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?

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Itinerant1 · ‎03-16-2017

I'm beginning to look into retiring. One of the lifestyle situations I feel must be available is good public transportation. While I've never been to San Francisco, I have heard that it is possible to get around easily without owning a car, so I plan to look into that. Weather is also important. I am originally from New England and moved to San Diego 10 years ago. I found it extremely expensive and unfriendly toward renters (I had sold my house in New Hampshire and had promised my family I would wait to purchase anything -- I waited too long!) I later found a job that paid barely enough to live, but the job was in Las Vegas, so I moved there and have been unhappy with the extreme heat. When I retire (I will be 74 this year), I would like to volunteer in a library or school, I would like to be around a diverse group of people of all types and ages and I would like to be able to walk to all of my destinations.

Am I looking for more than any one city can provide?

sw1743 · ‎03-22-2017

San Francisco is typically a lot cooler and more damp than you are used to in San Diego. There is a quaint little town kind of mid state called Los Osos or also San Luis Obispo. The weather is very nice...not too hot or cold. Los Osos is kind of a beach town....looks like a beach town too. As you come into Los Osos off of Los Osos Valley Rd off the 101 frwy, the town you go through is San Luis Obispo. That's a very nice town and has lots of ammenities...major stores, restaurants, etc. Check it out. You might find that you like it. My son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter live in Los Osos and that is where my husband & I plan to move this year. We are currently in the Yorba Linda area. The summers here have been getting really hot and I'm not one to like the heat. Our niece lives near Solvang, CA., which is also a very nice area. I grew up in San Diego. It was just ok, as far as I'm concerned, but I would not even consider San Francisco as it has way too many people and it is very difficult to get around due to traffic issues. There is a lot of pedistrian traffic as well, which causes a lot of delays because if you're not waiting on vehicle traffic, you're waiting on pedistrians. Good luck on your relocation, but check out San Francisco well before you pull up roots and move there. (Just my advise)

ASTRAEA · ‎03-16-2017

@Itinerant1 - If you think San Diego is expensive, San Francisco is probably worse! Check out Zillow for the type of housing in which you're interested, and check prices!!

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da8361 · ‎03-16-2017

try canyon, tx. Moved here from MN 15 years ago, and love it.

mimi0000 · ‎10-02-2016

I love Asheville, NC. It is in the mountains where summer is not too hot and there is little snow in winter. Fall and Spring are long and ideal. Great Drs and Hospitals. Homey and sophisticated at the same time. Good places to eat. It is a "with it" kind of place. Diverse schools and a wonderful variety of active people.

Problem is -- so many people want to live there cost of living is high and it is a Right to Work State resulting in low wages.

Bronco56 · ‎06-08-2016

We are retired and live in Phoenix. The winters are great! For the hot summers we bought a home near Flagstaff. Two hours apart and a lot cooler!

SIMPLEGAL · ‎06-21-2016

Hi,

Where is your home near Flagstaff? Is it in the mountains?

Phoenix in the winter and Flagstaff in the summer...the best of both worlds.

Good for you!

I like the ocean.....but for now my home is "The Villages, Florida.

@Bronco56 wrote:
We are retired and live in Phoenix. The winters are great! For the hot summers we bought a home near Flagstaff. Two hours apart and a lot cooler!

crossmusic711 · ‎06-08-2016

I introduced my husband to the Smokies on our honeymoon, and he fell in love with the area, just like I did when I lived in TN. Anybody know of a small cabin on a little piece of land with a view of the mountains?

ak36349276 · ‎06-07-2016

I want to stay in Naperville and live in Naperville for my retirement . I. Love my city Naperville . From Anne Kimble

retiredtraveler · ‎06-07-2016

We've retired 'in place'. We have been in our one-and-only house for almost 37 years. I would love to have a place out in the Pacific Northwest, but most of our respective families live within an hour's drive. So, we're staying here. We are on a few acres, so I have been indulging in big-time gardening for a lot of years. We'll stay here until we physically cannot handle the property.

"...Why is everyone a victim? Take personal responsibility for your life..."

2Papa · ‎06-07-2016

I'm going to retire in my house.

kt79979131 · ‎06-07-2016

We are in Pennylvania now but want to go west to ski country and are looking for affordable suggestions.

tb837554 · ‎06-07-2016

Our financial adviser told us, travel where you think you'd like to live, Rv or rent first. Once you make a move, you may be stuck. Some of his clients had bought in other states, after living there a couple years, hated it. Then couldn't sell. You don't want to get stuck. So we are traveling while we can. And after living in the Pacific Northwest rain, we know we don't want to live here. Expensive also. On a lighter note, you have everything in the state of Washington, great place to visit in the summer!

eb65614617 · ‎06-07-2016

Retired & left expensive Maryland to live much more comfortably in Hartwell, Ga.. With temperate climate, low cost of living, great golfing,. & beautiful Lake Hartwell,, Hart County Ga is known as "the best & friendliest little town by a dam site"! -- & that it is!!!

amcoffiebean · ‎06-20-2018

eb65614617, I've sent you a Private Message here in the forum after reading your comments about Hartwell GA! We are investigating a future retirement move to that area and would love to learn more about your experiences there!

amcoffiebean

tp3268 · ‎06-07-2016

I love Oregon. Figure out what you want and needs are. Call the chamber of commerce in the city you are interested in and they can send you free information on the area. You can also order at a charge a relocation packet. I have always found this useful.

