Central Texas
Eight cities, honestly assessed
We write these guides the way we'd talk to a client across a kitchen table: what each city genuinely offers adults over 50, what it costs, where the healthcare stops, and who should look somewhere else.
City guides
Where the numbers and the life both work
Williamson County
Georgetown, Texas
The benchmark for active-adult living in Texas — and priced accordingly.
Bell County
Temple, Texas
The value pick — major-system medicine attached to small-city costs.
Bell County
Belton, Texas
Affordability with a soul — water, a square, and a hospital twelve minutes away.
Bell County
Salado, Texas
Small-town luxury: the most charm per square foot in Central Texas.
Bell County
Killeen, Texas
The budget pick — lowest entry price, with tradeoffs stated plainly.
McLennan County
Waco, Texas
The most amenities per dollar — a real city that stayed affordable.
Williamson County
Round Rock, Texas
Proximity above all — the shortest distance to Austin, family, and a flight.
Comal County
New Braunfels, Texas
River-town character with two metros in reach — and summer crowds to plan around.
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