2. Cape Coral, Florida
With its favorable tax status and desirable climate, Florida is filled with popular retirement spots. Many of our favorite retirement spots in the Sunshine State can be found along the Gulf Coast, including Punta Gorda, Sarasota, and St. Peterburg.
Cape Coral’s metro area includes Fort Myers, which is another excellent option to consider for your retirement. But Cape Coral does stand out though due to its waterway access, providing over 400 miles of canals for all your fishing, boating, and water sports dreams. Land lovers can enjoy the area’s parks, beaches, tennis, golfing, and other recreational offerings.
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.