Quote Originally Posted by Jer View Post
I've seen a few people now suggest Nebraska as a place to retire and I would like to say this about that: The weather sucks, the property taxes are high and the economy there is tanking. Commerce is drying up like you wouldn't believe and shows no signs of ever recovering either. Source: I lived there the first 18 years of my life and we go back regularly to visit families. It's always sad how many more ma and pa shops have shuttered and nothing has replaced them. I always thought I might consider moving back in retirement but I don't see that happening now.
What area of NE? I know that many more remote ag-only areas are suffering from population loss due the fact that one family can farm many more acres than previous generations due to increased technology and efficiencies.