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I have reviewed similar posts, but they appear to be directed to or written by single retired women. This post is directed toward the best place for retired single men. First a bit about me.
I will be retiring in about 2 years. I have lived all over the East coast. Currently, I am in Naples Florida and I really don't like Florida at all. I have lived in central NY, Maine (Portland, nice but very expensive and Maine is not a very friendly place), Pennsylvania, Richmond, VA, and the coast of North Carolina. I am attracted to West Las Vegas, but I am worried that it may be quite difficult to make friends there. I like the dryness of the area. Also,it has reasonable housing prices and it is income tax free.
I am not crazy about the Texas culture. I no longer wish to live in a place where I have shovel snow either. California is too expensive and Oregon too. Washington and Oregon rains a lot or have gray skies.I like being around blue water lakes as opposed to brown ones. I seem to have eliminated so many places. I do wish to be in a friendly place where friendships go deeper than the social politeness of saying "Good Morning".
What are other single men thinking of retiring to and why?
I do wish to be in a friendly place where friendships go deeper than
the social politeness of saying "Good Morning".
This is not a location based issue.
Move somewhere for solid reasons.
If you're the friendly sort... you'll find friends there too.
Deep friendships however will take longer to establish.
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What are other single men thinking of retiring to and why?
The logistical factors aren't appreciably different because of gender.
However much we may like being out (hunting, fishing, hiking, whatever) in remote areas
for a day or even a week now and then... the other 340 days of each year we're not.
We're going to the library, or a ball game, or out to dinner or a dentist, or other such.
Living somewhere near a good library, ballpark, shopping, doctors, etc makes sense.
If one or another of those things is important enough to be done 3+ per week then we
should already know how far from a population center we can be and still manage.
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The biggest single factor w/r/t being an adult single that I've ever encountered
--a general resistance to singleness from marrieds-- isn't exclusive to being a senior single.
Opposite gender partners will flirt and same gender partners will then be jealous.
Having you around them socially (as a couple) often becomes problematic.
The best of them will take it as a challenge to try to match you up with someone and if you don't
cooperate by dating at least some of their choices they won't include you in their events.
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I have reviewed similar posts, but they appear to be directed to or written by single retired women. This post is directed toward the best place for retired single men. First a bit about me.
I will be retiring in about 2 years. I have lived all over the East coast. Currently, I am in Naples Florida and I really don't like Florida at all. I have lived in central NY, Maine (Portland, nice but very expensive and Maine is not a very friendly place), Pennsylvania, Richmond, VA, and the coast of North Carolina. I am attracted to West Las Vegas, but I am worried that it may be quite difficult to make friends there. I like the dryness of the area. Also,it has reasonable housing prices and it is income tax free.
I am not crazy about the Texas culture. I no longer wish to live in a place where I have shovel snow either. California is too expensive and Oregon too. Washington and Oregon rains a lot or have gray skies.I like being around blue water lakes as opposed to brown ones. I seem to have eliminated so many places. I do wish to be in a friendly place where friendships go deeper than the social politeness of saying "Good Morning".
What are other single men thinking of retiring to and why?
Your post was moved to the Sticky at the Top of the page "Men and Women Retiring Alone" but I'll take the time to answer here as well.
I'm not single but I think this is a great question. But besides being tax free what else attracts you to Las Vegas? You mentioned dryness of the area. Is there anything else you like about it or I'm just curious what draws you to that area?
Does it come down to just affordability and tax issues? Because you mentioned you liked the "dryness" of Las Vegas but then you said you like being around blue water lakes.
What would you say are your top 5 Priorities of your new city? And in what order? (i.e. taxes, cost of real estate, COL, weather, etc)?
And as far as the questions about what the priorities are for where you will retire. I think people really need to specify or at least be honest with themselves what the biggest priorities are. I've met some people that give me criteria for where they want to live when ultimately it really only comes down to taxes/affordability. So I think it's worthwhile to be honest with oneself and come up with a realistic list of what the most important things are in the order of importance.
I have reviewed similar posts, but they appear to be directed to or written by single retired women. This post is directed toward the best place for retired single men. First a bit about me.
