Tennessee.
Not NYS.
Ground floor of your house.
If you like Michigan, but don’t like the politics, then Indiana seems to be good logical choice.
We need to form our own small town somewhere.
What’s wrong with Oklahoma?
Moving costs money. Staying in one place is the way to conserve your resources for the long haul.
Mexico
East Tennessee
Appalachia in Virginia is where I landed. 5 minutes away from the WV border. The county has a hospital and a Walmart. You are free to go anywhere in the county without fear.
NW Arkansas is a very nice area. I think you’d like it.
I suggest selling your house now and buy a small condo that you won’t lose much in the upcoming downturn and then you can use what likely will be excess cash and buy another place where you do intend to retire.
For the record, I was shocked Tennessee was getting Alberta weather, despite being 2000 south and 2000 east from Alberta, when I visited it.
Maybe Amarillo. It might get very hot on some days, but the overall climate seems moderate, according to Wikipedia.
Here’s another for Tennessee.
East Tennessee or the North Georgia mountains. Get some elevation so the summer heat isn’t too bad.
If you have done well preparing for retirement, you have lots of options.
Prescott, AZ would meet most of your needs.
20 deg cooler than Phoenix most of the year.
You will get snow in the winter.
Very conservative town!
Great healthcare and lots of outdoor stuff to do.
Fort Collins, CO is also very nice!
Not all that conservative but better than most.
Very pretty view of the Rockies!
For the record, anybody intending to move in the next few years, I recommend selling your house to prepare for the possible economic crash.
Your welcome back in Indiana.
We moved here from Nova, and have never regretted it. Slower pace, lower cost, everyone speaks English, good 2nd ammendment laws, liberal policy on homesite builds etc.
Decisions such as moving in retirement involve a lot of considerations.
Only you and spouse or family can deal with some you didn’t mention, such as if any retirement destinations will enable you to visit family and friends, and visit favorite recreational vacation sites.
You will find your housing dollars go a lot further in some places than others. If your money situation is such that you could do the “snowbird” retirement pattern, and spend winter in warmer places, then you would have the best of both worlds as far as weather is concerned.
Have fun hashing all this out, and enjoy retirement. You’ve earned it.
Many say I will get bored but I don't think so. I have stacks and stacks of books to read, plenty of music to listen to and a healthy body for taking long hikes in the woods. Fresh air, farm fresh eggs for breakfast, listening to the crickets at night. Watching the seasons change. All very appealing.
It will likely end up being rural New Hampshire for me.