| Author | Message | ||
     Dwardo |
So, I'm doing well since my stroke but my double vision has not gotten much better. They say it has but I can't tell. Anyway, I've figured out if I cannot return to work (I use my eyes ALL days, intensively) I cannot afford to live in Baltimore, and don't really want to anyway. My only way out would be to sell my houses and move somewhere really cheap. An acquaintance put me on to Truth or Consequences, NM. It looks nice to me. Anybody familiar with the area? | ||
| Reepicheep |
Visited Angel Fire once, with a trip to Taos. Beautiful country, but everything is freaking forever away from everything else. Like "bring a cooler to get your groceries" far. So it depends on if that is a plus to you or a minus. I'd be nervous about being anywhere in NM (even Taos) with medical issues if they were ongoing and persistent. But if you want open spaces and a beautiful sky, you can't beat it. | ||
| Dwardo |
Yeah, proximity to a hospital is a concern but I don't plan to live forever. The ONLY thing good about Maryland IMO is we have about the best medical care available. | ||
| Bartimus |
I live just up the road in Albuquerque. There isn't much in TorC, as we call it. Elephant Butte lake is there, as well as a bunch of hot springs. (the town used to be called hot springs decades ago). I'm not sure about the medical facilities available there. I do know there is a pretty large retirement community there, and would assume that there is pretty decent medical support for them. There is great dual sport riding nearby, The Gila forest is close as well. New Mexico in general is a fairly inexpensive place to live. You may want to check Albuquerque, and Las Cruces since those are the two biggest cities, and would probably have the better medical facilites. There are plenty of small communities surrounding these towns that can provide you with inexpensive housing, and still allow you a short commute to the doctors. For excitement, not much around Las Cruces, but Albuquerque has a 10,000 mountain in our backyard with a smoking curvy road to it's top, as well as tons of hiking/biking trails all around the mountain, and along the rio Grande river. Some communities you may want to look at are: Los Lunas, moriarty, edgewood, bernalillo, Dona Ana, Aztec, to name a few. Feel free to email any questions you may have, I've been in New Mexico and Arizona for 45 years now... | ||
| Zane |
Passed through Truth or Consequences about 6 weeks ago after a quick trip to Phoenix and then St. John's AZ. A close friend and I were looking for property to retire to. That section of NM is really pretty and all the people I met there were really friendly. The one think I noticed was that the air was really thin. One piece of land we looked at was almost 6500 feet above sea level. Anything more that a slow walk had me winded. That would take some getting used to. | ||
| Robertl |
I would never say believe any 1 source on the Internet but there are always at least a few articles on this topic every year. My suggestion is to check various years and see what common cities are present. We've been in central FL for the past 8 years. Summers are just brutal as are our allergies. Looking to move to Nashville area next year. One huge downside is medical access. My wife has m.s. so lots of doctors and ER visits. Several doctor offices and even a hospital are within 1 mile of our house so she can walk or ride her bike. Interstate is 2 miles. Moving out into the country has many advantages but medical access is usually not one of them. Here's a source that I mentioned: http://www.forbes.com/best-places-to-retire/list/# header:costOfLivingIndex Some other handy sources (these are not perfect but they can help): http://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/ http://www.bankrate.com/calculators/savings/moving -cost-of-living-calculator.aspx And lastly, CRIME (I was shocked when I checked a few small towns in TN): http://www.bestplaces.net/crime/ https://www.crimereports.com/ http://www.city-data.com/ Hope some of that is helpful or at least entertaining. Robert | ||
| Macbuell |
I will say ... as someone that moved from the lush greenery of the East Coast to the Arid, Desert landscape of the Southwest, it was a lot to get used to. In the end I decided I did not like the lack of green trees. Just something to think about. | ||
| 86129squids |
