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America's 100 Best Places to Retire, Fourth Edtion: The Only Guide You Need to Today's Top Retirement Towns

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This is a good book giving lots of information. The stats I liked and are very useful. The narrative could have been better in that the interviews with the people for the most part seem to be with people who have lots of available cash. Not exactly your average retiree. I know this from those who were interviewed in this book who retired to my area (Arizona). Only the upper crust can afford to live and do what these people who were interviewed could do. Take the interviews with a grain of salt. I live here and I can't afford to retire here.

Before you buy this book, note that it was published in 2007. I bought it ten days ago, thinking it would be the answer to my research dreams, but I was wrong. Not only did it arrive with someone else's shopping list inside (which means that the previous owner was smart enough to return the book to Amazon), but also the information in the book is disappointing and outdated. Potential retirees are pointed to some states with high property tax (like New Jersey and Texas); the reader has to filter through endless, highly personal stories given by people who have retired; and the book contains 2006/2007 hotel prices, which has nothing whatsoever to do with hotel prices in 2011, or retirement.

Easy read with a lot of good information about various retirement areas. The best information has to do with taxes and health care. I do question why some of the people who already live in one of the 100 best places to retire are highlighted as moving to another one of the best 100 places to retire. It does make one think.

Good information on healthcare & taxes. Easy read, good information. A number of the interviews seem to be with people with a HIGE retirement income, I think they should have interviewed the average person

If you can afford to live in places where houses cost $700,000 and up, this is the book for you. But if you're like me, joe-middle-income, then don't buy it. I've lived in PA and CA. The one place this book lists in PA and several of the places it lists in CA are very expensive places to live. This book was of absolutely no use to me. What planet is this author from???

Great insight on places,I had considered for retirement.
Many places I had not thought of, seem appealing.

Gave me some good ideas about attractive places to live as well as those that are affordable.

It is estimated that 40% of baby boomers will move from their current location to another at retirement. This book will help that transition go more smoothly.