College towns as a place to retire?
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Anonymous
| Looking for a lower cost of living, access to cultural activities/sporting events, mild climate but with four seasons and access to good medical care and nearby major airport. Any recommendations from someone who has found a good combination of the above? |
Anonymous
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Athens GA
Chapel Hill NC |
Anonymous
What is considered "nearby" to a major airport? Athens, GA is about an hour and 20 minutes to the Atlanta airport. |
Anonymous
| Gainesville FL |
Anonymous
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Charlottesville
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Anonymous
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Williamsburg, VA
Princeton, NJ State College, PA |
Anonymous
| Princeton is wonderful but the cost of living is not low. |
Anonymous
UF alumni here no absolutely no. For 50,000 students from Sept to May fun trashy times.... Ben Sasse is moving to town also hell no. A pain in the neck to get to an airport. Zero culture. |
Anonymous
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Charlotte, NC
Davis, CA Colorado Springs, CO Minneapolis, MN |
Anonymous
+1. Do you really want to be surrounded by college-age kids? By the time my kids are grown I think I’ll be happy to not be surrounded by that age group. |
Anonymous
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Charlotte or Atlanta
They are pro sports cities but also host major college events such as conference football championship games. |
Anonymous
| Dunno what the COL is but Tempe AZ is warm. |
Anonymous
| Knoxville TN |
Anonymous
| Charlottesville. It has everything. |
Anonymous
The major airport is the problem. You need to be near a decent sized city for that and that usually comes with increased COL. While not a college town, my sister has found that some of the suburbs around Hartford to be more affordable and have access to most of what you seek. |