I would definitely recommend South Carolina. It's where I am from and where I plan to retire in a few years. Columbia or Charleston are recommended. But places like Sumter and Manning South Carolina are also good places to retire. Nice, friendly communities. Not very cold in winter. Short winters. In spring it's beautiful with all the azaleas blooming. Great for fishing. And I do love to fish. I highly recommend South Carolina.
Dorothy
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Dorothy Richardson
of VA
@
Aug 17, 2009 11:54:22 AM
Best Place to Retire
Las Vegas, Nevada has it all; beauty, low cost of living (no state income tax), median home price under $200,000, weather, and lots and lots of entertainment.
Mount Charleston, for skiing, is nearby. Lake Meade for fishing and boating is within a half hour drive. The Las Vegas Strip with its casinos, world class restaurants, marvelous shows, provides all the entertainment one could want.
There are world class golf courses throughout the Las Vegas area and one can golf 12 months of the year. There are parks galore with tennis courts (free) and walking/bike paths.
The surrounding mountains (12,000 feet above sea level) are unbelievably beautiful and if you want to see the ocean, the Pacific is only a four hours drive away.
Viva Las Vegas!
Dolores
of NV
@
Jun 22, 2009 13:34:08 PM
Arizona
Arizona would be a great place to retire! i'm a fourth generation Arizonan and would/will never leave. the whole bad attitude of AZ is only down south of Phoenix. but anything north is just laid back, with no concern. get closer to Bartlett lake and you will understand what i mean.
wp
of AZ
@
May 21, 2009 17:59:50 PM
Arizona
I would not recommend Arizona as a place to retire. The weather is terrible, the people are crude, and machismo is the philosophy in this state as evinced by their insane driving and general attitudes. Cost of living is high, taxes are high and on everything like the 10% sales tax in the worthless little town where I live. Probably why Arizona locales are seldom on anyones list of best places to live!
Lawrence Dee
of AZ
@
May 14, 2009 12:20:00 PM
Best Place to Retire
Las Cruces,NM has three seasons; Spring, Summer and Fall. Living costs are low. Houses in the 1600 to 2000 square foot range are $180,000 to $200,000. State income taxes are very favorable with most people ove 65 not having to pay any. Hospitals and doctors are excellent. It's the home of New Mexico State University which has the most sponsored engineering research of any school in the country. There is almost no polution, especially in the higher elevations on the east side. White Sands proving ground and the Spaceport are nearby. Arts and recreation are plentiful. Square dancing is tsaught to help people with Alzheimer's, strokes and heart disease. There is great hiking in the Organ Mountains.
Don Miles
of NM
@
May 09, 2009 22:01:50 PM
Arizona Mountains
Prescott, AZ, known for excellent retirment and beautiful pine trees. Situated at 5000' half way between Pheonix (a 2 hour drive for shopping) and Flagstaff, close to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and LA, this area is incredibly beautiful! Known for the tallest Ponderosa Pine in NA, I moved here 4 years ago and love the pine trees, the forest, the people wave at one another, and when its sizzling in triple digist in Phoenix 2 hours south of us it is a comfortable 80-85 with fresh sweet smelling pine air! LOVE IT!
R.
of AZ
@
Apr 23, 2009 13:42:08 PM
Not Florida!!!
Sixth generation Floridian here folks and I'm telling ya'that La Florida is not fit to live in!!!...she's overpopulated 6 months out of the year, her fresh water supply is running out, her roads are traffic jammed, her air quality is fading, her forests are being desecrated, her lakes are drying up, it doesn't rain anymore, there's 24/7/365 hurricane threats, her property taxes are high and ya' can't get homowners insurance...and there's Orange and Blue Gators everywhere!!!
I wouldn't live here if I wasn't born here!!!...*L*
ormundhumb of IL @ Nov 16, 2009 02:15:22 AM
tildendewe of IN @ Sep 30, 2009 03:31:00 AM
braytonand of AZ @ Sep 11, 2009 23:14:27 PM
Dorothy Richardson of VA @ Aug 17, 2009 11:54:22 AM
Dolores of NV @ Jun 22, 2009 13:34:08 PM
wp of AZ @ May 21, 2009 17:59:50 PM
Lawrence Dee of AZ @ May 14, 2009 12:20:00 PM
Don Miles of NM @ May 09, 2009 22:01:50 PM
R. of AZ @ Apr 23, 2009 13:42:08 PM
Gary of FL @ Apr 23, 2009 09:15:54 AM
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