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"I live in the Dallas area and it fits my needs. Reckon I won't be movin' anytime soon." she says with drawl.
I've never understood why people move when they retire. I live where I do because I like it, have friends and a full social life. I don't intend to give any of that up when I retire.
We can live in Missouri for $1300 a month but the weather is not the best.
So are WA and OR.
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Portland, Seattle, Denver, New Orleans, TDY Baltimore/Huntsville Al/Long Island(Bethpage) in small doses, and then Kansas City.
Like Happy Days the movie - prefer the burbs.
I agree, but a lot of folks moved to certain metro areas for the jobs, not the atmosphere. Then they slowly developed a social network. The place was never the first choice, but the social network made the place easier to tolerate. Now they have the money and time to go where they want, they get a chance to reconsider their options. Hence, the move.
But, if weather is really important to you, why not check out Florida? Weather there is wonderful, balmy and tropical, and I think some parts of Florida are still quite affordable.
That somewhat depends on whether you mean the Puget Sound coast or the Pacific Ocean coast. Prices out by the ocean used to be much lower than the Seattle area. Last weekend I was out in the Ocean Shores area (my prospective post-retirement location) and according to the real estate brochure I picked up while there it is still possible to buy a house (not condo) for under $100K in Gray's Harbor Co, though probably not right in the city of Ocean Shores. For that price it would be a fixer-upper, but I'd be surprised to find any house at all available in that price range here in Seattle—I don't know what the prices are like in Everett or Tacoma but anywhere within commuting range, I would expect prices to be more like Seattle's than those out by the ocean.
One thing to take into consideration, though—the Gray's Harbor coast appears to be real high on the tsunami hazard scale. I just heard someplace this morning a list of the top five Tsunami danger locations (I don't know if this was the entire west coast or just Washington and Oregon). Three of the top five are in G.H. County: Aberdeen, Westport and the above-mentioned Ocean Shores. Another one, Long Beach WA, is in the next county to the south, and the other one is Seaside OR. So, I plan to stay a little way in from and higher than the shoreline. I can't afford waterfront property anyhow!
I don't mind it if I don't need to go out and work when it's raining. After seventeen years on a survey crew with municipal gov't I decided I had had enough rain run down the back of my neck and requested a lateral transfer to an office job. It was a big pay cut but worth every penny to get to work where it's warm, clean & dry and to get out of the supervisory role, which was a very bad fit for me.Oh sure, you are definitely right about that. And the Coast is beautiful. I just assumed if he is coming from a city Minneapolis, he wants to go to a city. Hoquiam and Aberdeen can get pretty grim. I lived for a few years on the coast. You had better like rain!
Re Tsunami- usually I don't think about that but I was looking at a getaway on Long Beach Peninsula. I don't think so! What a place to get trapped! Although down near the Columbia would be fine. For me, if I weren't happy in Seattle I might consider Longview. Big enough to have a little stuff to do, near the Columbia, not too far from Portland.
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Thanks. Longview, WA seems to be a good place to live since the 2008 cost of living is low -- index : 82.6 (U.S. average is 100) , proximity to Portland, and much milder climate than that of Minneapolis. The rain will not bother us.For me, if I weren't happy in Seattle I might consider Longview. Big enough to have a little stuff to do, near the Columbia, not too far from Portland.
Price of homes in many parts of Florida is quite reasonable. The climate is too humid for me in the summer, though it's much better in winter (I think).
Me too I was thinking of colorado but only parts of it are around the same cost as Missouri.
It's definitely a lot cheaper than a floating or land house : The Return of the Brandy BarHow about living in a houseboat on the Columbia river in Vancouver, WA?
Here is a discussion about the cheapest place in Colorado. most affordable place (Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins: real estate, property taxes, hoa fees) - (CO) - City-Data Forum.
El Paso County is the lowest: El Paso County, Colorado detailed profile - houses, real estate, cost of living, wages, work, agriculture, ancestries, and more
How about living in a houseboat on the Columbia river in Vancouver, WA?
While surfing around looking for RE just for fun, I ran across several houseboats around Portland, and probably what you mentioned too.
Intriguing, and low prices too. But I do not know about possible drawbacks. Houseboats sink? Neighbors being too close? Maintenance? What's the gotcha?