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Today's
In-Depth Review:
Clemson,
SC With
Southern hospitality, a lively collegiate
atmosphere, plentiful cultural amenities and
nearby lake recreation, Clemson is a great
retirement spot!
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Ferry, NC Waldport,
OR Top
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Latest Short Review:
Colonial
Beach, VA Unassuming
Colonial Beach has Virginia's second longest
beachfront, as well as reasonably priced homes and
safe neighborhoods. Is it a great place
to retire?
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Titusville,
FL
Woodbine,
GA Rexburg,
ID Mathews,
NC
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More Recent
Town Snapshots:
Palm
Bay, FL
Low key,
racially diverse Palm Bay has mushroomed by 30%
within the last decade, with much of that growth
coming during 2004 to 2008 housing
boom. It is now the largest city on Florida's Space
Coast and is within 30 minutes of Port Canaveral, Florida's
second busiest cruise port.
Gettysburg,
PA
For three days in
early July, 1863, Union and Confederate soldiers
fought a bloody battle in and around the little
town of Gettysburg in bucolic south central
Pennsylvania. The battle became the
turning point of the Civil War, and Gettysburg
forever became linked to it.
Oro
Valley, AZ
Growing Oro Valley
is a bedroom community north of Tucson in
southern Arizona and is home to a number of high
tech and biotech companies. It
is in a pretty
setting in the foothills of the Santa Cantalina
Mountain foothills and has valley views.
What Makes a
Great Retirement Spot?
We look at a number of
factors, including cost of living, medical
facilities, climate, transportation, crime
rate, cultural amenities, educational
amenities, shopping venues,
infrastructure, recreational
opportunities, senior services, poverty
rate and more. No one factor alone,
except a very high crime rate, will
disqualify a town as a great retirement
spot, but several factors combined, such
as a high crime rate and a high poverty
rate, most often will. A high
cost of living or high taxes alone are not
enough to disqualify a particular town
because some people prefer more affluent
communities and are able to pay higher costs and
taxes. And not everyone is looking for the
same amenities, so, for example, a town without
a symphony or a fishing lake will not be
disqualified since not everyone wants those
things. We try to look at all kinds of
places in all price ranges and get a feel for
each one. Then we weigh all of the
evidence to decide if a town has enough going
for it to make it spot for retirement.
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