Where do you want to live when you retire?

dreamhomenj · ‎05-20-2016

It is reported about 10,000 baby boomers retire daily.

Some of them want stay home where they are.

Some want to move to other place to enjoy their retirement.

Do you want retire and stay where you are?

Or do you want move to a community where you can make friends and share commen interests?

Carin

la7550 · ‎08-18-2017

I want to live in Piedmont, CA, in northern CA, just south of Berkeley and within smelling distance of the San Francisco Bay. I was there for a planned, two year period to write my memoir and to get back into shape. No car was needed and I walked to everything for two years, and went to the gym 5 days a week after work. (I still work part time.) The people are wonderful, energetic, and the weather is perfect, even on the few days a year we get rain. I cou;ld pick fruit most of the year in the backyard f the rental; apples, blackberries, figs, and plums, from which I made jam. A wonderful nightlife exists and I did my first stand up routine! I'll retunr there in the summer of 2018. Join me?

l508156s · ‎08-15-2017

If I had the money I would be a snowbird. Live someplace where it is not hot and humid 8 months out of the year. Come back home for the winter.

russwestbrook · ‎08-20-2017

@l508156s wrote:
If I had the money I would be a snowbird. Live someplace where it is not hot and humid 8 months out of the year. Come back home for the winter.

You could try Vancouver BC. It's not exactly cheap, but the exchange rate should help you a little if you are coming from the US. Our summers are breathtakingly beautiful.

I'm actually looking for something of the opposite, somewhere to go in the winter when its drizzly and grey here. Thinking along the lines of Costa Rica, Mexico, Thailand. Somewhere that the dollar goes a bit further.

Janaleeha · ‎08-15-2017

Leaning toward TN or maybe TX, currently living the dream in Indianapolis, IN. 🙂

proctors · ‎09-04-2017

If you're thinking of TN, try Hendersonville--low crime, decent things to do, a little pricier than the rest of TN but not by much. And you have Nashville only 20 minutes south with lots of concerts.

Olif · ‎07-29-2017

Anywhere but where I am. I want to get to a place that is near my daughter and her kids since Taylor is the best one of them all!

bettyboop195454 · ‎06-24-2017

I like the idea of warm weather and low taxes

j697027c · ‎07-09-2017

Try Mexico. I live there very well on about $1000/month. Own my own 3 bed/2 bath house with big living/dining room, on 1 acre of land. My property taxes are under $20/year. Climate in the central highlands is very moderate.

d384567l · ‎06-09-2017

I'd like to find a town in the northeast/Middle Atlantic states along a train line; also near water, like the ocean, bay or a river. No need to live on the water, but it would be great to be able to walk to it. I realize that the taxes with be a lot more than I pay now (I live in Florida), but living in a town near mass transit is an OK trade, for me. Many of the beach towns have housing costs that are often prohibitive . Suggestions?

Also, are there any websites that alllow one to plug in information that might help find some locations? I've looked at several and they are pretty simplistic, or are connected to retirement communities. I'd like to avoid a retirement community and live in a town or city.

soni5353 · ‎09-04-2017

"FindYourSpot.com" is a fun tool to use to look for places to retire based on your criteria.

Epster · ‎09-04-2017

@soni5353 wrote:
"FindYourSpot.com" is a fun tool to use to look for places to retire based on your criteria.

@soni5353 That's a cool tool. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂

"The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical." Julius Erving

bj5 · ‎05-01-2017

IRELAND I love rainy days B & j

cm2216799 · ‎03-31-2017

Near water -- big water.I'd love the Atlantic or the Pacific, even the Mississippi or Lake Superior or Lake Michigan.

I'd like to find a community of sartists-- I'm a writer and would love to live where there are other writers, painers, sculptors, dancers -- for conversation, stimulation, friendship.

I live in a nice, bland mid size city now. It's not where I was born and I have no attachment to it.I have two children,scattered,am divorced and no other family. I'd need to find a place open to new people.

I grew up in Chicago and love it, but can't afford where I'd like to live -- and if I have to move into a suburb I might as well stay where I am.

I was a hippie, am a hippie -- would love a small progressive town, near water where I could my dachshund and volunteer for Animal Rescue.

I lived through Mid West winters all my life and that wouldn't both me particulalry -- as long as I had a garage!

l721284b · ‎03-31-2017

Sounds like you'd enjoy the Willamette Valley in Oregon. I was thinking Eugene, specifically, from some of your comments--an hour's drive from the beautiful and rugged coastline of the Pacific Ocean (the wonderful McKenzie & Willamette Rivers are nearby, too), great local airport to connect you to major airports, hippie enclave, arts galore, University of Oregon's hometown (bright minds and thriving programs), Oregon residents LOVE their dogs (and cats) so you'd find some kind of animal rescue work, no doubt. Portland is a doable drive (2 hours approx.) and center of much of what you want, as well, with a thriving arts community--music, writing, performance arts, museum, etc. Housing prices are higher in P-land than Eugene. Recreational and medical marijuana are legal here, not that you asked, but for some, it's a draw. While snow isn't a regular happening for the Willamette Valley, it does occur occasionally. Winter is usually rain and then more rain, but summers are lovely and mild--rarely hitting the high 90s and beyond.

dadnabbit · ‎03-31-2017

You might consider Asheville, North Carolina. It seems to fill your desired parameters, and is a WONDERFUL city in the Smokey Mountains. Check it out online, then maybe take a short vacation.

