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From Our Members: How to Avoid Choosing the Wrong Community (and Pick the Right One)

May 14, 2025 -- Nobody understands the dozens of mistakes you can make when it comes to choosing a retirement community than our wonderful Members here at Topretirements. By the same token, they have developed many simple strategies for how to pick the right one. On this website they have made thousands of wonderful and wise comments, suggestions, and experiences…...

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Pensacola, population 54,310 (2020 census),  is a popular town for retirement and tourism in the western end of the Florida panhandle.  Its location on the Pensacola Bay gives it access to the emerald  green waters and sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico.  People often remember that as a historical note about Pensacola, flags of 5 different governments have flown…...
 
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…...
 
 
Redding is a city of 90,000 in north central California.  It is the county seat of Shasta County and experiences hot summers and wet winters which are conducive to its farming and ranching lifestyle. This north state area provides water to Southern California from the Shasta Dam, which in turn provides great outdoor recreation opportunities to the area....
 
Centreville is a small town of just under 2000 people and the county seat of Queen Anne's County.  Located, not surprisingly, in the center of the state, it is a charming small town. It is home to one of the oldest courthouses in the country. The old town has a plentiful stock of Victorian and other older homes with wrap-around…...
 
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