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Old 08-19-2011, 07:28 PM
 
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I'd love to hear from anyone who moved to KY to retire. There are a lot of positives, such as low utility costs, beautiful natural scenery, charming towns, moderate cost of living. Any thoughts? Of course there are downsides too. Would love to hear from anyone who made the move to KY for retirement.
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Old 08-21-2011, 08:39 AM
 
Location: Covington, KY
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Kentucky had a nice enough place to rent that was available and cost less than Ohio, which is/was also bogged down in bureaucracy.

If Ohio had no bureaucracy, high cost, waiting list, and maybe a few other things, I would probably be on the other side of the river and maybe a point or two north.

At age 75 I guess I'm retired (like it or not) and I'm in Kentucky.

The pad (which is about 10% displaced Ohioans) is okay, most (not all) of the people are as nice as can be, there's some neat stuff around like free computer lessons (not found in Ohio). The cops are friendly and the safety forces seem efficient. If I need country or metropolis, neither is very far away, although metropolis is within a few blocks as the crow flies.

If you want a perfect place to retire, I doubt if there is one. If you are not familiar with a city manager form of government, you may have a little adjustment problem.
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Old 08-21-2011, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Check in to Murray, Kentucky, which consistently ranks high in retirement studies.
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Old 08-21-2011, 03:22 PM
 
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We moved to Kentucky last year to retire and will never leave. Our utility costs are low. Highest electric bill in the hot summer was 139.00 and that is running the air conditioner at 78, 3 computers that are on 24/7, cook stove, and hot water heater. It cost us about 80.00 a week for groceries for the two of us and we eat well. The scenery here at Lake Cumberland is gorgeous. The only down side I can think of is no book store, but, Amazon works for me. Berea is one of the most charming towns in Kentucky I believe. But, I am into arts and crafts and it is only about an hour from us. Kentucky is America's best kept secret and if you do move here for retirement, please don't tell anyone else.
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Old 08-21-2011, 08:25 PM
 
Location: Prospect, KY
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We retired 3 years ago to Prospect, KY and we really love it. We lived near the beach in Southern California for most of our lives. There are so many things about KY we like - the natural beauty, the nice people, the cheaper cost of living, the quality of life, peace and quiet, etc. It was a very good move for us.
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Old 08-23-2011, 08:28 PM
 
Location: In the Pearl of the Purchase, Ky
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Beilart, you would run my wife out of the house with the thermometer set at 78. Because of a health condition she has she would be sweating. Ours is set at 68 all summer long. We live in an all electric home and our bill averages $200 all summer long.
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Old 08-23-2011, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Somewhere in Kentucky
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Beilart, you would run my wife out of the house with the thermometer set at 78. Because of a health condition she has she would be sweating. Ours is set at 68 all summer long. We live in an all electric home and our bill averages $200 all summer long.

My mom keeps hers at 78. We REFUSE to go to her home because of it. We HAVE to keep it at 73. I can't sleep at night when it's hot as hell in the house. We must have the same size home, because our bill is running a bit over $200 this summer. God intended for us to have A/C and I am going to use it!!! LOL
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Old 08-25-2011, 10:24 PM
 
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Yes, He certainly did. We have a small 14x78 mobile out by Lake Cumberland so our bill is probably a bit higher since mobiles are not insulated as well as most traditional homes. We stay pretty cool and run the ceiling fans.

Patty




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My mom keeps hers at 78. We REFUSE to go to her home because of it. We HAVE to keep it at 73. I can't sleep at night when it's hot as hell in the house. We must have the same size home, because our bill is running a bit over $200 this summer. God intended for us to have A/C and I am going to use it!!! LOL
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Old 08-26-2011, 01:16 AM
 
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Check out Bowling Green. It ranks in the top 100 best cities to retire to in the US. Cost of living is relatively low, we have tons of beautiful parks, 7 golf courses, 8 frisbee golf courses, 2 performing arts centers, a large university, two hospitals and several medical clinics, a new baseball stadium and minor league baseball, and we are about an hour from downtown Nashville.
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Old 08-26-2011, 11:37 AM
 
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And don't forget the covette museum. which I personally think is pretty awesome. My 8 year old grand daughter thinks so as well since she got to sit in a fancy corevette and have tons of photos taken. She even picked out the one she wants grandma to buy for her. Poor little disadvantaged grandchild. No vette for her, grandma first!


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Check out Bowling Green. It ranks in the top 100 best cities to retire to in the US. Cost of living is relatively low, we have tons of beautiful parks, 7 golf courses, 8 frisbee golf courses, 2 performing arts centers, a large university, two hospitals and several medical clinics, a new baseball stadium and minor league baseball, and we are about an hour from downtown Nashville.
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