The Search: Which Community Would You Pick for Retirement?
Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
June 23, 2024 — Once you retire there are oh so many different types of communities to live in. We count at least 10, and that doesn’t include just living in a traditional neighborhood in town or the suburbs. To help illustrate the various choices we are proposing a fun little exercise modeled after the New York Times popular real estate feature, “The Hunt”. The paper describes a couple or individual’s quest for a home, including the various places they considered, and then tell which one they actually bought. Readers are asked to vote on which home they think the couple actually would buy in the end, and then indicate the one they would have purchased, if they were the potential homebuyer.
Voting instructions
You and/or your partner are the buyer in this exercise. Read these descriptions and then vote (below) on which community type you would choose. If you already own your retirement home, pretend that you just retired and have a clean slate – which of these 5 community types (or none of the above) would you take. The choices are presented at the bottom of the article as an instant poll – vote and then you will instantly see how others have voted. These are the first 5 options; in 2 weeks we will give you 5 more options if we get enough people voting.
Comments on "The Search: Which Community Would You Pick for Retirement?"
Melissa Hendler says:
We are currently retired and live in an active adult community, but it does not have a 55+ requirement. Most residents are over age 55. With so many folks able to work from home post-pandemic, we have noticed an increase in 45+ folks that live here now, but I do not know the exact number.
Admin says:
Good point Melissa. I think tha is true. Most active adult communities or developments with those with those kind of amenities end up being almost all 55+ anyway.
joanna says:
As an experiment, I've been renting in a 55+ active adult community for about 15 months now and I am glad I did because I learned this type of life does not appeal to be at all. As a single, childless person, I have nothing in common with other residents, the "amenties" leave a whole lot to be desired, and it is 100% car dependent. I realized I need a lot of diversity and spontaneity in my life so I'll be looking for that.
Michael Mustard says:
I would lean toward the General 55+ Active Adult community but without the golf courses included. I do not want to pay for something I will never use.
Admin says:
Don't forget to place your VOTE! So far we have had a good response - 55+ communities are leading but there are some strong contenders for second place. Vote and you will see how the tallies are going.
Admin says:
The results are pretty interesting so far. 55+ communities is the leading vote getter, but Pocket Neighborhoods are a surprising second, Stay tuned for Part 2, where we will present 5 more types to vote on. Then we will compare to see which of the 10 gets the highest percentage of votes,
Sharon L Alexander says:
Where would we find info on Pocket Neighborhoods that are 55+?