Sooooooo…….I screwed up. Rochester was supposed to be on our next video. I’m not sure what happened but it got added to this coastal video. Human error that should have been caught.
Virginia native here! Very surprised, yet satisfying, to hear VA beach on the list. The people there are so relaxed and the food is multi-cultural and delicious. Not only that, but the beach is so beautiful where you can experience a vast array of marine life. It wasn’t until I got older that I really started appreciating VA Beach. Glad to hear it come up as your #1 Briggs.
@@jeffm9770 Depending on the time you are going, there are all sorts of things to do. If it’s between January and April, you can see the blue whales. If it’s during the summer, there is a kyaking tours that you can take. I prefer the Landing Cove tour off of the bay because you can see bald eagle and sea turtle nesting areas. But there are tours where you can kyak near wild dolphins. There’s also a large network of trails at First Landing Park. Lastly, if you want a quiet and peaceful vacation, stay on the north end of the beach. If you want to stumble from the bar to your hotel room, stay on the south end. Have fun!
I am from Va. and have been to Va. Beach many times in fact I have a close relative that lives there. 30 years ago VB was a pretty cool place to take a family vacation but now not so much. Too much traffic, cars blasting out music till 2 am along the beach, limited parking, crime along the beach front is a thing and last but not least the prices the hotels charge is flat out crazy. It just is not my cup of tea these days and I have a free place to stay in a really nice home say 15 minutes from the beach. Oh I forgot you have to go through the Hampton Tunnel to get to VB and that is a nightmare on it's own.
@@johnp.johnson1541 I think you would find it quite different now. It has the feel of a beach in NJ to me. Now if you are used to city life with all that goes with it you might just love VB in 2024.
My Mom moved up to Seaside, Oregon in 1996 when I was 15. I stayed in California with my Dad. I love Seaside. It's an awesome town all year round. Summer's are epic but I loved winters in Seaside too. It's like a classic American Christmas in Seaside. Top it off you have Cannon Beach and Astoria a short drive away and it's only an hour and a half to Portland. I'm a Californian born and raised. I love the California coast, but there's something about the Northern Oregon Coast that I just love.
@@matts4852 Lewes (pronounced Lewis) isn't a secret anymore. Just drive down Kings Hwy and New Rd. Nothing but tract housing one on top of the other. Rehoboth has been paved over and summer parking is almost $5 per hr if you want to get to the boardwalk. 🥺
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs Nicola Pizza is the BEST! It was in downtown Rehoboth, but moved to Coastal Hwy in Lewes (pronounced Lewis). If you are in Rehoboth though, Louie's Pizza is where the locals go...MUCH better than Grotto...where the tourists go.
You name one city on the Pacific coast and it's Seaside. Don't bother telling anyone that a warm day in July in Seaside is 65 degrees, that it rains ten months of the year, and that walking on the beach is only comfortable if you enjoy being sandblasted.
Rehoboth is great in the off-season. During the summer, the traffic is awful. Lewes is beautiful. Food is great. The ferry to Cape May is a good way to avoid major highways to New Jersey.
Thank you for not mentioning the town my husband and I are considering. The list was great, but knowing we won't be part of a mass influx makes it even better!!
😂I was thinking the same thing. Wait🤔 Are you going where I'm at??😳🤨😄 It's in between LA and San Diego, it's Beautiful and well balanced with diversity, God Fearing People, Confused Religion people* there's a difference😂 and yes Liberalism but not the extreme nuts of any of the three😊👍 it's almost always sunny beautiful beaches, nice spots to eat for whatever you need and you can surf, swim, ski, hike desert trails or camp in the forest all with less that 3hrs🤫 Yet unlike many jerks I won't keep it a secret.. It's Carlsbad/Oceanside California..Come on over people God Said He Created All Men, One Blood..and that is something We Honor around here👋🏿😎🙏🏿💪🏻☝🏾👍🇺🇸
It was horrible. At one point the base commander closed the beach to Airmen because the water was polluted and the beach dirty. We had to bring one of our guys to the flight surgeon after he had a fishbone from a fish skeleton buried in the sand go through the sole of his shoe, through his foot, and out the top of the shoe right behind his toes. The water was brown. Not blue. But according to locals it was because the last hurricane to go through 16 years before blocked off the bay so the tide couldn't come in or out. I don't know. I thought it was the sewer pipe dumping stuff into the bay.
