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Where to retire: America's best & most affordable places
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Conroy, Teal author
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9781493043668
9781493016457
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From the Book - Regular Print - Ninth edition.
Finding your Shangri-la
Florida: a retirement tradition
California
Arizona
The southeast coast states
The Gulf coast states
The midsouthern hills
Texas: the B-i-i-g state
Western mountains and deserts
The Pacific northwest
The snowbelt states.
Introduction --
Retirement in the 21st Century --
Medical Care & Retirement --
Research Methods ---
Finding Your Shangri-la - Best Places to Retire? - What to Look For - Evaluating Health Care - Over-50 Communities - Moving to the Country - College Town Retirement - Cost of Living - Working during Retirement - Taxes - Real Estate Prices - Mobile-Home Alternative - Choosing Your Climate - Personal Safety - Finding a Safe Place to Live - Why Not My State? - The Most Popular States for Relocation ---
Florida: A Retirement Tradition - Isn't Florida Overcrowded? - Florida Weather - Florida Real Estate --
North-Central Florida - Orlando Area : DeLand - Winter Haven - Gainesville - Ocala --
Florida's Atlantic Coast : Palm Coast - Daytona Beach --
Cocoa Beach to Melbourne: Melbourne --
Florida's Gold Coast : The Miami Complex - Century Village East --
Florida Keys: The End of the Line --
Florida's West Coast : Fort Myers/Cape Coral - Pine Island - Tampa/St. Petersburg - Sun Coast --
Florida's Panhandle : Panama City - The Emerald Coast - Pensacola ---
California : The Pacific Coast --
Southern California : San Diego Area - Los Angeles Region - Pismo Beach/Five Cities Area - San Luis Obispo --
The California Desert : Palm Springs - Desert Hot Springs --
San Francisco Bay Region : Sonoma County - Santa Rosa - Petaluma --
Gold Country : Amador County - Grass Valley/Nevada City - Lake Tahoe - Oroville - Chico - Dunsmuir - Mount Shasta - Fall River Mills/Burney --
Northern California Coast : Mendocino/Fort Bragg - Eureka - Areata - Ferndale ---
Arizona - Central Arizona: Between Phoenix & Flagstaff - Sun City - Sun Lakes - Scottsdale - Apache Junction - Wickenburg - Sedona - Prescott - Flagstaff --
Southern Arizona's Sonoran Desert : Bisbee - Sierra Vista --
Tucson : Green Valley --
Western Arizona: Colorado River Retirement : Lake Havasu City - Bullhead City/Laughlin - Yuma ---
The Southeast Coast States - Southern Hospitality - Churches in the South - A Geography Lesson --
North Carolina : Blue Ridge & Great Smoky Mountains - Asheville --
North Carolina's High Country : Boone --
The University Triangle : Research Triangle Park - Raleigh - Chapel Hill - Durham - Pinehurst, Southern Pines & Aberdeen --
South Carolina : Columbia - Aiken --
On the Ocean : Myrtle Beach - Charleston - Isle of Palms - Sullivan's Island - Hilton Head Island - Sun City Hilton Head ---
Georgia : Savannah - Savannah's Islands - Brunswick & the Golden Isles - Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains --
Georgia Lowlands : Athens - Valdosta ---
Virginia & West Virginia : Charlottesville - Tidewater Region - Williamsburg - Virginia Beach - Appalachian Discovery in the Virginias - Four Seasons Country : Bluefield, Virginia/West Virginia - Tazewell & Richlands, Virginia - Princeton, West Virginia - Lewisburg, West Virginia ----
The Gulf Coast States --
Alabama : Gulf Shores/Orange Beach - Dothan - Alexander City/Lake Martin - Anniston/Oxford - Gadsden ---
Mississippi --
Mississippi's Gulf Coast : Oxford - Natchez - Madison - Tupelo --
Louisiana : Acadiana (Cajun Country) - Lafayette & Vicinity - Baton Rouge - Natchitoches - Leesville/DeRidder - Alexandria ----
The Midsouthern Hills --
Kentucky : Bowling Green - Murray - Danville --
Tennessee : Clarksville - Crossville - Fairfield Glade - Holiday Hills - Cookeville --
Arkansas : Fayetteville - Bella Vista - Eureka Springs - Holiday Island - Mena - Greers Ferry Lake Area - Bull Shoals/Mountain Home - Hot Springs - Hot Springs Village --
Missouri : Lake of the Ozarks/Osage Beach - Branson - Columbia - Oklahoma - Grand Lake o' the Cherokees - Bartlesville ---
Texas: The B-i-i-g State : On the Texas Coast - Galveston - Corpus Christi - South Padre Island - Port Isabel - The Rio Grande Valley : Mission/Harlingen - South-Central Texas : San Antonio - Texas Hill Country - Kerrville - Wimberley - Austin : Highland Lakes - Georgetown ---
Western Mountains and Deserts --
Nevada : Las Vegas - Henderson - Pahrump - Reno - Carson City --
New Mexico - Albuquerque - Rio Rancho - Roswell - Las Cruces - Ruidoso - Santa Fe - Silver City - Taos --
Utah : Salt Lake City - St. George - Cedar City ---
The Pacific Northwest - West Coast Weather --
Oregon: Oregon's Inland Valleys : Ashland/Medford - Grants Pass/Rogue River - Merlin/Galice - Cave Junction - Eugene/Springfield - Salem - Portland - The Dalles/Hood River - Oregon Coast - Brookings/Harbor - Gold Beach - Newport - Oregon High Country : Bend - Sunriver - Klamath Falls --
Washington : Seattle Area : Bainbridge Island - Bellingham - Olympia - Port Angeles - San Juan Islands - Whidbey Island - Vancouver, Washington/Portland, Oregon ---
The Snowbelt States --
Maine : Camden --
Vermont : Burlington --
Massachusetts : Amherst --
Colorado : Boulder - Durango - Fort Collins - Steamboat Springs - Grand Junction --
Idaho : Boise - Coeur d'Alene - Index - About the Authors
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