10 Best Affordable Mountain Towns for Retirement

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i need more information on this community, especially, somthing almost everyone leaves out, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO LiVE HERE?? i love the mountains and country side, yet i need to be close to DOCTORS because am a senior, in very good health, but you never know about tommorow.i would like a cottage, two bed rooms two baths, but i may only be able to have a one bed room one bath, it is just me, one person .......i have a 2year old german shnouser puppy, he stays in but likes to be out doors as well.

olga alcala of CO 10:53AM April 11, 2013

There is a question below about retirement in Asheville NC, where I retired, having lived and worked in Princeton and in Boston for thirty years. A great little city, liberal by southern standards, walkable, affordable. Home to The Reuters Center, a center committed exclusively to a college for seniors, which offers several hundred weekly classes of a broad variety all year round. Cold in the winter; fairly hot in the summer, and a bit humid. I live near Asheville center in an 'expensive' area called Montford. three bedroom, two bathroom small craftsman cottage ($230k)

Helen Wright of NC 7:31PM January 15, 2013

It would be really helpful to know what the criterion that was used to create this list. I live in Vermont and it is an VERY expensive state to live in so I'm not sure why it's on the list. It has a state income tax, state sales tax, HIGH property taxes and so on and so forth.

Sheri of VT 8:24PM October 06, 2012

any comments on Asheville,NC

roy of NC 12:37AM July 21, 2012

I'll name two more: Durango, CO and Orem, UT.

Jim Gibbons of AZ 6:53AM June 14, 2012

Two thumbs up for Bend, Oregon - where can you ski in the morning and come off the mountain and swim??? Active downtown with great coffee shops, bakeries, fun breweries and affordable restaurants! Enjoy beautiful mountain views, concerts and the pristine Deschutes River running right through town. Mild winters and plenty of sunshine ~ yes you can have it all.
Prices did drop, but are quickly on the rise with downtown properties at a premium & in great demand. Hiking, biking, kayaking on the sparkling mountain lakes, while winters offer groomed snow shoe & cross country trails offer a wonderful quality of life! Oh yes, and did I mention friendly - everyone you greet out and about always has a smile on their face and never misses an opportunity to say "Hi"!
Bonnie Savickas, Broker
Coldwell Banker Morris
"Licensed in the State of Oregon"

Bonnie Savickas of OR 9:08PM April 22, 2012

What about Albuquerque, NM? Moderate weather, you have reasonable winters, its not brutal in the summer like AZ is. I wonder why nobody is mentioning this one?

DeeVee of NJ 8:18AM March 21, 2012

#1 should be Seattle ! I live in Florida but I know that there's a mountain range near Seattle .

Anomynous of FL 8:40PM March 12, 2012

As long as I can remember the FED and the TReasury and the IRS will not allow Americans to leave the country and draw their Social Security pension retirement. If it is different please advise.

vivian of MI 3:15PM August 19, 2011

These are cities well out of the mountains.
Mountain towns are Truckee in California, Leadville in Colorado, Lincoln in Montana, Silverton in Colorado, Fence Lake in New Mexico, Austin in Nevada, Freedonia in Utah, Plymouth in California, Jerome in Arizona
Where on earth did this author live and work to think that the line up in this article represents mountain towns - New York, LA, or somewhere in Florida?

JP of CA 9:51AM August 12, 2011