5. Mount Hope

With a tiny population of about 6,500 residents, Mount Hope is another small town located in Orange County where you’d probably want to live. As its name suggests, this low-key, quaint place sits on a rise, offering all the desired qualities of a small town.

Living in Mount Hope offers residents a charming, rural feel, and most of them own their homes. The town is the perfect spot to live if you want to spend your golden years in a quiet and safe place. Speaking of which, Mount Hope boasts a 0.9 property crime rate and a 0.2 violent crime rate, so you can live here worry-free.