Went to tech school at Keesler as well. We weren't even allowed on the beach it was so bad. Biloxi itself is a pretty terrible as well. The base is amazing though. Not amazing enough for me to go back though lol
@@usa91787The water is brackish due to the mississippi river and the barrier islands. It’s creates a channel of sediment from the river mixed in with water from the gulf. That’s why if you go out past the islands the water changes colors pretty quickly. Water isn’t blue like AL, but it is nice to have islands; and they help during hurricanes.
Rehobeth is actually really nice 👍 one rly nice thing about it is how relatively close to bigger cities in the northeast/midatlantic. It’s a nicer than the Maryland beach town down the road :). Folks are surprised how nice and progressive and artsy it is. Also the downtown area is directly next to the beach- take a quaint downtown with a decent/fun night life and stick it right by the beach = rehobeth.
I would have been willing to see Duluth MN as "coastal": Lake Superior is massive and the great lakes are navigable to the Atlantic. But Rochester? No. Rochester is a good city, glad he reviewed it. Just not "coastal"
Rehoboth Beach. Lovely beach town. We love it. BUT...... If you live there, you can count on stand-still traffic every day between Memorial Day and Labor Day. So...break out your bicycle and have at it.
Thank you for the coastal version of your retirement episodes! Always hilarious and informative!! All of them are equally important (crime, weather COL)
Briggs, great video! You mentioned in the first two minutes about social security in Mississippi, but did not mention it on any of the other states. For retirement it’s something that should be mentioned. Other than that, Great video. Thanks
Weather! I believe that I have done well enough to reasonably afford five or seven of the places you recommended on this excellent video. However, weather has made choosing a literal crapshoot. I really want to move to the Florida Panhandle (not in, but north/NE of the Tallahassee area). However, the regular conga line of hurricanes married to a new threat of tornadoes due to crashing warm and cold fronts that are making the area another Tornado Alley in the late winter/early spring has given me pause. The west is nothing but wildfires and potential drought; the midwestern plains are Ground Zero for tornadoes; floods and severe storms are a new reality for eastern coastal areas up and down the coastline. I thought about Wyoming for about ten minutes, but the minuses outweigh the pluses. North Dakota? Safe, but TOO cold. Right now, western North Carolina/Eastern Tennessee is looking like a promising bet. My mind boggles!!!
Lived in Biloxi for 3 years. Locals pronounce it like"Buh-luxi". You'll get raised eyebrows if you say it any other way.... Also, humidity/heat is unreal in the summer, (hurricane country) but winters are mild/warm-ish... Beaches aren't usually crowded because most locals don't like the brackish MS Gulf coast surf. No waves, but always very warm. Feels like you're relaxing in a warm bath tub. Good place to live if you enjoy Mardi Gras parades and great seafood.
I’d love to retire to a big city. Hospitals are close by. Walkability to all sorts of things I’d love to do. Costal cities are even better and to combat higher real estate just get a smaller place. A 1 or 2 bedroom is plenty for most retirees.
Maine has a lot more to offer than Portland. Places like Rockland and Camden are nice too. Then there are Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor. Yeah, Bar Harbor is a bit crowded in summer, but Southwest Harbor isn't bad. Also the winters in Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor are warmer than Portland.
@@Savvygal Not so much for retirees. No tax on social security. There is a $45,800 pension exemption and that includes 401K, etc. withdrawals. Maine also gives the full federal standard deduction and a $5,000 per person personal exemption. So for a married couple 65 or older, there is no tax on the first $42,300 and that couple can deduct up to $45,800 in combined social security benefits and pension/401K withdrawals. So a couple could pay zero tax on income up to about $88K. That income could be considerably higher if part of the income was in the form of treasury bill/note/bond interest which is not taxable by states. There are also property and sales tax rebates based on income. Overall retirees are not taxed all that much in Maine.
Del Ray a cool little town. The downtown area almost has a small town feeling. It’s gotten a lot more expensive than it used to be when my grandparents first bought there in the 70s, but it still has a lot of charm and a beautiful ocean. The Gulfstream comes closest to Delray.
I live within a few minutes from the beach of Lake Memphremagog. I can watch the water from my house. We’re on the Canadian border and the lake actually travels up into Canada.
Florida, I love the Miami/Palm Beach side and Naples/Punta Gorda side... sadly the traffic on both sides is awful and homeowner insurance is going to run 1 to 1.5% of home value annually, and that's with high deductibles and some limited coverages.
My father retired to VA Beach and so we visited often, staying in multiple different hotels. Always a good time there. Surprised it ranks as #1 on this list.
Love Rehoboth DE - so cute and lived in Virginia Beach for 2 years - love VB too. The 2 big drawbacks to VB are it is tough renting there because rentals are in high demand, and there is not a great downtown. The beach and weather are great though and it is more affordable than most beach towns.
