Why do you live in the town you live in and what keeps you there?

JustBonee said:
Came to this area many years ago when my husband transferred here.
I feel it's as good as any place in the country for retirement, and I'm close to family. That is what keeps me here.

Soon all my grown married kids will be living in the state again, somewhere. They leave, move on elsewhere, and then seem to come back.
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That's how I ended up here in Atlanta. I'm about 25 minutes from downtown. No longer take advantage of the restaurants and museums but I like knowing they are there. My neighbor has a band and sometimes I go see her play if I don't have to drive after dark. When the weather is nice neighbors get together and hang on my porch
 
I moved in 2018 from my off the grid homestead to the downtown of a small city 16 miles away. I had to leave there and this was all I could see doing. At first I thought I would hate living in an apartment building and especially downtown. But I did not want the expense of a vehicle so this made the most sense. It has been a good move for me since my son lives just down the street. I really love this city and everyone is very friendly. It is called a city but has that small town feel to it. Everything is within walking distance of my apartment except for the grocery stores (which is what I really need).
 
charry said:
Are you near Kitchener Jim ?
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Kitchener/Waterloo is about a hours drive on the 401 highway to the west of Toronto. About 60 miles. My Wife's older son Doug lives in Waterloo. He is a professional Engineer who designs and builds air ventilation systems for commercial and industrial buildings. He graduated from Waterloo Universities Engineering school in 1998. The city of Kitchener was originally named Berlin, but in 1916 during the Great War the name was changed to Kitchener to reflect their loyalty to the British Crown. The K/W area has a large number of people who have German ancestry and the annual Octoberfest celebration is the largest one held outside of Germany. JimB.,
 
I was born & raised here in my hometown,Buffalo,NY. I left for a few yrs for college but came back unlike my sister&brother
The reason I've stayed was because of my job, worked 27 yrs 3days/wk as pharm tech in local hosptial.I volunteered every day in the dept for a yr 1/2 before I got the job...I live in the same neighborhood where I grew up,my childhood home is 2 blocks from my apt building. Sometimes I thought about moving to be closer to where my brother is but never went through with it. I've made a life here with close group of friends
 
Why I moved where I am ,I along with Hubby inherited the Property , I moved from a beautiful area , in a Vale where I spent 40+ years .I miss the fields and wood and canal .
Here I have a Bus service that is every 10 minutes to the city which is 7 miles away. Thats about the only advantage in my eyes .
Im looking to move away from the Estate and back to Rural , I dont see that happening though . unless I move to a Cheaper Area .
 
Lady said:
Why I moved where I am ,I along with Hubby inherited the Property , I moved from a beautiful area , in a Vale where I spent 40+ years .I miss the fields and wood and canal .
Here I have a Bus service that is every 10 minutes to the city which is 7 miles away. Thats about the only advantage in my eyes .
Im looking to move away from the Estate and back to Rural , I dont see that happening though . unless I move to a Cheaper Area .
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I dunno about where YOU live , Lady... but here the more rual the more expensive the property aside from London itself of course..

It always makes me shake my head, because it seems the less infrastructure we have.. bus services, hospitals , shops etc.. the more we have to pay..
 
Alligatorob said:
Moved here when retiring to be near grandkids, amongst other reasons.

Momentum, or the lack there of. Don't want to move again.

Nice place, a small town rural area, but very close to the basic services we need. Just too damned cold! And too far from the saltwater for me.
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The ocean is nice, and I could be happy living on the shore, but if I didn't go out on the ocean, there wouldn't be much point in living near it for me. I owned a sailboat on the Washington Coast for 8 years and lived 450 miles away from it. It was worth it.

My next boat was 1000 miles away, but I simply sold my house and moved onto the boat. I traveled 6000 miles over the next three years, and was never more than 10 miles from my boat at any given time and then only for brief periods.

But the ocean is nice, if getting a bit more crowded, but then where is that not happening? The tundra, maybe, but I wouldn't want to live on the tundra. Ever walk on the tundra in summer? Imagine walking 5 miles on a trampoline. It's exhausting.
 
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officerripley said:
I know what you mean: I live a 5-hour drive away from the saltwater and miss it a lot.
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I would miss it also. We live approx. 6 miles from saltwater and 8 from the closest of many beaches here in south coastal Mass.. My job never required me to move inland. Our 4 kids (now in their 60's) are all here in surrounding communities, along with most of the grands and great grands.
We helped them over the years and now in our old age are reaping the benefits of family closeness.
 
We traveled all the lower states in America on road trips prior to retiring simply because cold like the north east experiences was not what we wanted. Ruled out all the states from Florida to Arizona simply because they didn't appeal to us. Settled on southern NV. because of low humidity, bugs & crawly things almost zero, 24/7 shopping, easy access to services & a low maintenance rancher that fit our needs. Chose to live in a residential area with a variety of age groups & ethnic back rounds. No appeal for a retirement community, didn't want to have neighbors with one foot in the grave.

Moving from the northeast was easy. Packed our van with pots & pans, table ware, dinner ware, my tools & a glass set has sentimental value. Gave away everything else. Once we arrived it was fun shopping for everything new.

Our sons are happy where they live which is all a parent could ask for from grown children. They visit during their vacations & call frequently, that works good for us.
 
We live in Central Florida. We relocated here ten years ago, for my husband's job. He retired in 2020. Our intention was to relocate back to NW Florida to be closer to our daughter and grandkids. Unfortunately, between Covid and high real estate market prices, we decided to stay put. We enjoy our present home and our community. We have been well protected so far from storms and we live an easy life. Our main concern is rapid housing growth and traffic in the area.
 

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