College towns as a place to retire?
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Anonymous
| Boulder, CO? Not "low cost of living" but lower than DC |
Anonymous
| Charlottesville does not have a big enough airport and Dulles is just too far. |
Anonymous
Richmond’s only an hour away. But I’d probably choose Richmond over Charlottesville to settle in anyway. |
Anonymous
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Many of these places are conservative politically (maybe not the students but the natives). My friend is even experiencing that discomfort in Fla.
Perhaps not an issue for OP, but keep it in mind if you are very progressive politically. She is currently listening to Michael Moore's Blue Dots in a Red Sea. |
Anonymous
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Close to home, a lot of retirees in Chestertown, MD, which is a very small, but charming town.
Not far from either DC or Baltimore, and they take advantage of free cultural events at Washington College. |
Anonymous
| Wilmington, NC |
Anonymous
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How about Davidson NC right outside of Charlotte?! Not a cheap place to live but certainly less costly than the DMV. It's less than 30 min to Charlotte and its fine airport. Milder climate-check. Four seasons-check. Proximity to culture and airport-check.
Davidson itself is a walkable, friendly and albeit small upscale college town with Davidson College very well integrated into the life of the Town. The college has only 2000 students so college students do not overwhelm the town but add some liveliness and energy. Lake Norman and its recreational opportunities are right there as well. It has a politically diverse community that leans blue but Republicans wouldn't feel out of place either. My wife and I discovered Davidson when touring colleges with our kids. We fell in love with the area and rented lake houses there for several years before buying. We currently split time here and in Davidson and some of our closest friends are considering the area as well. |
Anonymous
| Bloomington, Indiana! |
Anonymous
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Charlotte is not a college town.
Raleigh/Durham/CH meets the op's original wants. |
Anonymous
| OP here. I had posted this in the wrong forum so happy to see it posted here and appreciate all the great responses. The Charlotte area and specifically Davidson appear worthy of a spring roadtrip. I've been to Charlotte for work but never stepped outside the city so I do look forward to exploring the area around it including Davidson and Lake Norman. |
Anonymous
Davis is the only one of these that might be considered a college town. |
Anonymous
We already had planned to check out the Durham/Chapel Hill areas as well. That was our top candidate to explore. |
Anonymous
It's hard to come up with three more different places. The only one I'd be excited about is Princeton, if I could afford it. |
Anonymous
You think Charlotte and Minneapolis are college towns? |
Anonymous
| Lawrence, KS. The major airport is Kansas City. I wouldn’t say the weather is mild, but other people are posting places in Minnesota and Pennsylvania so I guess it’s acceptable. |