Best college towns - to retire to

[Anonymous]

West Chester, PA

Close to good healthcare.

[Anonymous]

If you would reconsider the weather

Portland, Maine
Burlington, VT
Chapel Hill, NC
Charleston, SC
Madison, WI
Boulder, CO
Austin, TX

All of these towns are vibrant, some have great colleges, natural beauty and outdoor recreation, good arts and music scene, restaurants, and attract both retirees and families because they have a good quality of life without the high cost of places like NY, DC, Boston, LA.

[Anonymous]

If you are looking at college towns to retire to, consider going to one with a good medical center.

Charlottesville, VA
Durham, NC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oxford, Mississippi. I have a condo right off the square that I can't wait to retire to! Amazing blues music & art galleys, southern dining (city grocery, boure, big bad breakfast, snack bar) one of the nations largest indepentant book stores (square books), its the home William Faulkner I could go on and on.

The blues festivals in that area are awesome. There used to be this fire trap called Hoka, hosting many independent movies and blues events. Wonder what happened to it.

Oxford can be isolated, both travel-wise and culture-wise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oxford, Mississippi. I have a condo right off the square that I can't wait to retire to! Amazing blues music & art galleys, southern dining (city grocery, boure, big bad breakfast, snack bar) one of the nations largest indepentant book stores (square books), its the home William Faulkner I could go on and on.

The blues festivals in that area are awesome. There used to be this fire trap called Hoka, hosting many independent movies and blues events. Wonder what happened to it.

Oxford can be isolated, both travel-wise and culture-wise.

OMGoodness, I love Oxford! We lived there for two years and LOVED that little town! The Double Decker Festival is so much fun! We also loved the football games, theater, restaurants, picnics at The Grove, shopping on The Square.... Oxford is absolutely on our retirement short list!

[Anonymous]

For us, Chapel Hill, NC or Boulder, CO....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ithaca, NY

Nice town....Very nice in the summer, but brutal winters. However, if you can handle the cold, it would be a great place to retire to.

Gorgeous winters! They plow the streets! And if you are retired, and not forced to head out to work, stay home with you food from Wegman's and get the fireplace going!

[Anonymous]

Co-worker recently retired to Champaigne, Ill. Loves it!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ithaca, NY

Nice town....Very nice in the summer, but brutal winters. However, if you can handle the cold, it would be a great place to retire to.

Gorgeous winters! They plow the streets! And if you are retired, and not forced to head out to work, stay home with you food from Wegman's and get the fireplace going!

I lived 9 years in Binghamton -- same climate. If you are not willing to go out with snow, you will be in most of the time from Dec - March. At least in the harsher winters. I sounds nice and cozy, until you realize how long the winters can be.

In the same year, I saw 16" of snow fall on April 22 and on Halloween. That was 1993.

If you live in that climate, you need to be able to enjoy the winter. I don't, anymore,

Now a snow bird with Ithaca from Apr 15 - Oct 15 could be nice.

(says the guy with is not retired, but is trying to have winter projects based in Florida)

[Anonymous]

I remember that April 22nd snow in '93! Good times. I love winter and I love Ithaca, but it might be too far removed from a big airport (we hope to travel a lot) and quality healthcare (a priority as we get older).

[Anonymous]

Then I would go to Boulder. Close to Denver. The features of the city nearby but the life in a college town

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember that April 22nd snow in '93! Good times. I love winter and I love Ithaca, but it might be too far removed from a big airport (we hope to travel a lot) and quality healthcare (a priority as we get older).

Thanks for pointing this out! For some reason, people on this thread seem to worry about being close to partying students and are totally oblivious to the fact that they might need cancer treatment down the road..for that you do want to be near a good big-city hospital.

[Anonymous]

We love both Chapel Hill, NC (and surrounding area) and Charlottesville, VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember that April 22nd snow in '93! Good times. I love winter and I love Ithaca, but it might be too far removed from a big airport (we hope to travel a lot) and quality healthcare (a priority as we get older).

Thanks for pointing this out! For some reason, people on this thread seem to worry about being close to partying students and are totally oblivious to the fact that they might need cancer treatment down the road..for that you do want to be near a good big-city hospital.

Good public transportation would be important too. Most of my relatives over 70 have had their driving privileges curtailed at least once temporarily due to things like cataracts, heart ailments etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Then I would go to Boulder. Close to Denver. The features of the city nearby but the life in a college town

As much as I live downhill skiing I can't live that far away from the ocean. Plus it's too dry out there.

Although maybe I coukd have a vacation home out there. ;