The difference is I know a ton of more people who didn't and ended up in a bad way very easily to the point where it's almost a part of the culture/acceptable.I'm not saying Melrose is anywhere near the equivalent at all but here are some numbers for you on Melrose.The number of towns (over 10K residents) in MA that have a lower per capita rate of crime per category than Melrose:Murder: 75Rape: 62Robbery: 101Assault: 70Burglary: 59Larceny: 102Motor Theft: 123Arson: 66Overall: 95Compared to these overall ranks: Wayland: #1Weston: #5Bedford: #7Sudbury: #13etc...My wife thinks the education system is the most important thing and from my personal experience, safety/low crime culture is the most important thing.

@Nolan O.Have you noticed that in our culture, there are a million stories about those who overcome their fear and a comparative minuscule number of stories in comparison about those who overcome their greed?

The culture and lifestyle is just a slower pace and that is not a bad thing....

And really interesting to understand the dynamics of the demographics + how culture impacts the local businesses!

A home where that family will celebrate holidays and make memories.Don’t get too sucked into the emotions though.

Windermere is home to many celebrities like Shaq, Wesley Snipes, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Grant Hill and so many more.

I learned alot of people, systems, culture.3.  

I must say it's total culture shock from New England.

I'm thinking this might be an issue of contractor culture, but suffice it to say that results vary greatly down here.

I would consider: empowering employees, giving them autonomy, having a purpose, clear goals, great culture, etc, to be great strategies.. but after a certain number of years, won't people need a more money to keep up with cost of living?