Which southern metro would you like to retire in?

[MR-2]

I like the thought of Asheville. The place is a nice mix of urban, historic, and naturalist. I also like having seasons.

[upstate29650]

Not aware that Hilton Head is part of a metro area yet, although Beaufort Co is fast growing.

A better solution would have been to combine Savannah & Hilton Head into a single choice.

[Jerseyman4]

The town i grew up in, TONS of retirees live there. The demographics however are changing somewhat since it is getting more and more expensive to live there plus the young families are calling Pinehurst home. More are now flocking to Whispering Pines, Woodlake or Foxfire Village for cheaper living.

The last place id ever retire is Florida.

[flith]

Asheville for me. I'd live there now, if I could make it work. I love the mountains, rafting, hiking, skiing, and it so close to a nice downtown. I also like how the geography helps curb suburban sprawl to an extenet.

[davidals]

Asheville.

Gotta get back to the mountains.

[citykidd]

Its a toss-up between Saint Petersburg and Myrtle Beach.

[lammius]

At the rate I'm going I'll NEVER be able to retire! But if I am able to, and I don't go with Plan A (Europe) or Plan B (coastal New England), I might consider Charleston or Savannah. I don't like the typical retirement communities. I don't like golf. I do like bocce, but I won't want to play only with ancient farts like myself. Charleston and Savannah are beautiful old cities that are walkable (important for an old person) and I'm sure there are a reasonable number of amenities in their old town sections.

[depechecureguyorl]

Charleston all the way. I see lots of ppl voted for the city they already live in...typical. personally, there's no way in hell I would retire in Orlando!

[Brent]

I wont ever be able to retire. My plan is to save enough money to get to Buffalo after I'm too old to work. In Buffalo I plan on being homeless. I'm hoping that the first freeze takes me so that I don't have to spend too much time in the streets.

So there you have it, I'm retiring in Buffalo.

[suburban george3]

I wont ever be able to retire. My plan is to save enough money to get to Buffalo after I'm too old to work. In Buffalo I plan on being homeless. I'm hoping that the first freeze takes me so that I don't have to spend too much time in the streets.

So there you have it, I'm retiring in Buffalo.

[lammius]

Um, Buffalo's not Southern. Not to mention, that's an awful pessimistic view for your future. You could win the lottery or have a very rich uncle you're not aware of....

[Riverrat]

I couldn't vote for any of the choices-sorry. Like Shreveport-Bossier best of all, and I have lived other places. If not here, Galveston or Florida panhandle.

Well I just saw Mobile up there, so I voted for it. Pretty place and like Baldwin county.

[TBurban]

Though it's a long ways away, I could see myself retiring in either Charleston, Richmond, D.C. or Baltimore.

[socaguy]

As it stands now, I had to vote for Charleston.

I want to know who voted for Atlanta.

[krazeeboi]

The Carolinas are not "crappy."

[Spartan]

The Carolinas offer almsot any lifestyle you could possibly want. The geographic diversity of these two states, the combined variety of urban offerings, entertainment, arts and culture make it an ideal palce to retire. If I have to move to retire, I would stay in the Carolinas (or come back if I move away). I think that at this point in my life I can't say for sure what I would do. More realisticly I'll probably stay wherever I end up in my career.

[socaguy]

Well I probably shouldnt have called them Crappy. Actually Greenville has REALLY grown on me in the past year or so. Seems like it does have lots of potential.