5,000 people live in this comfortable, quaint community high in the mountains, oftentimes described as the Mayberry of the west. Buffalo is a classic, genuine Western town, 135 miles away from Yellowstone National Park. People are friendly, and welcoming. The atmosphere is conservative and its residents enjoy the outdoor life: fishing, snowboarding, and camping in the Big Horn mountains are…...

Littleton is a prosperous town and suburb of about 45,000 people south of Denver in Arapahoe County. Photo of the The front of Town Hall Arts Center courtesy of Wikipedia and Timclare, photo of  A Section of Main Street in Littleton, Colorado. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0/ Photo of…...

Chattanooga is a low-cost, interesting retirement city of about 182,000 (2020) people in southern Tennessee.This was the site of the famous critical civil war Battle of Chattanooga due to its strategic location on the Tennessee River.  Called the "Scenic City", it is home to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The city has had its ups and downs economically. Its…...

Pleasanton is an affluent suburb of San Francisco, about 25 miles to the east and also near Livermore..  Originally a town for desperadoes in the 1800s, the average HH income is now over $100,000. It is home the Alameda County Fairgrounds, as well as industry giants Safeway and Polycom.  Unemployment is low. Photo of Pleasanton sign on Main Street courtesy…...