I was born and raised in Nashvegas- now reside in Maryville TN. Middle and East TN are great, but Nashville in general has seen a huge influx of peeps moving in, so be careful of housing prices. It's a very cool city otherwise, with tons of great restaurants and stuff to do. Their greenway system is getting real nice- so is Knoxville/Maryville's. North GA and Western NC don't suck either. All are within good 2-wheel riding distance from my home.  | ||
| Dwardo |
Yeah, I've been reading a lot of those sites but the problem is, one person's criteria for best/worst differs from another. I read one last night where "good" ratings were partly based on population density and school spending. Wtf? Those things equal crowding, traffic and taxes, all things I seek to avoid. I'm enjoying the input and advice here, as usual. | ||
| 86129squids |
"...lies, damn lies and statistics."  For certain, it's hard to beat the riding I've got here where I live. All 4 seasons are nice (the GF finds things to b^tch about with all 4), been DANG hot here this year, but when the leaves start turning, or in the spring when things start blooming, doesn't suck too bad. Been jonesing bad for a Cherohala/Deals Gap loop, day trip, and lunch at Tellico Grains Bakery. Soon.  | ||
| Macbuell |
The Best Places to live list from US News & World Report and other places should be avoided. They are entirely based on metrics like tax rates, affordability, crime rates, education, etc, etc. It has nothing to do with whether or not people actually like living there or if it looks like a sasquatch's armpit. | ||
| Ferris_von_bueller |
The ONLY thing good about Maryland IMO is we have about the best medical care available It's the people that suck | ||
| Ourdee |
Out of all the places for me, I'm moving back to rural Indiana. | ||
| Zane |
If I could, I'd go back to the NW portion of the valley of the sun. Love the Phoenix area. Not as crowded as Phoenix proper, people are friendly. Great Mexican food everywhere and from my last house, I could be in the desert and away from everything in 30 minutes. Of every placed I've lived, I like it the best. Well see though... I'm working a the possibility of moving to South West Idaho. Really hoping I can make it happen. | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
Phoenix is great... In the winter.. | ||
| Zane |
True, Phoenix is hotter than the gates of hades in August. No one goes outside if they don't have to. But really how different is it from the northern tier states. It gets so cold there in January that no one goes outside. I'm looking at a deal that may send me to southern Idaho for a year or two. I think I'd like it there. Cool but not horrible cold, lots of outdoor things to do and the cities are big enough to provide anything I need but not so big they're horrible crowded. We'll see if this happens. | ||
| Dr_greg |
Having lived in Albuquerque since 1976, I'll offer one additional consideration: population density. NM is a large state, with a small population. Remove Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Las Cruces, and there ain't hardly nobody left... Whether you like that or not is a different consideration. I do. --Doc | ||
| Ourdee |
And there my friends is the voice of reason. Long time no see Doc. I don't want to live in any town bigger than 1000 head. I prefer much smaller. | ||
| Ourdee |
Dr_Greg, Do you NM peeps still have the plauge there? | ||
| Zac4mac |
It pops up here now and then, courtesy of those"cute little Prairie Dogs".  | ||
| Akbuell |
One thing to try, if you get to a kinda/sorta decision about where you might like to move to - get hold of the newspaper from that town and get a 1 month subscription by mail. The national and world news will not be current, but you can learn a lot about the area from the local news, not to mention things like grocery and home prices, how well the local government works ( or doesn't ), local events and attractions, ect. Hope this helps, Dave | ||
| Dr_greg |
Dr_Greg, Do you NM peeps still have the plauge there? Not to be one of the spelling Nazis, but I assume you meant "plague"... Haven't actually heard about any plague cases this year, but I'll bet it's out and about. Hantavirus was big not too long ago. Nowadays it's mostly wifebeaters, tweakers, etc. Good times indeed. --Doc P.S. Saw just this morning that they say gonorrhea is now basically untreatable. Scary. Not that I have it, y'unnerstand... P.P.S. Leaving on a long "east" trip tomorrow. Ride Report on ADV. |
