Where would be some good locations for a senior commune?

Question

What would one consider important in a establishing a location?

1. There are many good ideas here. Does the location need to be in a low tax rate situs? How close should it be to a moderate sized city, so people could work outside the community if necessary?

Answer 1

Seems to me they ought to be wherever the people who form them can best locate them.

Requirements:
Plenty of good water
Fertile tillable soil say for 50x50 square for each commune member to till.
A bit of graze... enough for chickens to range so's they can be kept out of gardens

Wind, if folk prefer solar power

Not too far from available telphone lines

Cheap

If a place satisfies those it could be almost anywhere in the US.

Jack

Edit: 50x50 is probably excessive.... too much food so long as it isn't grain. And fertility can be enhanced and restored even if the soil's poor. A 20x20 garden will provide more food than most couples could consume.

I'm just saying 50x50 because a bit of excess can't hurt, and it's small enough to work with a motorized tiller.

Edit 2: A commune that selected members careful could have carpenters, plumbers, auto mechanics, electricians all manner of members to exchange goods and services with other members as Gladys suggested on the other post.

So one person might grow more food, while another might repair plumbing when needed and grow less food. Or repair vehicles, whatnot.

More edit: Crime? Keep in mind we're talking community here. We're talking seniors helping one another out and looking after one another when they need looking after. We're not talking about anyone profiting from one another.

We're talking about people who will grow to respect, trust, and care for and about one another when things get tough.

Southern Arizona, New Mexico or the Rio Grande Valley of Texas might be pretty good. Close to the Mexican border so's to allow the buying of cheap medications, cheap dental care, eyeglasses, etc.

Answer 2

As well as inexpensive land and the facilities (hospitals, stores, utilities, etc) needed nearby, I will say a good climate-not having extreme weather conditions and plenty of available water are right up there. My part of NC was extremely hot this summer and this isn't the first time we've had drought conditions. We don't get a lot of snow, but do get ice storms which do damage to power lines and trees.

One would have to take into consideration the things that are important and narrow the areas meeting these requirements down from there. Stats don't always tell you what an area is really like the way someone living there and dealing with the conditions can.---Luvs

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Answer 4

California will eventually drop off into the ocean. Global warming is going to cause too much snow, ice and cold temps in the north and also cause Florida and all coastal regions to be washed away or flooded. The extreme south is too hot and will be hotter. If Yellow Stone erupts again it will devastate everything within a 600 mile radius. The east coast and the southern coastal areas will be flooded and or be experiencing super hurricanes.
I say ........between middle and east Tennessee. West of the Appalachians. Maybe the Cumberland Plateau?

Answer 5

How about South Carolina? There are many small cities near me that are real close to doctors, hospital, churches, shopping, Senior Centers, etc. A day at the beach is great for relaxation. The weather is beautiful & the winters are like Ohio's autumn weather. Oh, & there's no snow here. They last had snow seven years ago & it was a dusting, according to my son, who moved down here seven years ago. There's always something to do here. I've been here a year & a half & I love it. :)

Answer 6

It is like Jack said, you would want to consider the price, so I go with CHEAP!!! And, I would prefer to live in a milder climate than here in Indiana.Plus, I would want to make sure that there would be doctors and hospitals nearby since I am getting older and not sure what will be needed. So, everyone, let's start checking out land prices and we'll go from there!!

Answer 7

A commune like in the 60's? LOL No thanks.

I hear Florida and California are no longer the places seniors are heading to. They're going to Montana.
Snow and cold:-(

Lets go some where warm. Hawaii?

Answer 8

Climate, cost of living, accessibility of good medical facilities, good public transportation, low crime.

Where? New Mexico would be good. Also, eastern North and South Carolina. Southern California around Bishop.

Answer 9

The area around St. George, Utah and into Arizona and Nevada. For the rest, I think Jack summed it up well.

Answer 10

Climate, convenience of shopping and hospitals, and other odds and ends to make life comfortable. Would need to take in consideration some of the maladies that seniors have to put up with.