Retiring, WHICH State?

[Cobrabill]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

. Tuscon was right up there in the top ten, to dam hot in the summer I think.

Ernie-i just consider it paying"dues" for a shirt-sleeve winter.

[Ron61]

Ernie,

In the Reno area you have a lot of historical places that are a short drive also. Placerville where the old Marshall Sawmill has been restored to a degree with a museum, Donner Pass and a chance to actually see where they lived during that Winter. Same applies for Redding as it is just a 4 hour drive to Reno if the traffic isn't bad. But in the end it comes down to what is going to please you the most. Flordia does have one good thing that I can think of off hand. Turk now lives there so that added some class to the state. Good Lord, a Gashole actually adding class to a state. Maybe he can teach them how to vote.

Ron

[Paul F]

SPF,

Having gone full circle, what are you glad to be back to in Indiana and what do you miss about Northern California? Ignoring the $$ issue and assuming you could afford to live anywhere in Sonoma, which do you prefer?

We had a lot of people move out here for jobs from the east in the late '90s. Everyone was amazed at the shacks that are sold here and called houses.

I like the Midwest a lot, but everytime I consider going back there or anywhere to retire, the weather still becomes the blocking issue.

[AMF]

Coming from someone who's lived virtually everywhere, it all depends on what's important to you.

If cost of living isn't an issue, and you can stand the liberalism and illegals, California (San Diego) is the place to be.

Florida is nice, but the weather is more humid, and the bugs are much more plentiful. The laws here aren't as redonkulous (as Cali). The illegals are only a huge issue down in SE Florida (the rest of the state is about the same as the rest of the country).

If you're looking to capitalize on a cost of living disparity, move to ND (highest number of millionares per capita)...if you can stand the weather. ND has low crime, low cost of living, low pollution, and is usually in the top 5 for education. Great place, if you can stand 7 months of Winter, 1 month of Spring, 3 months of Summer and 1 month of Fall.

Montana (Western) is much more beautiful and tends to be more expensive nowadays (all the bourgeoisie from Cali and such that have moved in). Eastern Montana is about as interesting as a parking lot.

The Pacific NW is my favorite. Nice people (comparatively), cost of living is average to high (depending on where you're at), immigration issues are moderate, crime is relatively low, taxes are hit or miss (depending on the state).

I'd take a serious look at some of the better cities around the country. St Louis, Cincinnati, Tampa, etc.....all are cities that are large enough to do stuff (sports, concerts, festivals, nightlife,) and have a major airport, but don't have the outrageous cost of living or rediculous traffic that some of the other huge cities have (like Chicago, LA, NYC, etc).

By the time I'm ready to retire, I'm going to want to be far away from everyone so I'll probably either retire in Montana or Alaska. I'll have a vacation home here in FL with a primary residence in MT/AK or vice/versa depending on the tax advantages.

[bdeutsch]

goes back to picking what is important to you then prioritizing...