Best Places to Retire: Comments
Reader Comments
America's Best Healthy Places to Retire
what about fort collins, co? san diego, ca?
Walk to live
Your list is so last century, so car-culture. Driving to the trail or health club or golf course so you can exercise? How about instead finding places that are safe and affordable but allow you to live without a car? Having to walk or take public transport for groceries, errands and entertainment would be great for both personal health and the health of the planet. And once you are too old to drive, you will be glad not to be isolated in a gated ccommunity or suburban house. Do safe, affordable, vital urban places even exist in the U.S.anymore?
hawaii the big island
DO NOT RETIRE in hawaii it is overpriced an the goverment gives the people the shaft.
BEST RETIREMENT AREAS
Traverse City, Michigan has overwhelmed us with ammenities for retirees. It has an expanse of freshwater, from Grand Traverse Bay (Lake Michigan) to the many lakes in the region with their clear azure waters.
Hiking trails abound through the wooded and lakeside venues to the lovely surounding hills.
Nearby Interlochen National Music Academny offers a wealth of musical experiences at unbelievably low prices to hear some of the worlds best youth musicians. During the summer, Interlochen features top artists from the world of arts.
The plethura of fine restaurants is quite unique for such a small city, many with the ambiance of dining on the water.
Traverse City has a top drawer hospital (Munson Medical Center), whose services surpass those of many larger cities; perhaps because it is a regional medical facility.
Northwestern Michigan College lies at the base of Old Mission Penninsula and features specailized curriculum (Great Lakes Maritime Academy, A fine culinnary school).
Like winter sports? The area has many fine ski areas (Alpine and Nordic).....albeit, not the vertical heights of the Western U.S.
Opportunities to engage in voluntary pursuits are many, starting with the National Cherry Festival which garners hundreds of volunteers in early July, and the Traverse City Film Festival.
Housing costs and the cost of living are quite reasonable, considering the many ammenities offered in the small city.
The biggest bonus the area has to offer is the natural beauty of the region. Nowhere in the world will one find azure colored lakes in such abundance as the Grand Traverse region.
I LOVE THIS PLACE! (retiree from Ohio)
Don't trust the data
I live in Temecula CA, so I thought I'd review the data for this location.
I found that most of it is wrong.
The high temperature is way understated, and is given for July, whereas the hottest month is September, as is true in most of southern California. The winter lows are wacky, and the stated rainfall is three times the historical average, and six times the recent average.
The population data is years out of date, and as for housing values ... hah!
A lot of the data is "in the county." The county is about 200 miles wide, and we're in one corner. Not much help.
And there's no link to make corrections or suggestions.
I'd like to use the data to find a retirement place, but I don't think it's reliable enough.
Bend, Oregon
Hello -
My husband & I just retired here about 3 years ago & we love it. We live in a small community of vacation homes with a pool & bike trails. We live 20 min. from a great ski area and quite a few fishing lake, which is great because we both like to ski & go kayaking in the summer. If we want to go to the beach it is only 2.5 hrs. away. Also, everyone in our community is very friendly. It is not that expensive to live here. Also, the cean air, blue skies & snow in the winter are free!
Places to retire
We did it last year. We came to Foxwood Springs, a Brookdale retirement community in Raymore, MO. It is in close proximity to Kansas City, with all the advantages a metro area has to offer and all the small town charm of the suburb we live in. We live in an affordable garden home which we own. Older people live in apartments which include meals ad health benefits and if you became physically unable to sustain these two life styles, there are higher levels of care available. This is the most active, friendly, involved community - all we ever dreamed about in retirement living at an affordable cost. Our dog enjoys its fenced yard and walks with my husband, I enjoy bike riding and swimming in a heated indoor pool. You can be as relaxed or involved as you want.
Check us out at www.Foxwoodsprings.org - you'll be glad you did.
the best city to retire to is
Woodland,California. It is a small town,hospital is up there with the best of them. Outside of the capital and not far from San Francisco.There the Sacramento river and the American river some the best fishing in the states.Crime is almost nothing.The people are the friendliest in the world.