North Carolinian

la7550 · ‎06-15-2017

Asheville, NC, where they filmed "Being There," with Peter Sellers.! Beautiful place.

dadnabbit · ‎03-31-2017

Sorry, duplicate answer.

dadnabbit · ‎03-31-2017

Sorry, posted before I finished--happy fingers !!! Although you stated you would like to be near BIG water, that would be the only thing missing from your criteria. However, there are MANY great rivers and lakes with beautiful waterfalls in the mountains and so again I say, give it a look.

jh50658433 · ‎03-31-2017

@dreamhomenj wrote:

It is reported about 10,000 baby boomers retire daily.
Some of them want stay home where they are.
Some want to move to other place to enjoy their retirement.
Do you want retire and stay where you are?
Or do you want move to a community where you can make friends and share commen interests?

Rapid City South Dakota. The state doesn't tax Social Security Benefits.

Epster · ‎11-06-2017

@jh50658433 wrote:

Rapid City South Dakota. The state doesn't tax Social Security Benefits.

@jh50658433 Plus there are truckloads a really wonderful people there! Kind, friendly, upbeat and engaged. 🙂

"The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical." Julius Erving

l34445t · ‎06-28-2017

Rapid City? You'll be moving to the area of the country that I spent my life in. Beautiful area, but it gets very cold and snowy there.

We recently retired to Central Florida. It was my dream spot, but now I have second thoughts about it. We made a mistake in our living arrangements. We bought a cute little mobile home in a senior Mobile Home Park. I had this Vision that it would all be nice, sweet, middle aged people who just wanted to play Bingo and chat. People who are tired of the bickering and one-upping each other after being in the Work World their entire lives Not so. Too many nasty, judgemental, racist, homophobic people in here. I'm sure this doesn't apply to all the senior mobile home communities, but we'll be looking for an apartment soon. I'd rather be around a more diverse crowd. As far as the weather, wildlife, and scenery, it's all perfect.

hesshaus · ‎09-04-2017

Check out the Ocala area. We're at On Top of The World, a 55+ gated retirement community. HOA fees are reasonable and property taxes are also. Lots to do, if you want to.

Epster · ‎03-31-2017

We want to live on the road in an RV roaming primarily the west, but mostly traveling around to ride our recumbent trikes on various bike trails and then to compete at various cycling events at senior games. In between we'll travel around to birdwatch.

"The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical." Julius Erving

l95782h · ‎03-17-2017

Hawaii.

EveRH · ‎03-17-2017

Just got a link to this article via "Next Avenue", and thought some of you might like to browse:

The Best Big & Small Cities for Successful Aging

I appreciate that the article starts by explaining how they came up with the list.

Registered on Online Community since 2007!

d403948v · ‎03-17-2017

Hubby and I have lived in Florida for most of our lives. We are in our 60s and presently we are on five and one half acres in a two story farm house. I have mini horses, dogs, chickens and a cat. We know that we will want less to care for as we age and we have purchased a little house (actually rebuilt around a 1950s trailer, though you would never know it) and lot in a nearby small gated community. Cable, wifi, garbage pick up, and more is included, there is a rec center and pool and half of the year most of the residents leave for the north. For the time being we are 'weekenders' and enjoy taking 'mini' vacations there. It will be perfect for us as we grow older!!

k963719b · ‎07-10-2017

I am planning on retirement soon. I currently live in Pennsylvania. Property taxes are high, and I live in a low tax county. I looked at Florida, but it appears the property tax there is high. Are the property assessed annually? I will be bringing 4 horses with me so I will need acreage with house and barns. My plans are leaning more to Tennessee at this time?

kathleenf89474 · ‎11-03-2017

TN would be a good choice. I live in a little town called New Bern, in eastern NC. It is marketing itself as a retirement town, and I love it here. There is plenty of space on the outskirts for raising horses.

The cost of living is reasonable, and there are many things to do here. We even have a Newcomers Club, so you meet people immediately with similar interests! I’ve been here five years, and I am never leaving! I’m originally from upstate NY, btw.

NeilRichards · ‎11-03-2017

Hey, I'm looking to retire in the New Bern area, Fairfield Harbor to be specific. My concerns are: how easy is it to fit in and find new friends in a smaller town? Also, I noticed that to go to a movie you need to go to Jacksonville? Is that correct?