ShokWaveRider
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
It just occurred to me that all of us ER'd folk may have opinions as to where are the best places to live in Retirement in the USA and/or Canada. Please limit your input to these locations. This is obviously based on one's own opinions, but that is OK. Personally I would classify the cost of housing and weather as my top 2 items, in that order. Those with heart problems may not. As we have not chosen a final place to settle yet, I will comment on my last residence. I would love to hear your personal experiences, and YES recommendations are OK. If the place you live is in fact that place, or if you know a place you have visited that you are longing to move to, when you retire or when you get the opportunity, if already retired.
Our most recent abode.
Location: South Orange County California, Mission Viejo 92692 and Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688 (within 1 mile of each other)
Length of Stay: 15 years combined
Cost Of Housing: Silly, unless your home is paid for and you have at least $5k per month of after tax income and a paid for home, it is prohibitive. Average Price of a CONDO is $450k where we were. The price of our 4 be 3 bath when sold helped us to ER.
Weather: Excellent
Cost Of Living: High in general, OK when I was working earning $200k PA. But on $36k pa, not too good. THose with working spouses may be OK.
Health Care: Good and plentifull but expensive.
Please feel free to add what items you like. But those are my top items. In basically the order or merit. Again I consider housing cost and weather as my 2 biggies.
SWR
Our most recent abode.
Location: South Orange County California, Mission Viejo 92692 and Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688 (within 1 mile of each other)
Length of Stay: 15 years combined
Cost Of Housing: Silly, unless your home is paid for and you have at least $5k per month of after tax income and a paid for home, it is prohibitive. Average Price of a CONDO is $450k where we were. The price of our 4 be 3 bath when sold helped us to ER.
Weather: Excellent
Cost Of Living: High in general, OK when I was working earning $200k PA. But on $36k pa, not too good. THose with working spouses may be OK.
Health Care: Good and plentifull but expensive.
Please feel free to add what items you like. But those are my top items. In basically the order or merit. Again I consider housing cost and weather as my 2 biggies.
SWR