Trying to decide where to retire to after 20 years in the Army and need some help on overall cost of living vs.quality of life.
We will be in our early 40s, with elementary age children and will still need to work. Uncle Sam doesn't pay well enough to REALLY retire
unfortunately.
I am a coastal New England girl & my husband is from Colorado. We both love outdoor activities especially downhill skiing and sailing. My family is all in NE and his folks are in UT so the family pull is a wash.
NH is looking good with my sister in Durham, the mtns & proximity to the ocean...Burlington, VT has the mountains & the lake & my sister at Jay in the summer...colorado has the better skiing (my husband would argue)& my in-laws a day drive away.
I have heard horror stories about taxes in NH & VT and wonder how true they are...I know a state has to get its $$$ from somewhere to operate but are they over the top? Then again I grew up in Mass and everyone in the military refers to it as
Taxachusettes although I have never heard my folks whine about taxes (& they don't tax military pensions)
The other concern is availability of jobs close to skiing.
Any input is greatly appreciated
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and it's a fitting title. Jobs close to skiing, we have some "northerners" here who can probably help you with that. I'm in southern NH myself, and the one thing you need to remember is that if you live in NH, you want to try to work in NH, otherwise you'll be paying our higher property taxes, while paying MA income taxes, yet have no say in how that $ is going to be spent. Yes we do have high property taxes, however, they are very "local" and you have your choice: higher taxes usually = better schools...