Rex1948 · ‎07-13-2016

I lived in Portland for 25 years and loved it. I've been away 7 years and wow it has gotten expensive. I want to be downtown where everything is at my fingertips and transport is so accessible. I am concerned about the cost though. I am wondering how to look for people with great places but who are getting priced out. If we shared it could be a win win. Any ideas?

nyadrn · ‎09-11-2016

@Rex1948 wrote:
I lived in Portland for 25 years and loved it. I've been away 7 years and wow it has gotten expensive. I want to be downtown where everything is at my fingertips and transport is so accessible. I am concerned about the cost though. I am wondering how to look for people with great places but who are getting priced out. If we shared it could be a win win. Any ideas?

This is an issue for everyone wanting to live a very desirable area. You might try looking for condo rentals. You might have to go to each building that you are interested in and see what is available for sharing but in my ara, that is a common arrangement for college attendees. Apartment sharing is also common, check the online ads or check with the rental office. Take care though because with sharing, there is no guarantee that the other person and you will be compatible and you also have to be careful when you draw up the financial sharing plans. You don't want to be left holding the bag if someone decides to leave unexpectedly.

Life's a Journey, not a Destination" Aerosmith

anlee312 · ‎06-07-2016

I'm retired so we have been thinking of where to retire and concluded that we should stay put where we have are or move near where our children are.

As we get older and frail, family support is most important and if your children lives far away, it is hard on them and for yourselve.

SpaceBlue · ‎06-07-2016

If you are not going to continue living in your present home after retirement (not recommended if you chose your home rationally), move to Boise, ID. Great climate with seasonal changes, relatively small community where people are friendly and helpful, and cheap (but getting more expensive with time).

ManuelG432305 · ‎07-21-2018

Wapanucka Oklahoma

sb59381368 · ‎06-03-2018

@SpaceBlue wrote:
If you are not going to continue living in your present home after retirement (not recommended if you chose your home rationally), move to Boise, ID. Great climate with seasonal changes, relatively small community where people are friendly and helpful, and cheap (but getting more expensive with time).

MelissaV727031 · ‎04-03-2018

Henderson NV. Yes it’s hot... but cheaper to buy a home there. Also, I’m tired of the cold

sp9863 · ‎06-07-2016

My husband recently retired, we moved back to Maine to be close to our children, things are not going as planned and as crazy as it sounds we now wish we had stayed in Indiana. Love being near the kids and grand kids but Maine is a very expensive state to live in. Have considered Myrtle Beach but can't make up our minds.

DonaldH899065 · ‎04-19-2020

We had planned to move home to Maine un retirement, but like you, find it to be too expensive now. We have no idea where we will end up, as we dont want to stay here in WI either.

As for MB, I have family that lived there for 20 years, and recently retired back to Maine. They came to hate Myrtle Beach due to the excessive crowds and noise. That doesn't mean you will hate it, but it is certainly something to think about.

ly8007438 · ‎06-07-2016

Been retired 5 years
Still live in same home
Live where u r happy
If you have to take a mortgage to move someplace else is not worth it

RobertH489899 · ‎01-26-2019

Well, me and the wife are headed for southwestern Missouri ourselves. Going to the Ozark mountains. Have lived in the southwest for most of our lives and cannot stand what it has become! Shame really as it used to be wonderful place.

bchutchison · ‎01-26-2019

Where do you live in the southwest? We live in the Ozarks in Arkansas. We have wondered how it would be in Arizona.

RobertH489899 · ‎01-27-2019

I lived in Phoenix AZ in my school years and early working career years. Had to move to neighboring New Mexico for my career in my mid 20's. Always thought I would return. Well, over time the Phoenix area has become a huge overcrowded mess of a place! Lot's of crime, high taxes, high cost of living, etc. New Mexico, not much better, live near Albuquerque now and although I like our community alright the crime rate has increased over 250% in the past 10 years. Drug use, theft, murder, all of it is out of control. Lots of gangs from South America (think MS 13, yes they are here folks!). So I am looking to get out!

We have family in the Branson MO area, we have visited there many times and love it! Sure, the weather can be a pain but same goes for the southwest. I watch the weather between the both and quite frankly they aren't that different tempurature wise most of the time! Big difference is dry in the southwest, humid in the midwest! I think it is a good enough trade for somewhere that I probably will not need an electified fence around my porperty to keep out the vermin!