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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Charlottesville
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We are considering Charlottesville (not OP), but it is very hilly which could be challenging as you age (we love walking) and there are some really sketchy areas near the more walk-able and lively areas. [/quote]

My parents retired to Lake Monticello, which is east of Charlottesville about 40 minutes or so. The community is not a retirement community but there are loads of retirees from both New York/New Jersey as well as northern Virginia (my parents are from the midwest but we live in VA). It is an extremely active community if you want it to be--loads of clubs and groups to join if that's what you like. They still meet with their "Newcomers Club" 15 years after moving there. It is very hilly, indeed.
They go to UVA games of various sports with some friends who have season tickets, and have their joint surgeries at Martha Jefferson Hospital. They go to plays in RIchmond and "go into town" to Charlottesville for church and better grocery shopping on weekends.  It's pretty nice, certainly nicer than where they moved from.[/quote]

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