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re: Best southern (non-Texas) college town to have a part-time retirement house in?
Posted on 2/28/24 at 6:02 am to Smoke Ring
Posted on 2/28/24 at 6:02 am to Smoke Ring
Going outside the SEC, but staying with the original Southern conference, Lexington, VA.
If you want a college town, you have Washington and Lee and VMI in a tiny town. The town itself has a ton to offer in the Shenandoah valley. You are close to the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s absolutely stunning up there. Lots of great restaurants for a town that small. And you can’t get much more Southern than having Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson buried in town.
Only downside is it gets a little cold during the winter, but that’s no big deal for a 2nd home. Especially when it has some of the best fall and spring weather in the country.
If you want a college town, you have Washington and Lee and VMI in a tiny town. The town itself has a ton to offer in the Shenandoah valley. You are close to the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s absolutely stunning up there. Lots of great restaurants for a town that small. And you can’t get much more Southern than having Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson buried in town.
Only downside is it gets a little cold during the winter, but that’s no big deal for a 2nd home. Especially when it has some of the best fall and spring weather in the country.
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Posted on 2/28/24 at 8:27 am to generalgator87
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Going outside the SEC, but staying with the original Southern conference, Lexington, VA.
Lexington, VA has become very popular for retirement. Town in great. Beautiful housing stock and lots to do for a small town. I'm a W&L grad and love going to visit there. My concern about retiring there would be health care. Not big colleges with medical schools and hospitals. Local hospital is tiny. You are probably driving 45 min to an hour to Roanoke or Charlottesville not only for a serious medical issue but for most of your specialist appointments. I've not researched it but that is my impression.
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