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By small I am thinking 150,000 or less. I really love tree lined streets and cute historical downtowns. A few places/parks/walking trails. Maybe a nearby university!!
I would rather a little cold than humid.
Alot for retirees to do and of course inexpensive cost of living.
SUGGESTIONS?
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Rather than limiting yourself to what a small town can afford to offer a senior...
look for an area within a larger city with the features and amenities you seek.
Next up is to choose a place where you already have friends/family or that you already KNOW.
A few suggestions, with their positive factors. I won't list the negatives.
Boone - cooler weather and a university.
Hendersonville - lots of moderate priced senior housing, including mobile homes.
Elon - has a university, in the Triad.
Hillsboro - quaint downtown, near Durham.
Pittsboro - quaint downtown, some senior-friendly housing.
Pinehurst - quaint downtown, lots of seniors there, golf and good medical care.
Southport - quaint downtown, many seniors living there.
Wilmington - quaint downtown, Del Webb community, plus other senior-friendly housing.
New Bern - quaint downtown, senior-friendly housing.
Obviously, the places closer to the coast are hotter and humider than those in the mountains. I also agree with the previous poster that it is important to have friends or family nearby. It is also very important to have excellent medical care nearby as you grow older. Ofter the small towns lack the specialty care, and you need to go to a larger city for care.
Last edited by goldenage1; 09-02-2018 at 10:29 AM..
A few suggestions, with their positive factors. I won't list the negatives.
Boone - cooler weather and a university.
Hendersonville - lots of moderate priced senior housing, including mobile homes.
Elon - has a university, in the Triad.
Hillsboro - quaint downtown, near Durham.
Pittsboro - quaint downtown, some senior-friendly housing.
Pinehurst - quaint downtown, lots of seniors there, golf and good medical care.
Southport - quaint downtown, many seniors living there.
Wilmington - quaint downtown, Del Webb community, plus other senior-friendly housing.
New Bern - quaint downtown, senior-friendly housing.
Obviously, the places closer to the coast are hotter and humider than those in the mountains. I also agree with the previous poster that it is important to have friends or family nearby. It is also very important to have excellent medical care nearby as you grow older. Ofter the small towns lack the specialty care, and you need to go to a larger city for care.
Those are all very fine places, but some of them are fairly pricey (by NC standards) and the OP mentioned needing an affordable cost of living.
For places with revitalized downtowns that have an affordable cost of living, a few suggestions I have would be Mt. Airy, Asheboro, Sanford (though this is slightly hotter than the others), Salisbury and Morganton. These are all fairly centrally located, have established downtowns that are on the upswing, have reasonable (30-45 minutes driving time) access to one or multiple larger cities in the state (Morganton and Mt. Airy are a bit further out than the others), and it's possible to find a decent home in a decent location in those cities/towns at that price point.
...and it's possible to find a decent home in a decent location in those cities/towns at that price point.
I misread your post the first time I posted a response and saw 150,000 as $150,000 for a house and not 150,000 population. My advice would still hold true for the places I recommended. You could find a decent $150,000 house in all of those locations.
A few suggestions, with their positive factors. I won't list the negatives.
Boone - cooler weather and a university.
Hendersonville - lots of moderate priced senior housing, including mobile homes.
Elon - has a university, in the Triad.
Hillsboro - quaint downtown, near Durham.
Pittsboro - quaint downtown, some senior-friendly housing.
Pinehurst - quaint downtown, lots of seniors there, golf and good medical care.
Southport - quaint downtown, many seniors living there.
Wilmington - quaint downtown, Del Webb community, plus other senior-friendly housing.
New Bern - quaint downtown, senior-friendly housing.
Obviously, the places closer to the coast are hotter and humider than those in the mountains. I also agree with the previous poster that it is important to have friends or family nearby. It is also very important to have excellent medical care nearby as you grow older. Ofter the small towns lack the specialty care, and you need to go to a larger city for care.
You listed pretty much all of the places I would have mentioned.
Punehurst is amazing - we just moved here and love it!!!
I think she probably meant to type Pinehurst. (for the benefit of anyone not familiar with town names in NC)
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(for the benefit of anyone not familiar with town names in NC)
