Places to retire

[Gman]

That sounds like a good idea. Good luck in your quest!

[Wulf202]

Wa native.

Seattle and Tacoma politics control the state. They tried to burn down my home town once...

Then theres the tribes. Dont fucking trespass.

Then theres the Gov agency that is telling you what to do. Theres always one. Dept of L and I is a big one.

Water falls from the sky west of the cascades. It doesn't east of them. The resulting weather is shitty 9 months of the year.

If you live close enough to the or border you can make purchases there and save taxes because wa may have no state income tax on paper but they will tax you.

Stay far far away from Tacoma and Seattle. Check out registration with the light rail taxes...

Having a business in WA is also full of red tape and taxes and politics.

[Wulf202]

One thought is check out a drought map. Water is a huge issue now and its not getting better in the near future.

Oh yeah. Check out some of the barons of Yakima county. The hops growing families have shut down adding any wells. And they even stopped people with existing wells from being able to use them.

[Wulf202]

Isn't that the truth. In our legislative district, our state senator and both reps are Republicans. Doesn't mean much in the overall scheme, but you know you're not alone.

Yup. Check out some of the voting maps. Blue around the Puget sound. The rest of the state votes red and always has. Doesn't matter

[Bailey Guns]

Eastern WA was very conservative for the most part...except Spokane. Eastern WA was a lot like Idaho. But the west side still controls everything. Just like the front range in Colorado. If you're looking up in that area, why not northern Idaho?

[Gman]

I love the Idaho panhandle. Had to consider the elevation. Living near sea level with good air quality has allowed my wife's lungs to heal almost completely.

Not much difference between Spokane and CDA. Could live in Idaho and work in WA.

[encorehunter]

Puerto Rico would be worth visiting and checking retirement options.
Week long vacation was nice.

Well, I made a quick change to our plans of going to south Texas this year. We are headed to Puerto Rico in two weeks to look around. Several small properties for very decent prices. My wife informed me we will be buying a small restaurant when we retire so we won't be bored, and we will have something for the boys to learn in. Some of the small farms have orchards, but I like the one that is growing coffee.

[Hummer]

Fun thread to revisit. Given the extreme hot weather we're seeing in southern states from CA, AZ, through TX and east, and that this is part of a growing trend, I wouldn't move to any of those areas. I once thought I might retire in the outskirts of Patagonia or Sedona, AZ, but we're better off where we are.

Long ago I decided to never again live in a city or suburban area. That's what we have in our mountain home, and the farm outside Palisade. A big plus is that we have good water on the properties. On East Orchard Mesa, we have senior water rights to the Colorado River that flows through a canal that meanders through the property and is pumped to and around the house. Our mountain properties enjoy a private spring that produces 29 gallons a minute and can be drawn from tap by gravity. Water security.

Throughout the southwest, water is drawing down the underground aquifers such that riparian areas have shrunk and are dying. What happens when the Phoenix area with ~ 5 million people dries up and can no longer support the population? Much of the southwest is coming to a critical tipping point.

[ray1970]

Speaking of Phoenix, the water is only a small piece of why I couldn?t live there.

[Great-Kazoo]

Speaking of Phoenix, the water is only a small piece of why I couldn?t live there.

The valley considers a 112 day to be a cooling trend. WTF. A 2 deg difference is cooling?