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Updated and revised to include the top 50 communities in the country, complete with an interactive, searchable CD-rom.

50 Fabulous Places to Retire in America, Third Edition has the answers to one of the biggest questions you’ll ever ask yourself: Where am I going to live when I retire? For some, the answer is as simple as right here, of course.

However, for those adventurous souls who find themselves deliciously intrigued by the notion of going somewhere else after retirement, or even for those who are only considering a move, this book will prove to be an entertaining—and invaluable—resource.

With his engaging and congenial style, author Arthur Griffith describes 50 of the most attractive, accessible, and outright fabulous places to retire in the United States: lovely, welcoming, convenient, soul-satisfying, warm, sunny, cold, snowy, desert, mountainous, plains, ocean-front, big-city, small-town, way-out wilderness, or just-around-the-corner locations to call home. The book also includes an easy-to-use, interactive CD containing a wealth of information to make your search that much easier— and a lot more fun!

Do you want to raise exotic orchids? Want to breed miniature horses? Want to sit by the ocean and count the eagles flying? Looking for the best country-western town? The best golfing for the money? The most shopping per square foot? How about hunting, fishing, and trapping? No matter how specific and unique your desires are, this comprehensive book covers it all!

And for the more practical reader who needs concrete facts and figures, look no further: From annual precipitation to sample costs of residency, you will find numbers and statistics to warm the heart of the most detail-oriented economist in the house.

Over the past several years, Arthur Griffith has lived all over the United States as a radio broadcaster, an engineer, and a computer consultant. He has authored 12 books, and currently teaches online from his home on the (unpaved) North Fork Road near Anchor Point, Alaska. He lives there with his wife, Mary, and their two cats, Captain Editor and Miss Effie. Occasionally, he may be found directing or acting in local community theatre productions.

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  • Paperback: 341 pages
  • Publisher: Career Press; 3rd edition (February 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1564148491
  • ISBN-13: 978-1564148490
  • Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars An eclectic viewpoint of retirement, May 26, 2006
By calvinnme "Texan refugee" (Fredericksburg, Va) - See all my reviews
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The authors do a fine job of covering all of the bases and a vast majority of the 50 states in looking at favorable places to retire. They do not come to the table with a predefined viewpoint of what a retired person wants. Instead, they take a "facts in brief" approach to describing each potential retirement destination and let you make your own judgements. Each destination's article starts with describing the median home price, percentage of population over 65, closest metro area, population size, and finally a short paragraph describing the "Best Reasons To Retire Here".

Next there is a climate table with Jan./April/July/Oct./Year labeling each row and the average high temperature, low temperature, precipitation in inches, and percentage sunshine labeling each column. All utility costs and companies are listed next. The section entitled "The Tax Axe" shows all state and local taxes and fees including car registration, driver's license, sales tax, state tax, retirement income tax (bonds, stocks, etc.), and property taxes including any senior exemptions if they exist. There is a section on local real estate that includes average price of a 3 bedroom house, average price of a 2 bedroom condo, housing styles, rental market, average rent, communities popular with retirees, and nearby areas you might want to consider. There are additional sections on the local job market, medical care, special services for seniors, continuing education such as local junior colleges, crime and safety statistics, transportation including nearby airports, and a final section entitled "Let the Good Times Roll" which outlines culture, recreation, and special events. Each locale's section concludes with websites, addresses, and phone numbers where additional information can be found if desired.

I really appreciated the fact that there were only eight Florida locations mentioned out of the 50, and that rural, urban, heartland, and coastal destinations were all included. I'm a Texas native that has been transplanted to the east coast, and it seems that the local retirees and soon-to-be-retired on the east coast have a kind of tunnel vision that makes many of them believe that Florida is an elephant burial ground in which they are destined to end up and really causes them to self-limit their choices. Likewise, my fellow Texans seldom think of setting foot outside the state of Texas when they retire and usually wind up spending retirement within 100 miles of where they lived pre-retirement, regardless of their resources. Hopefully, potential retirees from all parts of the nation will pick up this book and realize that there is a big country out there with valid retirement choices in all parts of it.


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3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but do you trust the numbers?, October 15, 2006
By Chris (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
This is a good book - 3* to 4* you call it, regardless of whether it hits your favorites. While not the best, it is a useful addition. However, the book falls short in two areas.

1) It is more of a compilation of facts than it is a guide. You never get a sense of the 'personality' of each place or learn what it would be like to live there. And it is this 'personality' which causes informed people to select completely different towns to which to retire.

2) Some of the fact based data is suspect or confusing. I honestly don't know which. For example, the national averages for crime are listed differently in different places (numbers rounded)...

- total national average: 4325, 2736, 4119, 4532
- national average violent crimes: 348, 331, 496, 702, 398
- national average property crimes: 2459, 4533

To be fair, the authors actually do repeat the same numbers sometimes. But the data for some cities doesn't seem to match other data sources. For example, Scottsdale is cited as having 60 crimes per 1000 people (higher than the national average, assuming we know the average). Published FBI statistics are lower than 60 (?). And Tucson is listed as having "its share of drug traffic and related crime". What is one supposed to do with this incisive insight?!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Why these places?, August 2, 2006
By Ed Q (Fairfield, CA USA) - See all my reviews
The data and information finished for each city seemed to be up to date and useful. The selection of which city were included was just weird. California had only three cities: the old line, expensive Palm Springs, San Diego, and Santa Barbara. On the other hand, Alaska also has three cities: Anchorage, Homer, and Palmer. How Alaska is beautiful and a great place to take an extended summer vacation, but I would think only a few people will want to retire there. It just seemed to be a random selection of cities around the US.

I do not know what was on the CD. The CD software would not install on my computer (Window XP). It seemed to be trying to access/change off limit areas.
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Good information on healthcare & taxes. Easy read, good information. Alot of this book seems totally out of reach for some people on a smaller retirement income
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