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Old 02-19-2017, 03:49 PM
 
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Inexpensive + low crime + mild weather year round = oxymoron
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Old 02-19-2017, 04:10 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles area
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Inexpensive + low crime + mild weather year round = oxymoron
That was my thought too after reading the original post, but there may be a few out-of-the-way places which qualify on at least two out of the three criteria. California, if you get far enough east (away from the coast) comes close, except that the summers will be too hot. How far is far enough? Off the top of my head I would say 150 miles east of the coast.

"Mild weather year round" pretty much disqualifies anything east of the Rocky Mountains because even the areas that have mild winters have horrendous, stifling heat and humidity in the summer. Some people seem to be able to cope with that (otherwise Florida would be uninhabited), but personally I don't understand it at all.
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Old 02-19-2017, 04:11 PM
 
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Inexpensive + low crime + mild weather year round = oxymoron
No, I found it here in the Ozarks of north Arkansas.
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Old 02-19-2017, 04:12 PM
 
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Inexpensive + low crime + mild weather year round = oxymoron
Do you know what an oxymoron is? What you wrote is not, it is only an uniformed comment. There are no doubt plenty of places like this, you just need to look for them. Plus it depends on your definition of mild weather.
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Old 02-19-2017, 04:18 PM
 
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There are a lot of places that are safe, low cost and have a moderate climate. The problem I found was a lot of other important factors.... availability of tertiary care healthcare, a major airport nearby, near to a city with museums, art galleries, symphonic music, available educational opportunities especially OLLI, etc. Before decided on a retirement location, you need to consider everything that is important to you and your spouse.
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Old 02-19-2017, 06:10 PM
 
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No, I found it here in the Ozarks of north Arkansas.
As did I. (Still adjusting to the state income tax and sales tax on groceries though.)
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Old 02-19-2017, 06:54 PM
 
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No, I found it here in the Ozarks of north Arkansas.
You spilled the beans! Now it will no longer be cheap.
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Old 02-19-2017, 07:23 PM
 
Location: Florida
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There are many homes available in your price range in 55+ communities. Choosing a climate is a very personal issue.
You can look at homes on Realtor.com and other sites. We lived in Arizona for a time, and then got tired of the hot and dry, so we returned to Florida where we had lived for 28 years prior to going to AZ. We are reasonably close to Tampa airport, so our kids can come and visit us and their college friends.
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Old 02-19-2017, 07:33 PM
 
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Do you know what an oxymoron is? What you wrote is not, it is only an uniformed comment. There are no doubt plenty of places like this, you just need to look for them. Plus it depends on your definition of mild weather.
If the terms are incompatible or contradictory, then poster TwoByFour used the term "oxymoron" correctly. He is saying that in his opinion, the three conditions are incompatible and contradictory. Therefore, if you do not agree, then you should say, "No, I think such places can be found" instead of implying that he doesn't know what an oxymoron is.
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Old 02-19-2017, 08:45 PM
 
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Hi. I am looking from input from those who have retired to an inexpensive housing (under $300,000) retirement location, that has mild weather and relatively low crime. Where is the location and is it what you thought it would be, and are enjoying your retirement.
The above is what my wife and I are looking for, and only have a few years before retiring and finding our location.

Thanks.
John
You need to define low crime. What's low to me may be unreasonable to you.
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