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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would love to move back to Manhattan or west side of LA. [/quote]

Wow surprised to see so many more people here that want to retire in a city.... I thought I was the outlier!  [/quote]

I think it's so important to be able to walk places in retirement. Elders who live in the suburbs and are car-dependent are trapped once they're no longer able to drive. [/quote]
+1

I'm 50 and wanting to retire in 5 years.

Things I am looking for:

- Decent weather, so not FL or anywhere that has a lot of snow
- walkability - yes, when you get really old, and you are car dependent it will limit you. I have two sets of elderly parents, and none of them drive anymore.
- diversity, good ethnic food choices
- not sky high col

Where is such a place?

I started another thread about retiring in the Philly suburbs, but apparently, it's just as humid there as it is in DC.  But, I may just head that way since, as someone pointed out, there is no place that has everything I am looking for.[/quote]
PP Here... And I want to retire in a place that has a lot of doctors/hospitals, and a major airport so kids can easily visit.

These all definitely  limit my choice[/quote]

Maybe Charlottesville VA or Asheville NC?   Not sure about the doctors and airports, though. [/quote]
I can't go south.. way too humid.  DC area is humid enough for me.[/quote]

The places PP mentioned are higher elevation so they tend to be cooler and have lower humidity. When you think of the really swampy areas of the South- they are lowlands.[/quote]
good to know.. never thought about elevation.  Philly elevation is low, so it makes sense that it's more humid there.

But, from what I have seen, private insurance is way more expensive in VA than some place like MD. I haven't priced out PA.   Since I will have to pay for private ins for at least 10 yrs, I don't know if I can do VA.

I priced out private insurance for VA and MD, and I think VA was something like $450/mo more.  [/quote]

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