http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/14 Best Small Towns and places to live-retire in America Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:23:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/14#comment-6858 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:13:31 +0000 http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/14#comment-6858 I have lived in Sweet Home, Oregon for 14 years now and find it a wonderful community for retirement living. Housing is still on the affordable side, a home can be had for $100,000 that is quite liveable. There are a number of older homes that can be refurbished or you can buy new homes in a large number of tracts. We have a bus that goes to Albany where there are a variety of stores and health facilities. The bus travels on a regular schedule and is very affordable. The roads between Sweet Home and large cities (Eugene and Salem) are four lane and/or freeway. Sweet Home itself has two grocery stores with good prices, an excellent medical clinic and several dentists. There is a good quality fitness center with 24 hour access. We also have an active Senior Center, a public access swimming pool and community college center all offering classes for adults. It's beautiful here, green all year, very little cold or snow but substantial rain. A lake is a few short miles away. You can ride a bicycle to the lake and BBQ or fish on the beach! More bike lanes are going in on the roadways and it's an uncommon day when you go to town without seeing people either on bicycles or mobility scooters. Quiet, friendly and affordable. I would recommend checking out Sweet Home. I have lived in Sweet Home, Oregon for 14 years now and find it a
wonderful community for retirement living. Housing is still on the
affordable side, a home can be had for $100,000 that is quite liveable.
There are a number of older homes that can be refurbished or you can buy
new homes in a large number of tracts. We have a bus that goes to Albany
where there are a variety of stores and health facilities. The bus travels
on a regular schedule and is very affordable. The roads between Sweet Home and
large cities (Eugene and Salem) are four lane and/or freeway. Sweet Home itself
has two grocery stores with good prices, an excellent medical clinic and several
dentists. There is a good quality fitness center with 24 hour access. We also
have an active Senior Center, a public access swimming pool and community college
center all offering classes for adults. It’s beautiful here, green all year, very
little cold or snow but substantial rain. A lake is a few short miles away. You
can ride a bicycle to the lake and BBQ or fish on the beach! More bike lanes are going
in on the roadways and it’s an uncommon day when you go to town without seeing people
either on bicycles or mobility scooters. Quiet, friendly and affordable. I would
recommend checking out Sweet Home.

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