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35. I'm In Vermont (Not Retired, Yet)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 04:22 PM

Jul 2012

It's a great place in a lot of ways. However, taxes are high, and, some of the winters can be daunting.

I'll recommend Vermont for retirement, with the caveat that the retiree should get a place that doesn't require massive snow removal. You've really got to love winter to be happy here.

There are dozens (hundreds) of lovely villages that can offer a nice, quiet lifestyle. Church/school dinners, high school sports events, etc.

That said, I'm not sure I will retire here. : )

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Top 10 Worst States to Retire In. All but 1 are Southern conservative states. [View all] white_wolf Jul 2012 OP

And mostly god-fearing places too. I guess god doesn't care much for retirees. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #1

Here in Tennessee it feels like there is literally a church on every corner. white_wolf Jul 2012 #3

They just built a church here, KS, so big I bet it's a rival to the RKP5637 Jul 2012 #5

Same here in North Georgia, just northwest of Atlanta. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #23

In SC there is too. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #42

I am retired in Milwaukee. mysuzuki2 Jul 2012 #50

well, you know, "opiate of the masses" phantom power Jul 2012 #27

I love your sig line!!! So true!!! "But these are times of madness, dressed RKP5637 Jul 2012 #30

IMO more churches = less desirable nt msongs Jul 2012 #2

More sinners need more churches, I guess. nt DocMac Jul 2012 #13

With all that prayer going on, one would think these would be really good times! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #31

Personally, I prefer more strip clubs and package stores near schools. SlimJimmy Jul 2012 #49

Guess it depends on what your looking at. Most of those states are sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #4

The stats the list I cited used to measure were: white_wolf Jul 2012 #6

I recently tried to find a cheaper place to live state/city. It was an RKP5637 Jul 2012 #10

Yeah, I'm betting you didn't have too much luck. white_wolf Jul 2012 #12

Vermont is a beautiful place to live, I've been there a number of times over RKP5637 Jul 2012 #14

What was the best spot you saw? tia uponit7771 Jul 2012 #39

Montpelier was the area I was mostly in ... I recall well just getting there RKP5637 Jul 2012 #44

I'm In Vermont (Not Retired, Yet) Tace Jul 2012 #35

Misleading. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #67

Don't let that fool you -- I lived in AL on a rural route near a VERY small town -- we got burgled Nay Jul 2012 #78

A good loud dog and a shotgun. I hear ya.Works a treat most of the time. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #79

Here are the "10 Best" from AARP KansDem Jul 2012 #7

Because they're pretty? Neoma Jul 2012 #11

And none of them are liberal, some cities are, but it seems so often the RKP5637 Jul 2012 #15

Somebody didn't think things through very well Warpy Jul 2012 #19

Yes, FL has A/C... but heating costs are almost zero. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #33

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2012 #40

TN here Tsiyu Jul 2012 #34

+1 Go Vols Jul 2012 #72

A vastly cheaper housing market 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #55

Retirees are cantankerous? 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #54

AARP had the war criminal Bush on their cover so AARP is full of lying whores just1voice Jul 2012 #66

Tennessee is top state to retire in Go Vols Jul 2012 #8

According to the list I cited, Tennessee has the following: white_wolf Jul 2012 #9

No offense meant to anyone, but these states I wouldn't even want to RKP5637 Jul 2012 #16

I live in TN, I want to drive out of it and never come back, but that's it. white_wolf Jul 2012 #17

NYC is a cool place. I grew up not too far from NYC and also used to RKP5637 Jul 2012 #22

Is there a state that is socially liberal and pro business? FarCenter Jul 2012 #18

Only in my mind. I've longed for something like that, but I sure never RKP5637 Jul 2012 #28

got all of those except low taxes KurtNYC Jul 2012 #48

New Hampshire fits that bill. LAGC Jul 2012 #52

I have relatives in Boston, and NH seems definitely a possibility FarCenter Jul 2012 #62

Switzerland nichomachus Jul 2012 #57

Oregon?? NMDemDist2 Jul 2012 #60

Would Oregon be more pro-business than Washington FarCenter Jul 2012 #61

.... NMDemDist2 Jul 2012 #64

But there's no sales tax in Oregon. wickerwoman Jul 2012 #75

74.8 % of all statistics deaniac21 Jul 2012 #20

The link I posted gives the sources for the stats cited. n/t white_wolf Jul 2012 #21

Please reference reply #20 deaniac21 Jul 2012 #24

Oh yeah, where did you get that stat? 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #56

I made it up on the spot. Are you slow to catch on? deaniac21 Jul 2012 #69

I was joking . . . 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #70

I think I was drunk........... deaniac21 Jul 2012 #81

I live in Georgia and I love it. RebelOne Jul 2012 #25

annotated rant.... frankroberts Jul 2012 #26

That made me laugh. Great rant n/t. white_wolf Jul 2012 #29

Very juvenile. cordelia Jul 2012 #63

what? frankroberts Jul 2012 #71

I don't give a fuck about the language. cordelia Jul 2012 #74

oh frankroberts Jul 2012 #80

This is absurd. Low life expectancy doesn't mean if you move there you'll die. nolabear Jul 2012 #32

I like Kentucky, but I already live in Pennsyltucky so it wouldn't be much of a change. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #36

now I wonder how NM got itself in that rogues' gallery? mitchtv Jul 2012 #37

Another way choose SDjack Jul 2012 #38

South Dakota taxes food and there are local sales taxes. libinnyandia Jul 2012 #53

I was reading recently that Oklahoma was one of the best madokie Jul 2012 #41

No place on that list I'd want to retire to. GoneOffShore Jul 2012 #43

Another reason the south is popular for retirees... HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #45

In the South, I spend half of the year indoors during the summer! amandabeech Jul 2012 #73

Here in south central Montana with the climate change the sorefeet Jul 2012 #46

stop attacking the South, don't confuse me with facts and statistics! quinnox Jul 2012 #47

So, tell me all about the quality of life of Philidelphia in February? SlimJimmy Jul 2012 #58

Reasons WHY we moved to the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas for early retirement: bvar22 Jul 2012 #51

Beautiful place. Enjoy! virgogal Jul 2012 #59

Ouchita Mountains EffieH Mar 2013 #82

Hi. bvar22 Mar 2013 #83

South Carolina? Somebody needs to... GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #65

I love Los Angeles We are Devo Jul 2012 #68

I been to them all riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 #76

So much about what makes a state or locality desirable is in the eye of the beholder. SheilaT Jul 2012 #77