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Where do people move when they retire? The beach. Where do people go on Spring Break? The beach. Where do all the Corona commercials take place? The beach! If nothing about global warming scares you yet - the massive climate shifts, the spread of disease, food shortages, massive hurricanes [...]

I just came across this blog (Mortgage Lowdown)this morning, and even though the post was made back in November, it contains some very relevant information about buying your first home.

Bizjournals took a look at 938 markets, measuring eight statistical categories, looking for places where the number of senior citizens is substantial and increasing rapidly. Here are the top ten.

Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada
Punta Gorda, Florida
Pahrump, Nevada
Crossville, Tennessee
Homosassa Springs, Florida
Sebring, Florida
Del Rio, Texas
Brevard, North Carolina
Georgetown, South Carolina
Ocean Pines, Maryland

Men’s Fitness Magazine has released their annual “The Fittest And Fattest Cities In America” list. They use common sense criteria like gym membership usage, time sitting in traffic and public exercise venues to rank the cities. Here are the lists:
Fittest (Atlanta ranks #24)

Albuquerque
Seattle
Colorado Springs
Minneapolis
Tucson
Denver
San Francisco

Fattest

Las Vegas
San Antonio
Miami
Mesa
Los Angeles
Houston
Dallas

Using ranking criteria such as nightlife, job growth, culture, cost of living single, online dating, number of other singles, and my favorite, coolness, Forbes has ranked the best cities to move to if you are single.

Denver - Boulder
Boston
Phoenix
San Fran - Oakland
New York
Raleigh - Durham

You can see the rest of the list (my hometown, Atlanta [...]