1. Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina, consistently ranks high on many lists of the best places to retire in the South. With two national forests, two national parks, and many state forests and parks surrounding Asheville, you’ll have endless options to choose from if you want to enjoy nature and the breathtaking mountain scenery.
No matter your fitness and activity level, there are lots of ways to enjoy outdoor activities—from hiking to picnics and mountain biking. Also, it’s easy to fuel your next outdoor journey at Asheville’s iconic restaurants and breweries.
While summers in North Carolina tend to get warm, the high elevation due to the proximity of the Blue Ridge Mountains results in cooler summers than many other southern retirement places.
Most of those places are not in the south.!!!Delaware, Oklahoma, Kentucky???
once again weather is great however mostly on the East Coast or at least more east than the west! no thanks!
And let us not forget the humidity. Nor the poverty of Mississippi and Louisiana. True, we are not college-bound, so the abysmal education system need not concern us. Every state has something to offer, including all the southern states, but for overall comfort and recreation I prefer the West, and for coziness and social interaction just stay in New England.
From the two comments below, it looks as though you have posted this retirement story before.
I lived in Augusta 33 yrs. We didn’t call it disgusta for naught. It’s hotter than sin in the summer. And gets pretty cold in the winter. Not at all temperate weather.