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We left the city/suburban sprawl for a beautiful place filled with natural beauty and plenty of recreational pursuits. We're still less than an hour from a mid-size metro with museums, college sports, theater, etc, if we feel like we want to venture out, but we prefer the small town atmosphere where we are most of the time.
On the other hand a retired person would not be happy in a dying town with no growth either. As an older person, what type of setting is the best balance for you?
Why not?
No where in the sunbelt is attractive to me. I'm more interested in the cloud belt.
Not having to drive much is high on my list. Rapid population growth sounds like a lot of traffic-count me out. An apartment in a walking friendly town, or small farm with short drive to shopping sounds ideal.
In a few years, I will be retiring and are thinking about the best places to retire.
Many people want to move to BOOM TOWNS in the Sunbelt. The media hypes these places as exciting for both workers and the retired. These BOOM TOWNS have rapid population growth. The population has doubled in the last 10-20 years.
Examples include these metros: Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota, and Fort Meyers.
As a retired person in your 60s and 70s what is so good about living in a large metro area with a huge population increase? Doesn't this mean sprawl, environmental damage, crime, heavy traffic, and stress? These type of places may be exciting for a young person looking for greater shopping, restaurant and job choices but how does the massive growth help a retired person?
On the other hand a retired person would not be happy in a dying town with no growth either. As an older person, what type of setting is the best balance for you?
Absolutely not! I want peace and quiet in my 40's. I highly doubt in my 60's and 70's I will want traffic up the whazoo and never ending noise. No thank you. Those metros are also hotter than hell and I have no desire to live in a warm climate ever again. My ideal retirement home would be a cabin in the woods on a lake surrounded by mountains with 4 real seasons.
Ive never enjoyed large metros. I don't like traffic. I don't like noise. I don't like my neighbors on top of me and knowing every burp that happens in my house. I like space.
We left the city/suburban sprawl for a beautiful place filled with natural beauty and plenty of recreational pursuits. We're still less than an hour from a mid-size metro with museums, college sports, theater, etc, if we feel like we want to venture out, but we prefer the small town atmosphere where we are most of the time.
In a few years, I will be retiring and are thinking about the best places to retire.
Many people want to move to BOOM TOWNS in the Sunbelt. The media hypes these places as exciting for both workers and the retired. These BOOM TOWNS have rapid population growth. The population has doubled in the last 10-20 years.
Examples include these metros: Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota, and Fort Meyers.
As a retired person in your 60s and 70s what is so good about living in a large metro area with a huge population increase? Doesn't this mean sprawl, environmental damage, crime, heavy traffic, and stress? These type of places may be exciting for a young person looking for greater shopping, restaurant and job choices but how does the massive growth help a retired person?
On the other hand a retired person would not be happy in a dying town with no growth either. As an older person, what type of setting is the best balance for you?
I started my search with the idea of moving to the popular 55+ oceanfront location. In the end, I made a better choice for me and my family. I live in a suburb in an area of 1 million people in the Midwest, 25 min. from a Big Ten college town. Life can have a way of adjusting grand plans. We bought a lifestyle villa (Neighbors mostly retired) between two small/medium size lakes with bike & walking trails. The area is urban and close to restaurants, shopping, golf and great healthcare. We leave the month of February to someplace warm. Enjoy your search, I guarantee you'll change your mind a lot, until the day you retire.
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