I will be retiring in about 2 years. I have lived all over the East coast. Currently, I am in Naples Florida and I really don't like Florida at all. I have lived in central NY, Maine (Portland, nice but very expensive and Maine is not a very friendly place), Pennsylvania, Richmond, VA, and the coast of North Carolina. I am attracted to West Las Vegas, but I am worried that it may be quite difficult to make friends there. I like the dryness of the area. Also,it has reasonable housing prices and it is income tax free.
I am not crazy about the Texas culture. I no longer wish to live in a place where I have shovel snow either. California is too expensive and Oregon too. Washington and Oregon rains a lot or have gray skies.I like being around blue water lakes as opposed to brown ones. I seem to have eliminated so many places. I do wish to be in a friendly place where friendships go deeper than the social politeness of saying "Good Morning".
What are other single men thinking of retiring to and why?
Dang you're picky. But that's alright. You should be.
Have you considered places like NW Arkansas? The living's easy, the natives are friendly and the lakes are blue. Just a thought and a far more pleasant one than someplace like brown, dry, searing Vegas. No income tax can come at a price.
Low costs. Low taxes. Small town feel in a huge metro area. More activities than you could handle. Spring training.
Everyone is from somewhere else so everyone has to make friends. Meeting people was the easiest thing to do.
Check out the web sites. You can see the rec centers, gold courses, clubs, and activities.
In the last few months I have met several people that came to visit people. They left early to put their homes up for sale and are moving here. I have neighbors that originally planned being snowbirds. They have sold their other homes.
A big part of it depends on one's financial stability in retirement. Panama and Thailand spring to mind if you want to live out of the country at a reasonable price.
Thanks for all who have posted.
To "EarlyRetirement". yes there were other reasons I live Vegas. I like the fact that there is always something to do. Summerlin (West Vegas) is relatively safe. It is easy to get around and the moutains are a short distance away. Fruits and vegetables are fresher than any I have seen in the East Coast, perhaps due to proximity to California and food is about 1/3 cheaper too. It is a tolerant state as I really don't want to be near very conservative or restrictive governance. I think the area has environmental appeal and if I get tired of the desert, there is always a drive away to the Cal Mts. I breath better in a dry climate. Bu,t Vegas isn't perfect. I am open to other people's thoughts especially other single men on what they have discovered. I have 2 years left to rule-in a spot. My mind is not made up.
I'm with you on Vegas. Cheap housing, good food deals in the casino restaurants for locals, lots to do, especially for guys. Easy access to California if you want to get away. No income tax, and the rest of the taxes reasonable.
I'm still a ways away from normal retirement age. But I'm getting close to where I could get away with it financially if I wanted to. I've considered moving out there, setting my money up to make income, and seeing how I could arrange my life out there.
There are issues. Jobs seem to be scarce. And they have serious water supply issues. I don't know if I'd want to be in a position where I'd be stuck there (ie tied up in a house I couldn't sell), if I felt the need to go. Also, if you have an addictive personality, there's lots of trouble you can get into there. But if you not, and you're in a position to float yourself without having to work, it would be a fun place to live.
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I have reviewed similar posts, but they appear to be directed to or written by single retired women. This post is directed toward the best place for retired single men. First a bit about me.
I will be retiring in about 2 years. I have lived all over the East coast. Currently, I am in Naples Florida and I really don't like Florida at all. I have lived in central NY, Maine (Portland, nice but very expensive and Maine is not a very friendly place), Pennsylvania, Richmond, VA, and the coast of North Carolina. I am attracted to West Las Vegas, but I am worried that it may be quite difficult to make friends there. I like the dryness of the area. Also,it has reasonable housing prices and it is income tax free.
I am not crazy about the Texas culture. I no longer wish to live in a place where I have shovel snow either. California is too expensive and Oregon too. Washington and Oregon rains a lot or have gray skies.I like being around blue water lakes as opposed to brown ones. I seem to have eliminated so many places. I do wish to be in a friendly place where friendships go deeper than the social politeness of saying "Good Morning".
What are other single men thinking of retiring to and why?
to BBMW: Yes, I am lucky I don't have an addiction to anything. I am not really a gambler for I can't stand loosing money that way. I am mostly concerned with making close friendships. I read that Vegas is one of those places where many people are transient or just passing through. Couples have it easier since they have each other and a couple can connect with other couples easier. The social thing is my number one concern. I also do not want to llive in a retirement community like Sun City. I currently rent a place in a retirement type community and it is just not my thing.
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