Finding the Best Places to Retire Since 2006!
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Along the Gulf of Mexico, pretty Bonita Springs boasts palm-lined lanes, canals, lakes, 50 or more golf courses and one of the nation's most beautiful beaches. Many residents are baby boomers and second home owners.
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A friendly, high altitude hamlet beneath giant blue skies in western Wyoming, Evanston started out with the railroad and has a historic downtown, quiet neighborhoods, reasonable prices and plenty of opportunities for outdoor adventure.
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Safe, suburban and diverse, bustling Virginia Beach sits where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Chesapeake Bay on the southern Virginia coast and boasts a long boardwalk and miles of beautiful beaches.
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Originally a stagecoach stop on the Louisville and Nashville Turnpike, comfortable White House is outside of Nashville and is a rural, residential place, peppered with tall trees, green spaces and brick homes.
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Morro Bay is a mellow, beachside town on the Southern California coast and has a fun Embarcadero with sunning sea lions, an outstanding farmers' market, an Art in the Park festival, a seaside golf course and an iconic rock.
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Leafy, leisurely Statesboro is about three hours from Atlanta and an hour from the coast in southeastern Georgia and boasts an academic vibe, sporting events, a fun shopping district, a beautiful arts center and reasonable prices.
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Niceville, a nice town once known as Boggy Bayou, is tucked along the Choctawhatchee Bay on Florida's western Panhandle coast and has a fun farmers' market, a free gardening program and beautiful oceanfront beaches just across the bay.
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Nestled in Idaho's beautiful Panhandle, scenic Post Falls sits along the Spokane River and has safe neighborhoods, riverfront homes and a bounty of outdoor recreation.
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Once a pirate haunt, popular Surf City sits in the middle of Topsail Island on the southern North Carolina coast and boasts boardwalks, oceanfront homes and miles of white sand beaches.
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Clean, pretty and prim, Madison sits along the Ohio River in southeastern Indiana and has a beautiful historic district, lovely homes, a large arts festival, tasty eateries, wineries and reasonable prices.
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Isle of Hope sits on Georgia's northern coast and is an enchanting little waterfront town with elegant manors, canopied lanes, a picturesque marina and an unspoiled beach.
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Sunny Green Valley sits in a fertile region outside of Tucson in southern Arizona and boasts reasonable living costs, a mature demographic and a bounty of recreational opportunities, including a dozen golf courses, 16 or more recreation facilities, theater events, festivals and fairs, concerts and trips and more.
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Touristy, laid back St. Pete Beach sits on Florida's Gulf Coast and is known for its miles of sparkling white beaches, unspoiled sand dunes and resort hotels.
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In lush western South Carolina, charming Aiken is known for its thriving equestrian culture, bounty of golf courses, stately homes, languid pace and reasonable prices.
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A peaceful, casual place with mountains on its east side and seven miles of often empty beach on its west side, scenic Rockaway Beach is a world unto itself.
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A laid back city on Texas' southern Gulf Coast, Corpus Christi has an eclectic population, a pretty skyline, a nice bayfront, plenty of beaches and more.
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At the western edge of the Okeechobee Waterway, Alva has a landscape of grazing cattle, citrus groves and large oak trees with hanging moss, evoking Old Florida. White sand beaches are less than an hour away.
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Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Kill Devil Hills, a place where pirates once drank rum so vile it could kill the Devil himself, is today one of the Outer Banks' most visited vacation destinations. It has a nice beach, an artists' cooperative, a marionette theater, a nature conservancy and more.
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On the edge of pretty Arcata Bay in scenic northern coastal California, Arcata is a very laid back, "granola" kind of place with a university, not to mention a forest and wildlife sanctuary. Mountains, rivers, wild beaches and huge stands of old growth redwoods are just outside of town.
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Sandwiched between Tampa Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway on Florida's Gulf Coast, Largo is dotted with lakes and has a bustling downtown. Nearby sparkling oceanfront beaches include Maderia Beach and Redington Beach.
Where Are All the Inexpensive U.S. Beach Towns That Don't Have Hurricanes?
Not all U.S. beach towns experience hurricanes or tropical storms, but inexpensive U.S. beach towns are hard to find. Some are somewhat reasonably priced with prices below the national average, but few are cheap - most have costs above the national average. So a cheap beach town with no hurricanes exists primarily in the imagination.
Choosing a Great Place to Retire
When looking for great places to retire, we consider a number of factors, including cost of living, medical facilities, climate, transportation, crime rates, cultural amenities, education levels, shopping venues, infrastructure, recreational opportunities, housing options, the poverty rate and more. We weigh all of the evidence to decide if a town has enough going for it to make it a top place to retire. We are not affiliated with any of the places that we review.
What is the Difference Between Average Home Price and Median Home Price?
When searching for a place to retire, housing costs are a top concern. So what is the difference between the average home price and the median home price? The average home price is determined by adding together all the prices of homes sold during a specific timeframe and then dividing that amount by the number of homes sold. On the other hand, the median home price is the middle sales price of all the homes sold. In other words, a median price means that half of the homes sold at a price below the median and half sold at a price above the median.
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