Showing posts with label Retirement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retirement. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Boomer retirees are loving what Texas Hill Country affords them

From Dallas Morning News, May 6, 2008...

Baby boomers' growing desire to retire to small towns is turning the Texas Hill Country into one of the nation's hot spots for the silver-haired set.

The natural beauty and relative affordability of the area west of Austin and San Antonio have put towns such as Fredericksburg, Kerrville and Marble Falls on national lists of popular retirement places.

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Friday, May 2, 2008

Austin tops 10 "greenest" retirement destinations

From Austin Business Journal, Ma7 2, 2008...

With its plentiful urban parks and wilderness preserves, Austin was cited as an ideal city to help raise grandchildren. Zilker Park, in particular, was cited for its mix of recreation and natural settings, including the hike-and-bike trails, hillside theater, swimming holes and botanical and sculpture gardens.

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