Finding the Best Places to Retire Since 2006!
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"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills." ~Chinese Proverb
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September 24, 2022
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Along Aransas Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast, Rockport is a funky, low key tourist destination known for its long, clean beaches and outstanding fishing waters.
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Well planned from the beginning, Peachtree City boasts lovely homes, wooded surroundings and golf cart transportation. Locals enjoy lakes, golf courses, tennis courts, nature areas and much more.
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Situated along Tampa Bay on Florida's mid-Gulf Coast, Oldsmar is a quiet town with safe neighborhoods, waterfront homes and world class oceanfront beaches just 15 minutes away.
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On the way to Yellowstone National Park, Red Lodge is cute, touristy and an outdoor adventure hub in south central Montana's rugged terrain.
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A casual Outer Banks town, Kitty Hawk has a traditional, touristy village, a nice waterfront section and a long oceanfront beach.
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Beautiful Jim Thorpe is tucked in eastern Pennsylvania's lush Pocono Mountains and is known as the "Switzerland of America." It is safe, touristy and brimming with extraordinary Victorian architecture.
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Tucked on the southern half of southwestern Florida's Pine Island, St. James City is rife with wildlife, boasts Old Florida charm and is sometimes called a "drinking town with a fishing problem."
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Next to the White Tank Mountains outside of Phoenix, Surprise is a well kept, growing town with new housing, new infrastructure and happy residents.
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Steeped in history, charming Leesburg makes its home in a beautiful landscape of rolling hills, horse farms and low slung stone walls not too far outside of Washington, D.C.
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Tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills of scenic western North Carolina, Columbus is nice little town in a growing wine and equestrian region.
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A quiet town on the southeastern Florida coast, Hobe Sound boasts a cute downtown and a secret beach with nearly empty sand.
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A friendly town in north central Kentucky, Elizabethtown is close to Fort Knox and popular with military families. Locals enjoy fun festivals, leafy neighborhoods and reasonable prices.
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On the Southern California coast, Ventura is a seductive seaside city known for its rich cultural scene, classic Pacific Ocean beaches, fun downtown, eclectic architecture and lively boardwalk.
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Canyon, the setting for West Texas A&M University, is also the gateway to Palo Duro Canyon State Park, a dramatic canyon system second only in size to the Grand Canyon.
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North Redington Beach, Florida
A low key oceanfront town, North Redington Beach is packed with condos, hotels and single family waterfront homes. The mile-long, sugar white beach is the town highlight.
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Tucked on a barrier island on the southern North Carolina coast, Sunset Beach is a quiet place with an oceanfront white sand beach, five golf courses, turtle talks and more.
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Set amid lakes, forests and rivers in rugged, scenic southwestern Oregon, charming Jacksonville is a town stuck in time and a National Historic Landmark.
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Home to part of The Villages, the large 55+ community, Lady Lake is a quiet place with lakes, safe neighborhoods, leafy lanes and relatively reasonable prices.
In Depth Review:
With its understated elegance, safe, prim neighborhoods, slight collegiate vibe and rich history, Williamsburg beckons.
Town Snippet and Home for Sale:
Sebring, Florida Lakefront Home for Sale for $134,500
Laid back Sebring sits on the edge of pretty Lake Jackson in south central Florida and is the setting for this beautiful lakeside home for sale. It has tall windows that look directly out over the water.
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Next to the Indian River Lagoon on Florida's Space Coast, Palm Shores is a quiet, growing town with safe neighborhoods and oceanfront white sands just across the river.
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Ormond Beach, Florida Oceanside Home for Sale for $259,900
On the northeastern Florida coast, Ormond Beach is the setting of this lovely, cozy oceanside home for sale. It has tall windows and a private balcony that directly face the sea. Views of orange-tinted sand, blue/green waters and sparkling sky are extraordinary.
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Set amid mystical red rock formations in central Arizona, seductive Sedona is known as a spiritual vortex and beckons with its unusual light, dozens of rejuvenating spas, beautiful homes and more.
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Atlantic City, New Jersey Oceanside Home for Sale for $185,000
A seaside resort city in South New Jersey, Atlantic City is the site of this little oceanside home for sale. It sits along the famous Boardwalk, about 100 feet from the beach, and it has amazing views of the coastline, ocean, Boardwalk, sky and sand.
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Nestled along the shores of pretty, 56,000-acre Lake Hartwell in South Carolina's Upcountry, Clemson has an engaging collegiate atmosphere, plentiful cultural amenities, relatively reasonable prices, an OLLI and more.
Town Snippet and Home for Sale:
Panama City Beach, Florida Oceanside Home for Sale for $330,000
Balmy Panama City Beach is on the Florida Panhandle and is the site of this lovely oceanside home for sale. It has angled ceiling-to-floor windows with extraordinary views of water, beach and sky. The sand is about 50 feet away.
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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