Best college towns - to retire to
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Anonymous
| Have always thought that retiring to a college town might be the way to go. My alma mater is in Chicago. Not really a "college town" and besides, too cold and too expensive. Any ideas/recommendations? |
Anonymous
| When I went to UVA for law school I always thought Charlottesville would be a great place to retire to. |
Anonymous
| Austin!!! But then, I'm a peri menopausal alternative person with a leftover piercing from law school. YMMV |
Anonymous
| SW Virginia! Beautiful country, low cost of living, Southern charm and friendliness, slow pace. I've thought of Roanoke and Radford, my alma maters. |
Anonymous
Yes, I agree. The pace of living and cost of living are both really attractive down there, and it's absolutely beautiful. Blacksburg is a great college town in SW Virginia as well. |
Anonymous
| The idea of a college town is appealing to me to a point. But then I wonder how hard it is to constantly live in the midst of thousands of 18-22 year-olds. Their collective age will never change as we get older and older. Also, you'd have to hope you don't live next to houses that throw lots of drunken parties, blast music 24/7, etc. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
We lived in a college town for four years. You do have to be careful about where you live. People will buy four bedroom homes and rent them out to four college kids. Nightmare to live next to. We bought further out from town to avoid that. And you are right about the age thing! I used to joke that the girls in town stayed young and gorgeous while I continued to age! The good stuff? There was always lots of neat stuff going on. We had great restaurants and bars. Wonderful cultural opportunities. And we LOVED football game weekends! |
Anonymous
| Williamsburg is very pleasant. I'd live there again. |
Anonymous
| Hanover NH has become a popular retirement spot, although you have to like the cold. |
Anonymous
| Another vote for Austin. Great town. |
Anonymous
| People love Asheville, NC. Never been there myself. |
Anonymous
| Berkeley! |
Anonymous
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Love Berkeley, but it is hella expensive.
Would add Madison, WI to the list. |
Anonymous
| Ithaca, NY |