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[CorgiMatt]

It should read "capital city of Columbia,"  not "capitol city of Columbia."  A capital is a city.  A capitol is a building.  I hope they show the modern city and not just 1865 stuff.

[CorgiMatt]

Money Magazine says Columbia is one of the best 25 places to retire.  Go to cnnmoney.com.

[Ronak]

CorgiMatt, on Sep 9 2009, 04:00 PM, said:

Money Magazine says Columbia is one of the best 25 places to retire.  Go to cnnmoney.com.

Nice!

Although I'm curious...Where exactly is the University of Southern Carolina?

[CorgiMatt]

I thought something looked funny when I read it.  My eye didn't quite catch what it was.  I guess that makes it more likely that the article wasn't written by a Columbia local and is maybe more objective.  At any rate it's nice to be on a good list.

[krazeeboi]

They must have changed it, because the school's name reads correctly now. The link is here.

Columbia's gotten a few favorable marks as a place to retire, so this isn't surprising.

[Spartan]

I'm starting to wonder if we really want these rankings for retirement havens. Remember that NYT article that said the Carolinas were becoming the new Florida? That scares me.

[CorgiMatt]

No reason it can't be a great thing if the growth is controlled and zoned properly.

[krazeeboi]

Spartan, on Sep 9 2009, 06:32 PM, said:

I'm starting to wonder if we really want these rankings for retirement havens. Remember that NYT article that said the Carolinas were becoming the new Florida? That scares me.

With what we're going through now, I seriously doubt that Columbia has any aspirations of being the next Fort Myers. Hopefully we realize that getting back to normal, economically speaking, can't be going back to the way things used to be.

[Spartan]

Certainly not, but other parts of the state do have that goal. Hardeeville's entire future is based on that concept. If we design retirement communities like I'On, then it might not be so bad.

[krazeeboi]

Here's yet another list in which Columbia ranks favorably as a place to retire. This one comes from US News & World report. Columbia ranked 6th on its "America's Best Affordable Places to Retire" list.

Being attractive to retirees is great, but it would be even better if the city could position itself to be more attractive to young families.

[CorgiMatt]

Actually it's not a ranking.  The magazine justs lists ten cities.  In fact, in the article Columbia is the first city mentioned.  Columbia's slide in the slide show just happens to be the sixth one.

[CorgiMatt]

Columbia ranks in the top 10 cities to retire in for rowers and scullers according to Rower's Almanac.  It's kind of an obscure kudo, but it builds on the region's desire to attract outdoors enthusiasts and sportsmen.  The almanac cited easy access to the rivers, the pedestrian-friendly downtown area, and an abundance of restaurants, among other things, as attractive aspects of Columbia as a rower's city.  The methodology for selecting the cities is interesting.

http://www.thestate....a-top-spot.html

[krazeeboi]

Once again, Money Magazine has listed Columbia as one of the 25 best places to retire on the 2011 list. Lots of college towns made the list.

In its September issue, Men's Health magazine has listed Columbia 12th out of 100 cities evaluated (and second in the Carolinas after Raleigh) on its most educated cities list. The methodology included  tabulating the Department of Education's high-school graduation rates, along with U.S. Census figures on school enrollment (kindergarten through grad school) and education levels of people over 25 (less than high school, associate's or bachelor's degree, graduate or professional degree). Also, SimplyMap was tapped to find out how many households have student loans or take adult-education courses. Madison, WI ranked first overall.