Whether your retirement relocations is around the corner or years away, this book is your gateway to 100 cities handpicked by the editors of Where to Retire magazine, the authority on retirement relocation.

Where to Retire offers the best advice not only on where to relocate in the retirement years, but why people should pick up and move just as life is settling down. Retirement guru John Howells provides well-researched and completely revised and updated information on how to find the ideal home base for the retirement years. To help the decision-making process, the author offers a list of items to consider when selecting the ideal community: safety; climate; housing availability; cultural and recreation opportunities in the area; social compatibility; affordability; medical care; distance from relatives and friends; transportation; and jobs and/or volunteer opportunities. Howells gives readers clear snapshots of life in hundreds of the most affordable, comfortable, and stimulating places to retire in the United States, including locations in Florida, California, the Pacific Northwest, the Gulf Coast, the Ozarks, the Appalachians, the Southwest, and the Rockies. This guide tells not how to retire, but where readers can retire happily.

Climate, housing, recreation, and health care are among the factors explored in 50 Fabulous Places to Retire in America, 2nd Ed.. This revised and updated version looks at the most popular retirement communities in the United States and presents information in a user-friendly format that won't baffle readers with statistics and hard-to-follow charts.

This book blends highly readable personal accounts with essential statistics on climate, cost of living, taxes, housing costs, crime rates, and health care.

Providing information on 50 of the most outstanding communities across the United States, this handy sourcebook guides retirees toward safe, friendly communities that are rich in amenities. Rather than relying heavily on anecdotal advice and information, this handbook rates communities on such components as the quality of available health care, public transportation, and cost of living. Cities are grouped by region to make it easier to compare those in similar areas with information on local flavor, such as cultural attractions, surrounding countryside, and shopping areas. Also included are helpful maps and climatic tables for each listing, making this a valuable tool for retirees planning a move.

The definitive guide for anyone dreaming of living in paradise when they retire. Whether motivated by a desire for adventure, or the need to make the most of a diminished nest egg, more and more Americans are considering an overseas retirement. Drawing on her more than three decades of experience helping people relocate happily and successfully, Kathleen Peddicord shows how living in an unconventional retirement destination can cost less than a traditional home in Florida or Arizona. Peddicord addresses all of the essential issues, including: • Finding a home to own or rent • Researching and understanding your tax liability • Obtaining health insurance and medical care • Avoiding common mistakes and pitfalls • Opening a bank account Whether readers are interested in relatively unknown havens like Nicaragua, well-traveled areas in Italy, or need some help deciding, How to Retire Overseas is the ultimate guide to making retirement dreams come true.