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

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Roanoke and Blacksburg aren't exactly the same, though. It takes about an hour, oftentimes more, to get from one to the other.

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Richmond area?

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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 . . .

What a weird attack.

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Lots of nice college towns are in south central Pennsylvania. No tax on retirement pay, decent cost of living, and good medical care with the Hershey Medical Center and affiliated facilities.

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Anonymous wrote:Can't imagine choosing to live in a state that's more than 90% white. Very non-diverse.

If it's a problem, it's your problem, not mine. Diversity is strictly in the eye of the beholder, not some sort of pseudo morality. Vermont is a gorgeous state. And competently organized and gay friendly. Just too cold in the winter for me. Not interested in six months of ice and snow and mud.

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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

So true. My parents moved to FL 25 yrs ago from NY because: no income taxes and sunshine. Well, now they’re 80 and it’s a SH))Sh^^ Seriously, don’t move to most parts of FL of you value quality health care.

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Anonymous wrote:Can't imagine choosing to live in a state that's more than 90% white. Very non-diverse.

I am from northern Europe, I have no problem with that, but you do Africa.

Whoa! Check yourself.

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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.

FFS why don’t you move to Baltimore so you can hang out at Johns Hopkins waiting to get sick?

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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

So true. My parents moved to FL 25 yrs ago from NY because: no income taxes and sunshine. Well, now they’re 80 and it’s a SH))Sh^^ Seriously, don’t move to most parts of FL of you value quality health care.

It's that way everywhere with health care since covid. And I have access to UVA. It's not a florida thing

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of nice college towns are in south central Pennsylvania. No tax on retirement pay, decent cost of living, and good medical care with the Hershey Medical Center and affiliated facilities.

+1
Carlisle, PA has Dickerson and is a cute town.

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Anonymous wrote:Morgantown WV baby!

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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.

Good hospital, but Morgantown has grown a lot in the last 20 years, and the infrastructure hasn’t kept up. Traffic is pretty congested. It does have a few neighborhoods that are walkable to downtown.

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Fredericksburg, VA. Mary Washington has lots of classes for seniors. Healthcare isn't bad, and you can always go to Richmond or DC if you need to see specialists or something.

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Anonymous wrote:Fredericksburg, VA. Mary Washington has lots of classes for seniors. Healthcare isn't bad, and you can always go to Richmond or DC if you need to see specialists or something.

Only if you can live right around UMW. Otherwise it’s suburban sprawl and traffic hell.

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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.

NFW. There are MAGAs in Winchester.

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Anonymous wrote:Fredericksburg, VA. Mary Washington has lots of classes for seniors. Healthcare isn't bad, and you can always go to Richmond or DC if you need to see specialists or something.

Only if you can live right around UMW. Otherwise it’s suburban sprawl and traffic hell.

Plus there are MAGAs there. And too many .mil types.