Davis is a city of over 65,000 in north central California, 11 miles west of Sacramento. It is famous as the home of UC Davis, a distinguished university with more than 32,000 students.  As a college town it has a decidely liberal bent plus all the attractions associated with that, such as plentiful restaurants, wine bars, and book stores. The…...

Casa Grande (Spanish for big house), is a town of 55,653 residents and located in Pinal County, Arizona, between Phoenix and Tucson.  Many residents work in either Phoenix or Tucson, and the growing city has seen a 132% growth in population since 2000, with the median age 38 years. Casa Grande offers a historic downtown with shops, restaurants, and events.…...

A relatively isolated, small beach community, Orange Beach is located on a barrier island along the Gulf Coast, close to the west Florida border. Bustling in the summer and much quieter in the winter, the year-round population is just over 8,000, and growing (2020). Orange Beach is a booming tourist town. Fishing and golf-centric, Orange Beach also has beautiful bright-white…...

The City of Palm Coast is an enormous planned community of approximately 90,000 residents (2020), located on Florida’s northeast coast, equidistant from the large cities of Jacksonville and Orlando. Many of its residents are active adults using it as a retirement community. Palm Coast is one of the more interesting hybrid communities in existence. Planned originally by ITT as a…...