Atlanta tops ‘recession-proof' cities for retirees (real estate, foreclosure, job market)

[noah]

Atlanta tops ‘recession-proof' cities for retirees *| ajc.com

Wow, this article seems to be very biased against Atlanta yet it is from the hometown paper.

Though the weeks of rain and high foreclosure rates say otherwise, the Forbes stats indicate that the city's number of sunny days and affordable housing are two of the reasons why Atlanta tops the magazine's list of "America's recession-proof places to retire."

And, should retirees have to go back to work, finding a job may not be as hard as they think. Moody's says the job market is expected to grow by 13.5 percent over the next five years.

[JoeP]

If you are retired, employment does not matter to your income so the best place for retirement is where the retired person wants to and can live, recesssion or not (outside of real estate issues relevant to the retiree).