Coeur d'Alene is a fast growing town in northern Idaho's panhandle and 30 miles east of Spokane (WA). This town of 54,000 on the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene attracts retirees and tourists because of its outstanding beauty and outdoor recreation. The population grew 51% between 2000 and 2000. The Coeur d'Alene Resort is a major attraction for the area.…...

Tubac Arizona is an ancient Spanish presidio, or fort, that is now a working artists' community. Tubac was one of the first stops on the Camino Real, the Royal Road from Mexico to its settlements in California. This community in the high desert of Arizona is extremely scenic and offers exceptional recreational opportunities. The streets of the town are lined…...

Maryville, Tennessee is a small college town of 23,000 that also happens to be only 15 miles from a much bigger college town - Knoxville (home of the University of Tennessee). This small town has all of the things that make Tennessee retirements so appealing - low taxes and cost of living, small town living, and outstanding recreation opportunities with…...

Active adults over 50 who are looking to buy in an outdoors oriented, low cost community should investigate the Louisiana towns of Leesville and DeRidder. The towns are within 20 miles of one another near the western border of Louisiana, half way up from the Gulf. Leesville is home to Fort Polk, a U.S. Army facility that familiar to millions…...