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Finding the Best Places to Retire Since 2006!
Azalea Gardens
Lamar Street, Oxford, Mississippi
Quiet Community of Azalea Gardens in Oxford, Mississippi is No Longer Age-Restricted but is Popular with Retirees and Near Medical Services
Azalea Gardens is a suburban Oxford neighborhood with tidy red brick single family homes and well tended lawns. It started out as part of Brookdale, a company that builds 55+ independent living and assisted living communities, but is no longer associated with that company.
When Brookdale split off Azalea Gardens, the neighborhood dropped its age-restriction requirement and is now open to all ages. Yet, this essentially remains a retirement community as most homes are owned by older folks. Each residence has an attached garage, a pitched roof and a driveway. Most have two bedrooms. Some have a second story. There is an HOA that takes care of lawn maintenance, but amenities are few. Most homes were built in the 1990s and early-2000s.
Properties do not come up for sale often, but when they do, prices start in the high-$100,000s to low-$200,000s. Please verify this price with a Realtor as it is bound to change over time.
Although there is no golf course or swimming pool, there is the peace of mind that comes from knowing that most of Oxford's medical facilities are nearby. For example, Baptist Memorial Hospital is just four minutes away.
Azalea Gardens does not have a dedicated website. Go to tinyurl.com/kdrt5p8 to see a sample listing.
Mississippi:
The Magnolia State entered the Union on December 10, 1817. Prosperous cotton plantations dominated the landscape during the first half of the 19th century. After the American Civil War, the state struggled to find a new economy. Mississippi became a battleground for the Civil Rights Movement.
The state's topography is primarily hilly. The flat, alluvial Mississippi Delta stretches between two rivers and contains 2.7 million acres of wetlands. Blues music has its origins there. Residents of the state experience long, hot summers and short, mild winters.
Mississippi continues to produce cotton, but over cultivation has led to diversification. Rice, soybeans, and aquaculture have helped boost the state's fragile economy. Petroleum and natural gas mining are recent developments and have helped the state move toward the manufacture of chemicals and plastics.
Musicians born in Mississippi include Jimmy Buffet, Elvis Presley, and Leontyne Price. Doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center performed the world's first human lung transplant in 1963 and the first heart transplant in 1964.
Stats:
Population - 2,988,726
Persons 65 years old and over - 15%
High school graduates, persons age 25+ - 82%
Bachelor's degree or higher, persons age 25+ - 21%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin - 3%
White persons, not Hispanic - 56%
Median household income - $39,665
Median home value - $103,100
Social Security taxed? No
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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