Lanzarote, Canary Islands

What It Is Like to Retire in Lanzarote

Lanzarote is a Spanish island and the easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. The island is approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula. It is the fourth largest of the islands. Most of the inhabitants are of Spanish decent. This island has been named as an interesting and low cost place to retire, which also benefits from a lower cost of living. The capital, Arrecife, has a population of 59,000. Photo of Papagayo Beach courtesy of Wikipedia and Luc Viatour / www.Lucnix.be. Photo of Playa Blanca courtesy of Wikipedia and Gernot Keller, London (www.gernot-keller.com).

Where to Retire in Lanzarote and Home Prices

Homes and apartments are for sale from 50,000 Euros and higher.

What Is Special about Lanzarote

It is a lovely island with a very nice year round climate.

What Is Not Special about Lanzarote

Townsend is a very small town of about 800 people in northwest Delaware, south of Middletown and north of Smyrna. 

Where to Live and Real Estate Prices
Although Townsend is a very tiny town this area has been a magnet for active adult and 55+ communities (see link at right).  Median home prices in late 2009 were just under $300,000 (probably biased upwards by prices in the new 55+ communities).

Who Will Like Retirement in Lanzarote

Many retirees who come here to live are from Spain, Ireland, Germany, or England.

Local Economy Is Driven by

People who want to retire in Delaware in a 55+ community.

Climate and Physical Environment

Agriculture and retirement. Many people commute to places like Wilmington for their jobs.

Restaurants & Cultural Scene

This is a very flat part of Delaware at the top of the Delmarva peninsula. January average temperature is about 35 degrees

Crime

Augusta attracts a community of adults who want an active lifestyle and who want to live in the south in a diverse culture (about 50% of the residents of the county are African-American). Many former military personnel live here. 

Guide to Sunny Lanzarote