Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 22:12     Subject: Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Anonymous wrote:Who retires to a college town? Better to go where other retirees go, no?


No because you get older being around old people
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 22:12     Subject: Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Anonymous wrote:
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.

Dp. That was a rude comment. Why not state where you would ho rather than tear someone else's idea down?
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:49     Subject: Re:Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Charlottesville, obvi.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:45     Subject: Re:Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can't imagine choosing to live in a state that's more than 90% white. Very non-diverse.


So what?


Where racism abounds.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:43     Subject: Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Who retires to a college town? Better to go where other retirees go, no?
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:33     Subject: Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Anonymous wrote:Newark DE


Newark is kind of a blue collar working class town. I went to college here. I don't see the attraction.
A lot of former Chrysler factory workers still live here.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:33     Subject: Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
I want to retire to the Research triangle- Raleigh Durham

Warm

Purple politically

Good healthcare

Smart people, young people!

Nearish to mountains/beach

Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:31     Subject: Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Newark DE


Cheap and Sketch


I went to college here. I would not retire here.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:11     Subject: Re:Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Anonymous wrote:Can't imagine choosing to live in a state that's more than 90% white. Very non-diverse.


So what?
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:08     Subject: Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
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
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:08     Subject: Re:Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Can't imagine choosing to live in a state that's more than 90% white. Very non-diverse.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:07     Subject: Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Anonymous wrote:
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).
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:04     Subject: Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Anonymous wrote:Newark DE


Cheap and Sketch
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:03     Subject: Re:Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Charlottesville

And if you are willing to travel, Bloomington IN?


I wouldn’t say Charlottesville. It’s incredibly difficult to get established as a patient with PCPs, dentists, and wait for specialists are insane.


What does this even mean? Don’t you just make one appt to get established? The wait times in DC are long for specialists. It took me 4 months to see a pulmonologist. Not ideal when older, but how is this different?
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2024 21:01     Subject: Best college towns to retire in that are not far from Washington D.C. / the DMV area
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.