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I'm looking for a place to move to for retirement. Affordable house to buy or rent, clean air, not much humidity, snow, etc. Obviously no tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding. I'll be retired so I won't care about the commute but I'd like to be near healthy/organic grocery stores, and have at least some outdoor space. I've been living in Albuquerque, NM but haven't found anything here to rent/buy for more than a year at a time, and I've disliked all of them. I'm guessing part of that is how much I'm spending (around $500ish/month) but if I have to move out of state I will. Thanks for your help, it's getting expensive to keep moving so I'm asking for places to check out.
I would recommend Johnson City TN. It's a beautiful area on a plateau to the west of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is very affordable with the median home price around 140K, and the average one bedroom apartment rents for $620. The area is listed among those cities considered to have the "cleanest air" in the US. Natural disasters are very much a rarity and snowfall averages a moderate 15" a year, spread out from November through March. Johnson City is a college town (East Tennessee State University, that also has a medical school/hospital) which allows it provides more to do than most cities it's size (population 66K). The city does have an Earth Fare location, which is one of the better natural foods supermarket chains. Also the city is served by Tri-Cities airport and has service from Delta, American and Allegiant. http://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/retire-to-johnson-city/
A place in eastern Tennessee would be good, like Johnson City/Kingsport and Knoxville areas. Roanoke, VA is very nice as well. If you wanted to stay out west, in the Boise, ID area Ada County's housing costs are 110% of the national average and Canyon County's is just 76%. The areas I listed rank high in my metro AND retirement rankings. Good luck in your search!
I'm looking for a place to move to for retirement. Affordable house to buy or rent, clean air, not much humidity, snow, etc. Obviously no tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding. I'll be retired so I won't care about the commute but I'd like to be near healthy/organic grocery stores, and have at least some outdoor space. I've been living in Albuquerque, NM but haven't found anything here to rent/buy for more than a year at a time, and I've disliked all of them. I'm guessing part of that is how much I'm spending (around $500ish/month) but if I have to move out of state I will. Thanks for your help, it's getting expensive to keep moving so I'm asking for places to check out.
The OP specifically said not much humidity, and you're recommending places in Mississippi? Have you been to Mississippi in the summer?
Since the OP is concerned with humidity and has also mentioned the expenses involved with moving, that pretty much leaves out the eastern half of the country. I think the OP should stick with small towns in the Southwest. It's a lot less expensive to move from Albuquerque to, say, Socorro NM that it is to Mississippi or Tennessee. In fact, I'll go ahead and recommend some of the NM suburbs of El Paso as viable options that the OP might want to investigate.
Since the OP is concerned with humidity and has also mentioned the expenses involved with moving, that pretty much leaves out the eastern half of the country.
Not really. The OP doesn't sound like the typical delicate flower who can't handle any, more like not a lot as stated with "not much". In a moderate four season climate, they're looking at three to four months of "not much" in a location with an elevation of 1600'-1800' feet like Johnson City.
The OP specifically said not much humidity, and you're recommending places in Mississippi? Have you been to Mississippi in the summer?
Since the OP is concerned with humidity and has also mentioned the expenses involved with moving, that pretty much leaves out the eastern half of the country. I think the OP should stick with small towns in the Southwest. It's a lot less expensive to move from Albuquerque to, say, Socorro NM that it is to Mississippi or Tennessee. In fact, I'll go ahead and recommend some of the NM suburbs of El Paso as viable options that the OP might want to investigate.
Actually, I have....Starkville will have a lower humidity and its max average high during July and August is 90 degrees.
I think the bigger issue may be with other aspects though.
The OP specifically said not much humidity, and you're recommending places in Mississippi? Have you been to Mississippi in the summer?
Since the OP is concerned with humidity and has also mentioned the expenses involved with moving, that pretty much leaves out the eastern half of the country. I think the OP should stick with small towns in the Southwest. It's a lot less expensive to move from Albuquerque to, say, Socorro NM that it is to Mississippi or Tennessee. In fact, I'll go ahead and recommend some of the NM suburbs of El Paso as viable options that the OP might want to investigate.
I agree with this to some extent, but also, the OP is asking for no tornadoes, hurricanes, or flooding. The inland Southeast gets more tornadoes than any other part of the country except possibly Kansas and Oklahoma (which some people consider part of the Southeast) and the coastal Southeast is at risk for hurricanes and/or flooding, so I think that these factors rule out much of the eastern U.S. also. Even here in the upper Midwest we get tornadoes from time to time. To say, "Obviously, no tornadoes" rules out many, many states, including Mississippi and Tennessee.
I agree with anyone who thinks that the OP should stick with the West and if they are used to paying $500/month for housing and won't or can't pay more and are also concerned about the cost of moving, then the Southwest, as the upper West/PNW would be out of their price range and a more expensive move.
Can you please clarify more about your rent? You said you are paying $500/month for rent. Are you able to pay more rent than that? If so, what is your hoped-for maximum? Are you able to pay utility bills on top of the rent?
If you can give a little bit more info, we can at least eliminate many options. But a maximum monthly budget is a must.
I was thinking Austin, TX until you said you only spend $500 on rent.
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