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Go Back to College for Retirement?
Note: This is part of a series on college town retirements. See Further Reading below for links to the other installments. Now updated, it originally appeared in 2014.April 2025 — Ask someone to name the most exciting years of their lives, and many will tell you it was when they were in college. The breathtaking new freedom, intellectual challenges, and stimulating…...
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Colorado Springs (population 478,000) 2020, is an extremely popular retirement community due to spectacular scenery, abundant sunshine, and conservative values. Originally built as a resort city, the town owes part of its growth and history to a huge gold strike nearby. Colorado Springs looks up at Pikes Peak, which towers over the city at 14,115 feet. The United States Air…...
San Buenaventura is a village near the southern (Pacific) coast of the beautiful and unspoiled country of Costa Rica (San Isidro del General region). This area is near the beach, Ballena National Park, and not far from the regional airport. For more about retiring to this beautiful country see our retirement guide to Costa Rica....
Sheridan, named after the Civil War general, is an old cattle town of 17,000 in north central Wyoming. It is close to the Montana border and between South Dakota's Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park. The downtown evokes the old west with its shops, hotels, bars, and over 30 historic structures. Sheridan was ranked number one by the True West…...
Womelsdorf is a very small but relatively affluent town west of Reading, Pennsylvania (in eastern PA). It is home to the Conrad Weiser Homestead, who was important in the settlement of colonial Pennsylvania. Picture of historic house in Womelsdorf and picture of Conrad Weiser Homestead courtesy of Wikipedia and Smallbones (public domain)....
