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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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Columbus, Ohio, named for Christopher Columbus, is the capital and largest city in Ohio with a population of about 822,000 in 2013, (City-Data.com). It is a vibrant and pretty city that sits at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers, and is divided into several walkable neighborhoods which include the University District, home to the main campus of The…...
Durham is a thriving town near the coast of New Hampshire, not far from Portsmouth, with a population just over 14,000. A college town, it is home to the University of New Hampshire, which adds to the community by offering many cultural and sporting events. Durham is in a pretty location situated beside Great Bay at the mouth of the…...
Cumming is a northeastern suburb of Atlanta with a population of the downtown are at around 6,000, though the entire Forsyth county is pretty much considered "Cumming" with a population of nearly 200,000 and growing fast. The town was the scene of a gold rush in the early 19th century but went into decline after the California Gold Rush. Lake…...
Saranac Lake is a resort town in northeastern New York near the Canadian and Vermont borders. The population was 5,400 in 2010. The Village is in the Adirondacks Park and much fronts on Flower Lake. Many people have summer homes here in the 3 towns that make up Saranac Lake (St.Armand, Harrietstown, and North Elba). The town of Saranac is…...
