Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
November 9, 2022 — Even though the Sunshine State typically adds 900 new residents every day, it still has plenty of detractors. You have probably run into many of them, often at a party where people are discussing retirement locations. “I hate the bugs, the humidity, the hurricanes, the sprawl,…
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Published on November 8, 2022
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
October 18, 2021 – Editors Note: This is part of our series comparing various states as places to retire, such as “Dueling Carolinas: NC vs. SC for Retirement“. There is a list of all of “Dueling” comparisons at the end of this article. We welcome ideas for future ones.
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Published on October 17, 2021
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
February 15, 2021 — By far the two most popular states for retirement are Arizona and Florida. Choosing between them can be hard, there are so many factors to consider. Both have warm winters in most of the state, but beyond that the field is open. Many people in the…
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Published on February 14, 2021
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
May 30, 2018– We have just updated our ever-popular “Dueling Retirement States” series with the North and South Carolina comparison. With all up to date demographic and pricing information, this article, “Dueling Retirement States: Which Is a Better Place to Retire, North or South Carolina” has a treasure trove…
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Published on May 29, 2018
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
July 11, 2017 — In this installment of our “Dueling Retirement States” we compare and analyze retirement in the states that we will call the mid-South: Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama. See Further Reading at bottom for links to the other regional comparisons in our series, such as The Carolinas,…
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Published on July 11, 2017
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
Updated January 2020 (originally published 2017) — We often get the question, “Which is the better state for retirement, Florida in the East, or Arizona in the West”. Both states are popular and have many great places to live. Based on the interest we see on Topretirements.com, Florida and Arizona…
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Published on February 15, 2017
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
March 29, 2016 — Due to popular requests we periodically update our extensive series of “Dueling Retirement States”. The latest to be updated is the comparison of retirement in Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware. The previous version of this comparison was from 2010. Since then most trends and…
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Published on March 29, 2016
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
November 7, 2015 — In this installment of our “Dueling Retirement States” we compare and analyze retirement in the warm states that surround the Gulf of Mexico. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas are better known and appreciated by residents of the South, while Florida is popular with retirees from all…
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Published on November 7, 2015
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— This article continues our Dueling Retirement States series with another regional comparison. See Further Reading at end for links to other comparisons in the series — June 22, 2015 — Are you tempted by the lure of mountains for your dream retirement lifestyle? The Mountain States of the U.S.
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Published on June 22, 2015
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
— This article continues our Dueling Retirement States series. See Further Reading at end for links to the other regions compared in the series — Updated July, 2020 – Original article February 16, 2015 — The Pacific Northwest has continued to experience amazing population growth since the end of World…
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Published on February 16, 2015
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