Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area

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Anonymous wrote:Pittsburgh, in a new condo with elevator along the river and walking distance to everything you need. Major teaching hospital nearby and decent airport.

Too many “where should I retire?” ppl deeply discount the guaranteed need for top notch healthcare. Even just PT when you inevitably trip on the stairs. Let alone being 5 minutes from a certified stroke center— and that’s the difference between living another 15 good, ambulatory years post stroke and pissing/drooling on yourself in a nursing home for a year until you succumb to an infected bedsore.

— in healthcare

Thank you so much for posting this.

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Anonymous wrote:Pittsburgh, in a new condo with elevator along the river and walking distance to everything you need. Major teaching hospital nearby and decent airport.

Too many “where should I retire?” ppl deeply discount the guaranteed need for top notch healthcare. Even just PT when you inevitably trip on the stairs. Let alone being 5 minutes from a certified stroke center— and that’s the difference between living another 15 good, ambulatory years post stroke and pissing/drooling on yourself in a nursing home for a year until you succumb to an infected bedsore.

— in healthcare

Thank you hit send before posting my question..how far is too far from decent medical hospitals? Is like 30-40 min too far? What range would you feel comfortable living? Thanks again.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would you retire to a college town?

Traffic is horrendous and parking is a problem.

To be around smart people is one reason. You can do courses and go to lectures and socialize with people with similar interests.

This. Lots of free programming to take advantage of if that’s your thing.

Chestertown, MD or Winchester, VA

+1 We have friends whose parents have been happy retiring to Winchester. I loved Chestertown when DD was looking at colleges and considered Washington College but I did not love that you'd have to cross the bridge to get to Annapolis for a lot of services.

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My parents retired to Lake Monticello outside of Charlottesville. They usually go into "town" once or twice a week. I don't recall them ever having difficulty getting MD appts, though I know they used to use Martha Jefferson Hospital MDs, not UVA (not sure what they do now).
The Lake is full of retirees from NY, NJ, and Northern VA. But they also like seeing the school bus and having younger people around.

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Anonymous wrote:Charlottesville

And if you are willing to travel, Bloomington IN?

So many MAGA racists in Charlottesville. Remember the riots and stuff there

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Anonymous wrote:I am aiming for Hanover, nh.
No income tax and there is a major medical center.
Plus, I like to hike and ski.

Sounds like hell.

Not PP but I am considering Hanover too. I went to Dartmouth so know the area well and also like to ski. I wouldn't live there full time, but would consider it half time (the fall and winter, since I have a summer house already).

You’re one of those Ivy grads who can’t quite get over her glory days, eh? I’ll bet you talk about Dartmouth a whole lot . . .

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Anonymous wrote:Middleburg VA

I don't think of that as a college town, more horse country. What college is there?

None, and depending on where you are it can be more than an hour down back roads to get to a hospital.

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Anonymous wrote:Middleburg VA

I don't think of that as a college town, more horse country. What college is there?

Lord Fairfax Community College. That's about like suggesting moving to Front Royal because of Christendom College or Winchester because of Shenandoah University.

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Anonymous wrote:I am aiming for Hanover, nh.
No income tax and there is a major medical center.
Plus, I like to hike and ski.

Sounds like hell.

Not PP but I am considering Hanover too. I went to Dartmouth so know the area well and also like to ski. I wouldn't live there full time, but would consider it half time (the fall and winter, since I have a summer house already).

You’re one of those Ivy grads who can’t quite get over her glory days, eh? I’ll bet you talk about Dartmouth a whole lot . . .

Not at all - I was there for grad school which is very different. But I still loved the town and the area. And i was responding to the poster who said that living in Hanover sounded like hell.

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Morgantown WV baby!

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Anonymous wrote:Middleburg VA

I don't think of that as a college town, more horse country. What college is there?

Lord Fairfax Community College. That's about like suggesting moving to Front Royal because of Christendom College or Winchester because of Shenandoah University.

That’s like saying move to Annandale because of NOVA CoCo

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Anonymous wrote:Morgantown WV baby!

DP

Was wondering what good WV options there may be - property should be cheaper there but how are the medical services and activities?

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Anonymous wrote:I was speaking to someone about Lexington, Virginia yesterday and they ended up disliking the town. Reason being they felt the healthcare system and infrastructure wasn’t supportive of elderly health issues.

What other towns would you consider college towns that you would retire to .. that are not outrageously far from the DMV?

I think this is one of those things that people idealize but in reality it would truly suck to retire to a college town.

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Blacksburg/Roanoke. Virginia Tech has a medical school and a huge research campus building up in Roanoke. New hospital tower being built, too. Cost of living is 13 percent lower than in the rest of Virginia. You're in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 3.5 hour drive from NOVA. Quality of life is good. You can get a mansion for $500,000.

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Anonymous wrote:Morgantown WV baby!

DP

Was wondering what good WV options there may be - property should be cheaper there but how are the medical services and activities?

WVU's hospital in Morgantown is very good. The only Level 1 trauma center in the state.