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Best Cities for Retirees
And Empty Nesters, Too!
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David Rogowski, AOL
Best Cities for Empty Nesters
San Francisco
Yes, it's expensive, but the City by the Bay is suited to empty nesters for a number of financial reasons. If you don't have kids and are well along in your career, San Francisco just becomes more affordable. Salary growth is strong, and it has a large concentration of people in the creative class. Of course, it also happens to be one of the greatest places to live on the planet.
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Seattle
Wet happens in Rain City, but you can cure cabin fever by biking the Burke-Gilman Trail, hiking the Cascade foothills and boating on Lake Union. The indoors action lies downtown, in the raffish bars, cozy bookstores, hip restaurants and funky coffee shops.
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Beth Gauper, St. Paul Pioneer Press / MCT
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Madison, Wis.
Madison has always lured back hometown kids and UW-Madison grads, but increasingly it's attracting empty nesters who are ready to trade in the suburbs for easy urban living. Madison offers plenty of amenities -- the arts, ethnic restaurants, pubs and shopping -- and includes the city's four in-town lakes plus many parks and trails.
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Charleston, W.V.
Charleston has an interesting combination of a low cost of living with a relatively strong creative class. The city is surprisingly cosmopolitan, with fine restaurants, art galleries, specialty shops and cafés along its tree-lined downtown streets.
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Boulder, Colo.
You've got to love a city with 300 days of sunshine, a spectacular mountain setting and its very own teahouse, imported from Tajikistan. Empty nesters stay active by hiking the trails, biking Boulder Creek Path and sidestepping the jugglers on Pearl Street Mall.
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Tampa Bay, Fla.
This is Florida's finest venue to kick start a second or third act. The community actively welcomes retirees who want to get involved with creative, ecological, business -- you name it -- projects. The cultural scene is rich with performing arts venues, and it has outstanding healthcare facilities.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh? Yes, the former steel city not only is picturesque -- built on green hills -- but also is very affordable and filled with museums, great restaurants, and interesting neighborhoods. Best of all for retirees, its economy now is driven by "eds and meds." This combination of education and medical facilities means health-care options and continuous learning.
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Harrisburg, Pa.
The broad, beautiful and languid Susquehanna River sets the atmosphere for this central Pennsylvania city, but the area is anything but dull for retirees. It has a symphony orchestra, museums, plenty of golf -- and good health care and a reasonable cost of living.
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Port St. Lucie, Fla.
They don't call this slice of Florida the Treasure Coast for nothing. It is nicely, not overly, developed and boasts two rivers as well as beachfront. If you want to improve your golf game, there's the PGA learning center nearby. And you're less than an hour away from Palm Beach and less than two hours from Miami.
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Roanoke, Va.
Set near the Blue Ridge Mountains in western Virginia, Roanoke is a small city with big doses of scenery and festivals that bring the community together. It's known for its Chili Cook-Off, Local Colors Festival, Henry Street Festival and Strawberry Festival. It also is a health-care and economic center.
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