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Originally Posted by ipoetry
The nicest places never make lists. I love where I live and though I've posted several times where it is, it pains me to put the word out. A lot of us like to keep our sanctuaries just that.
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Yes we all can know where you live--but I will keep it a secret.
I think when a place makes a list for a place to live--that ruins that place. In Colorado, we have many cities that are have been on the top of the list many times: Fort Collins, Louisville for Best places to live and Boulder, best place for retirement. What happens it causes real estate prices to rise but with the case of Boulder, it is so well know, and the prices were already high. With Louisville and Fort Collins it created a demand and a rise in housing costs.
It would be better when one looks at these list to not always consider that city but the city just next door. Louisville is on the top of the list but how many people do not know Lafayette which shares many of the same characteristics. Fort Collins is always touted as the best but Loveland can offer many good qualities as being very near.
I would prefer to find my own place and would not want it to be on any list. There are hundreds of places in the US that can be considered a good place for retirement but are not mentioned--that is my place. As long as a place has little crime, good basic shopping, available healthcare and good public transit--that is all I need. I do not need a place for bragging rights; I do not need a place that attracts tourists; I do not need a place of spectacular scenery with wondrous beaches and mountains. I do not need a place that is growing too fast with too many new people. In retirement, I do not concern myself about jobs.
Boulder is on the top of the list for retirement but I choose to live in Arvada. It is just south along the Foothills of the Rockies. OK, it is not Boulder because Boulder is a university town. It does not have the excitement of Boulder. But what makes Arvada great is that it is not Boulder. Arvada is more peaceful and sedate and offers a more comfortable place with more reasonable cost. It has extensive parks, trails and open space that are not overwhelmed like some in Boulder. It is much closer to the Amenities of Denver and I can easily get to Boulder.
So hide on the coattails of the known and praised; hide in the vicinity of that which is desired; pick the path to the place that is less traveled; and so be quietly satisfied.
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