Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
April 12, 2023 -- There are a whole lot of people who want to retire on or near a beach. The sea breezes, sandy beaches, open waters, and laid back little towns certainly have their appeal. Here are 10 great undiscovered beach towns that might be ideal for your retirement. Obviously with so many people interested in that lifestyle, there are relatively few bargains available. But here we have tried to avoid the most expensive places. A few are household names, others are definitely not.
10 undiscovered beach towns for retirement
Westerly, RI. Near the Connecticut border the town of Westerly includes Watch Hill, a watering hole for New York's elite. Misquamicut State Beach is one of the finest public beaches anywhere in the country, and there is great surfing here. The downtown is especially beautiful with classic buildings, churches, and library.
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Published on April 12, 2023
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
North Carolina Best Walkable Places April 6, 2023 — Earlier this year we wrote about the best walkable towns in South Carolina. Not to be outdone, here are some great towns with good walkability in its northerly neighbor, North Carolina. Downtown New Bern New Bern, NC. We really liked…
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Published on April 5, 2023
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
March 1, 2023 — A few years back one we featured the Best Places to Retire in South Carolina in one of our Blogs. Not only were they attractive places to retire, but most had the added advantage of being very walkable towns. The piece prompted a lot of interesting…
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Published on February 28, 2023
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
January 23, 2023 — Many retirees move when they retire, although most remain in their existing state. A smaller percentage, probably between 10 and 20%, will find a different “best retirement state”. The big question is – what states are they moving to? The answer to that question is –…
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Published on January 21, 2023
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
January 17, 2023 — The search for a safe place to retire is challenging, as the community of Rio Verde Hills just found out. Up until recently, it received its water from neighboring Scottsdale. But due to concerns that it wouldn’t have enough water for its own residents, Scottsdale cut…
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Published on January 16, 2023
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
Updated Feb. 2025 (Dec. 7, 2022) -- For the people who see red when they think about paying taxes, the good news is that there are plenty of tax friendly states to retire in. There are enough choices that they can pick a state for retirement based on other factors as well, such as climate, environment, proximity of family, etc. This article will cover the states that have the lowest taxes for retirees. But first, let's discuss what kind of taxes you need to consider in retirement.
Kinds of Taxes
Unfortunately, there are multiple kinds of state taxes that can affect retirees. Some will affect different people in different ways:
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Published on December 6, 2022
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
November 22, 2022 — So you’ve done your research and found the best town and state for your retirement – great! But before you pull that trigger, here is one last checklist to go over. This last bit of research will help to make sure that even if the climate…
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Published on November 23, 2022
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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, and the traffic"; that's a pretty good summary of the usual complaints. So if you are one of those who wants to avoid a Florida retirement, where else should you consider?
One of Florida's obvious attractions is the warm winters it provides. For those who have to have that climate requirement, geography creates some limitations. Fortunately there are some possibilities, which we will discuss here, along with some of tradeoffs and comparisons with Florida.
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Published on November 8, 2022
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August 31, 2022 — There is one list that no state wants to be on – the one that names the worst states for retirement. A new list came out last week from bankrate.com, and it immediately got a lot of attention. While their list isn’t…
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Published on August 31, 2022
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August 3, 2022 — Since the pandemic began a housing boom has churned markets across the country. Big cities have lost out, and smaller ones with better quality of life and cheaper housing prices have gained. The Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets Index is a…
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Published on August 2, 2022
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