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Is Charleston, SC a Good Place to Retire? What You Need to Know

Carrie Pallardy

Carrie Pallardy

Carrie Pallardy is a freelance writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience. She is a lifelong Chicagoan and avid traveler. Carrie has written extensively about real estate for Neighborhoods.com.
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April 24, 2025
Carrie Pallardy

Carrie Pallardy

Carrie Pallardy is a freelance writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience. She is a lifelong Chicagoan and avid traveler. Carrie has written extensively about real estate for Neighborhoods.com.
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April 24, 2025

10 Popular 55+ Communities in Central Florida

Anthony Melville

Anthony Melville

Anthony Melville is a professional writer based in Chicago, Illinois. Since 2020 Anthony has been working with the Neighborhoods.com and 55places.com team—first as an intern and then as a freelance editor and writer. Although he grew up in Michigan and has lived in the Midwest his whole life, Anthony has road-tripped extensively across the U.S. These invaluable travel experiences, exploring the nooks and crannies of unfamiliar cities, have informed his research and writing for the 55places blog.
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April 24, 2025
Anthony Melville

Anthony Melville

Anthony Melville is a professional writer based in Chicago, Illinois. Since 2020 Anthony has been working with the Neighborhoods.com and 55places.com team—first as an intern and then as a freelance editor and writer. Although he grew up in Michigan and has lived in the Midwest his whole life, Anthony has road-tripped extensively across the U.S. These invaluable travel experiences, exploring the nooks and crannies of unfamiliar cities, have informed his research and writing for the 55places blog.
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April 24, 2025

Is Charlotte, NC a Good Place to Retire? What You Need to Know

Amy Trainum
Amy Trainum

Amy Trainum

Amy is a freelance writer who has done it all when it comes to journalism and communications — from working in public relations for professional sports teams and creating engaging daily content as a digital producer and editor to doing contract writing for a marketing company on a project for Google. Amy has lived in Charlotte more almost a decade and her favorite neighborhood is Dilworth.
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April 23, 2025
Amy Trainum
Amy Trainum

Amy Trainum

Amy is a freelance writer who has done it all when it comes to journalism and communications — from working in public relations for professional sports teams and creating engaging daily content as a digital producer and editor to doing contract writing for a marketing company on a project for Google. Amy has lived in Charlotte more almost a decade and her favorite neighborhood is Dilworth.
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April 23, 2025

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New Mexico Active Adult Retirement Communities

New Mexico Active Adult Retirement Communities
Bill Ness

Bill Ness

Bill Ness is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of 55places.com. His real estate career began in sales for Del Webb before becoming a sales manager for Sun City Huntley. After noticing that the industry lacked a central, reliable, and unbiased resource for active adult communities, Bill left Del Webb in 2007 to start 55places.com. Having traveled to countless 55+ communities and having interviewed residents, builders, and agents around the country, Bill is considered a leading expert on the active adult lifestyle.
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June 30, 2009
Green Valley, Arizona Offers A Unique Concept in Active Adult Living

Green Valley, Arizona Offers A Unique Concept in Active Adult Living
Bill Ness

Bill Ness

Bill Ness is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of 55places.com. His real estate career began in sales for Del Webb before becoming a sales manager for Sun City Huntley. After noticing that the industry lacked a central, reliable, and unbiased resource for active adult communities, Bill left Del Webb in 2007 to start 55places.com. Having traveled to countless 55+ communities and having interviewed residents, builders, and agents around the country, Bill is considered a leading expert on the active adult lifestyle.
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May 7, 2009
The Sun City 55+ Communities of Northwest Phoenix

The Sun City 55+ Communities of Northwest Phoenix
Bill Ness

Bill Ness

Bill Ness is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of 55places.com. His real estate career began in sales for Del Webb before becoming a sales manager for Sun City Huntley. After noticing that the industry lacked a central, reliable, and unbiased resource for active adult communities, Bill left Del Webb in 2007 to start 55places.com. Having traveled to countless 55+ communities and having interviewed residents, builders, and agents around the country, Bill is considered a leading expert on the active adult lifestyle.
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April 11, 2009
Texas: The Number Two Retirement Destination?

Texas: The Number Two Retirement Destination?
Bill Ness

Bill Ness

Bill Ness is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of 55places.com. His real estate career began in sales for Del Webb before becoming a sales manager for Sun City Huntley. After noticing that the industry lacked a central, reliable, and unbiased resource for active adult communities, Bill left Del Webb in 2007 to start 55places.com. Having traveled to countless 55+ communities and having interviewed residents, builders, and agents around the country, Bill is considered a leading expert on the active adult lifestyle.
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June 10, 2008
Chicago Active Adult Golf Course Communities

Chicago Active Adult Golf Course Communities
Bill Ness

Bill Ness

Bill Ness is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of 55places.com. His real estate career began in sales for Del Webb before becoming a sales manager for Sun City Huntley. After noticing that the industry lacked a central, reliable, and unbiased resource for active adult communities, Bill left Del Webb in 2007 to start 55places.com. Having traveled to countless 55+ communities and having interviewed residents, builders, and agents around the country, Bill is considered a leading expert on the active adult lifestyle.
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March 14, 2008

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