2006-09-14 00:26:30 · 11 answers · asked by CaptainLoogie 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
Even if you're not going there to retire, the various surveys of "best retirement spots" are a good place to begin your research. They stress low taxes and good weather and high safety.
2006-09-14 00:28:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I live in a town called westminster MD has 2nd lowest crime for our state. We are rural/agricultural but only an hour from Baltimore, Hanover PA and an hour and 1/2 from Washington DC. Median income is probably 40-50,000per yr. Good schools and educational programs. Gas price today is 2.47per gal. and we have most of your major stores and restaurants. Not much snow in the winter. Amost always sunny. Had some winters with no snow and some winters with a dumping (1 every 6 or 7 yrs.)
2006-09-14 00:50:49 · answer #2 · answered by curiosity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bolingbrook, Illinois, awesome awesome city, it has new schools just built, an enourmous new high school (bhs) and a mall under construction, it also has the 2nd and only ikea in illinois! there is no other ikea in illinois except in schamburg< dont even go there, if you want 2 be shot, mugged etc.. then move to shamburg, but i tell u in bolingbrook the crime rate is extremaly low, there has been only 2 robberies in the past decade! its also located like 20 minutes away from naperville,illinois< voted best town in the united states and still is, but dont live in naperville unless your filthy rich! anyways, bolingbrook is also home of the newiest hospital and largest hospital in all the MIDWEST, bolingbrook hospital is modern and will be open in 2008. Bolingbrooks motto is " bolingbrook, a place to grow" and i must agree! it has 2 main shopping/dinning dstricts, the south district is packed with stores, (sears electronics, sears home improvment, home depot, mc donoalds, best buy, mejier, starbuck, chillies, sports authority, jewel < (theres 2 jewels in bolingbrook) the list is endless! in the north shopping district, you got ikea, bed bath n beyond, staples, meijer 2, and a whole bunch of other stores! the communitys parks are noticed for its beauty and cleanliness, bolingbrook also has 1 wal mart, and 2 mc donalds , it is an amazing town, its library is very very nice and has practiculy everybook you could ever think of! our police squad is one of the best in illinois and well the homes are BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL! infact, someone is selling a house right by my house, its a 2 story 2 year old home with 2 car gargage, im telling you, its a beatiful town and a cheap town 2! and its located 30 minutes outside of our countrys 3 largest city, chicago! u should consider bolingbrook! and our weather is one of the best in the world, we have NEVER EVER had an earthquake , tornado or major flood, its nice and warm in summer, and nice and chilly in winter, our city takes care of snow problems incase the roads are full, so yeah, bolingbrook is truly your best choice, living there makes u feel safe from natural disasters. anyways consider it!
they also have golf courses, clubs, movie thearter, u name it!
2006-09-14 00:45:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Phoenix, Tempe or Mesa, Arizona...its a beautiful area. It gets very hot in the Summertime, but has the most beautiful desert Sunrises and sunsets. Plus those areas are really safe to live in.
2006-09-14 00:42:24 · answer #4 · answered by Trigger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't live there, but Wisconsin has a lot of good sized cities that are cheap and inexpensive to live in. I was impressed with the lack of crime when I visited there in March. If you can stand the cold, its a nice area to live in. Pretty much any average sized city in the Midwest is like that. But, they have a lot of economic problems due to losses in manufacturing jobs. So, there are always negative sides to everything.
2006-09-14 00:31:20 · answer #5 · answered by wileycoyote_the_supergenius 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raleigh-Durham North Carolina. Many small town in California's Central Valley - Turlock, Atwater, Merced.
2006-09-16 10:43:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boise, Idaho.
Low Crime, but lots of pond water, so you have to look out for the mosquitoes, and West Nile virus.
Cost of living is a lot less than places like big cities, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles....
2006-09-14 00:32:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norman Oklahoma gas is 2.06 a gallon the highest its been so far was 2.86 good schools fairly low prices on land and low rent every store you can think of plus open country with lots of trees and rivers and lakes it's the best i'v lived so far.
2006-09-15 11:45:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the library. In the reference section there should be a book called Places Rated Almanac. Great starting point.
2006-09-14 01:33:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cleveland
2006-09-14 04:24:58 · answer #10 · answered by stevekc43 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