San Angelo, located in west central Texas with a population of close to 100,000, is the county seat of Tom Green County.  The town is close to the center of the state in the midst of the west Texas ranching country, with the Concho River running through it.  San Angelo was established across the river from Fort Concho, which was…...

Southern Pines is a charming and beautiful town in North Carolina, just east of Pinehurst in the south central portion of the state.  The population is just over 15,500 (2020). What makes it so attractive is a bit ironic, since a major railroad line runs down the center of town. But the tracks are landscaped in a wide buffer, and…...

Auburndale is a small but growing town of about 14,000 in Central Florida near Winter Haven. The area is dotted with many lakes.  It is popular with retirees because of its low cost of living and warm winters. See our review of Winter Haven for more details about the region. Photos of City Hall courtesy of Ebyabe and Wikipedia, Licensed…...

Bowling Green, Kentucky is a picturesque and growing college town that makes a perfect retirement community for active adults who would like to stay near the Midwest. This town of about 61,000 in southwest Kentucky has development projects totaling hundreds of millions of dollars underway or newly completed. It is about an hour’s drive north of Nashville. Bowling Green has…...