…...

Homer, a small fishing and resort town of about 4,000 people in Alaska, is a paradise for outdoor loving active adults 55+. Perhaps the one place in the world where there are so many unruly bald eagles that they could be satirized as pests (on John Stewart's “The Daily Show”). This town at the southwestern end of the road from…...