I like the active adult community reviews by real people.
The ones in Georgia give a good perpective of several
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Moving to a less dense metropolitan
county is one of the more popular options. 55 community
are springing up in in the Phoenix, Denver, Atlanta, St.
Petersburg, Charlotte, Tampa, areas.
Active-adult communities in suburban subdivisions whose
residents are 55 or older contain livable
home design features as master suites on main floors
and easy accessibility, also optional house keeping and
lawn maintenance that appeal to seniors and boomers who
want to spend less time with these chores. These over 55+
communities also offer leisure activities geared to social
interaction and also physical fitness. Property types include
single family homes, houses, condos, villas, townhomes,
cottage homes, golf villas, ranch condos and modular, manufactured
or mobile homes, located in parks, subdivisions, villages,
lake property, lifestyle community, waterfront, townships,
small towns, and cities, both rural, exurban, exurbia, suburan
and urban. Remember, second homes and vacation homes can
turn in to retirement homes. Best
places to retire.
Rural counties gained population in the 1990s, a development
that surprised demographers who dubbed it the "rural
rebound." This movement continued in 2001 and after.
Military retirement communities are popular.
Top searches are for 55+ retirement communities in Florida,
Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, California, New Mexico,
Oregon, Kentucky, Tennessee. Arizona and California are
the home of the original 55+ Del Webb communities.
Most retirees actually stay put and want to live in their
home as long as they can. They don't move when they retire
and usually stay in the metro area, close to their familiar
community and friends. Many stay active with a part
time job. They make their current home more
livable and retire in place.
If baby boomers follow migration patterns similar to those
of their predecessors, the rural population age 55-75 will
increase by 30% between 2010 and 2020, according to a report
just published by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Economic Research Service.
These are the top small town counties 55+ persons are expect
to move to:
* Dare County, NC
* Forest County, Pa.
* Graham County, NC
* Highland County, Va.
* Hinsdale County, Colo.
* Jackson County, Colorado
* Jackson County, NC
* Keweenaw County, Mich.
* Lake County, Mich.
* Mineral County, Colo.
* Mono County, Calif.
* Monroe County, Florida
* Pocahontas County, W. Va.
* Tillamook County, Ore.
* Valley County, Idaho
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Baby
Boomers are entering a phase in their lives when people
typically escape from urban/suburban centers in favor of
small towns and rural areas. If this pattern continues,
it will mean a big shift of population, say the experts.
And as for the where to live – it’s
a question on practically every Baby Boomer’s mind.
“I just got tired of living in the city,”
said a man who spent his entire career in Paris. “Just
too much hassle. I’d rather visit occasionally than
live there.”
Our friend has moved to the country not far
from here. He has set up a small woodworking shop in a garage
and happily spends his time making chairs and tables. When
his house is full of them, he’ll probably have to
give them to friends and relatives.
“It’s much nicer living out here
than in the city,” says another friend. “And
much cheaper. You can buy a whole house for half the cost
of an apartment in town…and then you don’t have
to pay for parking…you can raise chickens and vegetables…and
you can even heat with wood, if you want. You don’t
really have to spend much money at all.
“And the quality of life is higher.
Small towns are more friendly. They’re prettier…usually.
They’re easier. So they’re perfect for people
who are retired. - Bill Bonner, dailyreckoning.com
Per
WSJ: Demographic trends indicate that people will continue
coming here (rural and resort areas).
One reason: baby boomers and the previous
generation are moving to rural areas in increasing numbers.
Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the University of
New Hampshire's Carsey Institute, says 76% more people over
age 50 moved to "recreation counties" -- places
with lots of amenities and seasonal housing -- in the 1990s
than in the 1980s. "This suggests that people who are
now in their 50s and 60s are moving into these recreation
counties more than in the past," he says.
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