Edmond is a very desirable suburb north of Oklahoma City and one of the fastest growing communities in the state. The population is 85,000. It has been named as one of the best small towns in America and well as one of the "Top 100 Places to Live in 2007".  It is about 11 miles from Oklahoma City. The city…...

Lake Keowee is a very large reservoir in north-central South Carolina, just west of Greenville. It is not a town but a region. Keoweek Creek and some surrounding territory was inundated when the reservoir was created. The area is sparsely populated but becoming a hot development spot for active adult/55+ communities, as well as an area for second homes.  Some…...

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…...

This suburb south of Cleveland is relatively affluent and crime free.  North Royalton's population is just under 30,000 and growing slightly. Photo of The John M. Annis House built 1833 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, courtesy of Wikipedia and Nyttend (public domain)....