Anonymous wrote:I second Houston, I've heard pretty diverse, a significant asian population (vietnamese?), good food, no state taxes, good intl airport for travel.
Also, flooding, traffic, car dependent.

I'll put Flushing, Queens on the list. Actually not that expensive if you move out of downtown Flushing (a couple miles east/north).
Access to Manhattan, good airports, tons of asians, tons of good food, walkable (maybe need a car occasionally)

Flushing is super expensive. Try Great Neck Long Island instead of you can afford Flushing

My son insists he is going to end up in Houston.
I'm from the NE so Houston is really foreign territory to me. My other child is in NYC and insists she is staying there. Kind of expensive to retire to NYC, maybe Queens.
It's really hard to find a location that meets the criteria. Toronto would be great, but I'm not Canadian!

Anonymous wrote:I second Houston, I've heard pretty diverse, a significant asian population (vietnamese?), good food, no state taxes, good intl airport for travel.
Also, flooding, traffic, car dependent.

I'll put Flushing, Queens on the list. Actually not that expensive if you move out of downtown Flushing (a couple miles east/north).
Access to Manhattan, good airports, tons of asians, tons of good food, walkable (maybe need a car occasionally)

I would do Houston except for the weather. No can do the humidity there. And I have relatives in Houston.

I second Houston, I've heard pretty diverse, a significant asian population (vietnamese?), good food, no state taxes, good intl airport for travel.
Also, flooding, traffic, car dependent.

I'll put Flushing, Queens on the list. Actually not that expensive if you move out of downtown Flushing (a couple miles east/north).
Access to Manhattan, good airports, tons of asians, tons of good food, walkable (maybe need a car occasionally)

Philadelphia area is a great place. It is centrally located on the East Coast with easy access to NYC, Boston, and DC. Large airport for lots of flights. Cost is much less than the above big cities. And retirement income is not taxed by the state.

Asheville NC is a popular retirement town. Also look into Utah. Not humid. California sounds nice to me!

If your children are the type of kids to settle down in one place and don't like to move around, I think the chances that they will move to a different state are lower, especially if the area they live in has a good amount of jobs in their field.

If your kids are like my family and DH's family, just move to where you want to live because your kids will spread out all over, even to other countries. DH, his siblings, and most of my siblings are spread out all over, and we have moved around due to jobs or just wanting a change of scenery.