8. Estero, Florida
As a southern destination, Estero, Florida, gets all the things you may look for in your golden years: mild temperatures, sun, beach, and plenty of recreational activities. This Florida suburb is the second-largest on this list and is actually an island. It’s home to about 31,000 people and has so much to offer its residents.
From peaceful settings to a vibrant community, Estero has become a wonderful destination to build a family and settle down, as well as retire. When you consider that around 62% of its total households of 17,289 are collecting Social Security benefits, you can imagine it has a flourishing retiree community.
In Michigan, the property tax rate is based on the selling price. So if the buyer paid $500,000, his property taxes would be around $7.000.00. Bloomfield Hills is beautiful, and its residents are wealthy. There is no downtown, so the residents go to Birmingham, Troy, or Southfield to shop. For us, if there is no downtown, it should not be called a town.