A college town with 40,000 students, Bloomington is located in south central Indiana. It's a typical Midwestern university city, bustling with frequent festivals, sporting events and concerts.  The flagship campus of Indiana University is here, which is unusually beautiful. With a lower cost of living, plenty of art galleries, and a music arts center, there's plenty to like about Bloomington. …...

Sumter is a town of about 38,000 in central South Carolina, not too far from Columbia.  It is the county seat of Sumter County and home to Shaw Air Force Base. Sumter is noted for its lovely gardens and charming residential neighborhoods. It is part of the Santee-Cooper Lakes region, Sumter is renowned for hunting, fishing, water sports and golf.…...

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...

Retirees come to Paris, Tennessee not for its resemblance to the famous French capital, but because they like living near one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Paris is a small town of about 10,000 in northwest Tennessee, 15 miles from the vast and popular Land Between the Lakes recreation area. An active adult lifestyle is easy here,…...