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Old 07-07-2012, 03:04 PM
 
Location: Edina, MN, USA
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I'm one of those people that seem to be looking for the impossible. An inexpensive small town setting with great nature, not too conservative, friendly, where I can have a little house with lots of bird watching in the backyard and nearby. Sunny, cool, lots of lakes, rivers, mountains. But near good medical facilities and other amenities that will take me to 'the end'.
Don't need a lot of city activities.
Seems hard to find those cheap little places right next to everything
Please keep us informed when you find this perfect spot
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Old 07-07-2012, 03:07 PM
 
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newenglandgirl wrote: The two times I visited Harrisonburg, Virginia in the summer, a lovely fresh breeze was blowing across the James Madison campus. My companion and I both noticed and commented how good the air felt on those visits.

If you're talking about Harrisburg, that is in the state of Pennsylvania.


Isn't it great when there's a breeze! A nice breeze can make just about anywhere a pleasant place. I do mean Harrisonburg. The two places are less than 200 miles apart on I-81, with very similar climates.

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Old 07-07-2012, 03:35 PM
 
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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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Old 07-07-2012, 04:02 PM
 
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I live in Indianapolis which is just north of Columbus. I would suggest we are a better fit than Columbus due to the volume of senior housing and amenities like medical. Mom just moved here and we got her a great apartment in a senior only complex with 6 day a week bus transport all over her area and all utilities for $700 a month. You could get highter or lower rent in the complex by making different choices. Her Medicare Advantage plan is $19 a month and her family doctor is across the street. A big mall with Sears, Macys, JCPenny, Van Maur, etc. is less than 1 mile away.

She can take the city bus downtown if she wants as it stops right outside the entrance to the complex.

We have a huge number of hospitals, senior apartments, companies to provide senior services, etc. Indy is known for low cost living and low cost real estate.

Climate: Well we have four seasons and are going thru a record hot and dry spell. But the state grows corn and soybeans so having dry is unusual for us. We have snow but not huge amounts. (I was living in NC when they had a 2 foot snow storm so records can be broken wherever you live.)
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Old 07-07-2012, 08:54 PM
 
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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.
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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