Every Loreto resident has a story about how they got here. And no two stories are exactly alike.

If you’ve been thinking about visiting Loreto to see if it could be your next home, there is one month we recommend above all others: May.

One of the most common things people ask us is: "But what do you actually DO there?" It's a fair question. Loreto isn't a big city. There's no mall, no major league sports team, no Broadway shows. If you measure a place by what it has, Loreto might look quiet on paper. But if you measure it by how you feel at the end of each day—you'd never want to leave.

People do a lot of research before moving to Loreto. They look up the weather, the real estate market, the cost of a meal, the drive to the nearest hospital. They join Facebook groups and read blog posts and watch YouTube videos. They do everything right. And then they arrive—and none of that research quite captured it.