A few important things you missed about the Rehoboth/Lewes area: 1.)Delaware has NO SALES TAX. 2.) As a result of #1, one of the big attractions of the area, especially in the offseason is the Rehoboth Outlets 3: Rehoboth is actually literally the next town south of Lewes. 4.) A Major attraction you missed is the Cape May-Lewes Ferry. You can ferry over to Cape May NJ and make a run to Atlantic City
Delray Beach is the town directly north of Boca Raton. I have lived in both. If you are looking to avoid Boca as it's a "hotspot", you won't find Delray much different. The downtown/coastal section has fewer high rises and more single family homes, but under a million is almost non existent. The averages come down when inland is figured in, but your not exactly near the beach. Atlantic Ave FWIW is the best nightlife/restaurant scene in Palm Beach County, but it's crazy 365 days a year - not laid back. The slower life can be found a county or two north of here.
I live in Delray Beach and the one thing the video missed is the fabulous downtown. Lots of restaurants/sidewalk dining, galleries, boutiques and just some general retail stores. Totally walkable with a very large parking garage that’s free until 4 PM every day.
Okay, for retirees: cobblestone streets might not be great. Falling is a major problem for seniors (I don’t even remember how many times I’ve fallen). Snow is a problem if you have to shovel it - it will do a job on your back, or give you a heart attack. I don’t live very far from Virginia Beach and it does have a lot going on. I can verify that the health care I’ve experienced in this area is by far the best I’ve experienced.
@@toodleloo2253 Yes, falling is serious business. I live in MN and fell twice last winter. When I get to retirement age, I'm probably going to buy a condo with underground parking for this very reason.
To be more accurate, only SOME of the streets (in the Old Port area) are cobblestone. Not likely a retiree is going to want to live there. A visit, maybe, for a pub crawl 😅 with extra care crossing the street.
Florida resident here, Delray Beach is my favorite beach town. I live in the St. Augustine area that is nice as well. Overall Florida is starting to become a challenge for retirees. There are a lot of factors to consider if you want to retire in Florida.
Rehoboth Beach represent!!! ⛱️ ❤ love the DE beaches, I grew up on them. Unfortunately they were much better back in the day when Grottos was good and it wasn't overpopulated.
You need a part two. California absent from the list? What about Imperial Beach and Solana Beach? Imperial Beach is on the north side of the border from Tijuana and Solana Beach is on the north side of the Del Mar racetrack. San Diego County offers a mega-load of things to do, no doubt about that.
Biloxi on my mind awhile, though after so many years in SoCal, don't know how I'd stand the humidity. Seriously considering different Virginia cities; never been there but seems like a great place. I like the Lewes pictures; curious about Delaware, yet thoughts of moving there give me a sense of foreboding for some reason. Cape May, New Jersey is nice, if too pricey. 1. crime, 2. weather, 3. cost-of-living
How could you miss Traverse City michigan, Alden michigan, Menomonie Wisconsin, Alpena michigan, Marine City michigan, Marquette Michigan, or Petoskey michigan? Maybe you should just do one on best retirement towns that are on the coast in Michigan because you can fill a whole episode up with those
I was stationed at Biloxi for 3 years and I did like it. It's pronounced Biluxi. Close enough to New Orleans to enjoy once in a while. It gets quite hot in the summer. Winters are generally quite nice and peaceful. It's a golfer's paradise too. I decided not to retire there because of the hurricane threat.
Saint Augustine used to be one of the least expensive places you could ever go. You could buy pretty nice house there for 35 $40,000 back in the late 70s now it’s Boca Raton North Florida.
I work in healthcare in Minnesota. Seeing a specialist in Rochester can take a while because people literally travel from all over the world to see the specialists there. It is a nice town though.
I wonder if he accidentally spliced in the wrong city. maybe Rochester was meant for a different video. Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense why this made the list.
Beaufort is also near Fort Macon if you're a history buff. And not too far from the state aquarium. New Bern also some cool historical sites and is about 40 miles away.
You have to be lidding me with VA Beach. I live here and can't wait to leave when I retire. Though I do like St. Augustine and Beaufort and have stayed there many times.
When you chose Seaside, OR, you chose one of the most touristy towns on the OR coast. Yes, they have Castle Rock, great beaches, and excellent restaurants, but there are many more affordable and relaxed towns on the coast.
Public transportation and access to affordable housing are most important to me, so I live in a small town in Montana that has free bus service, plus I live in a HUD subsidized apartment complex. I grew up in Florida, so it's a long way from my family, but that's OK.
@@Lillith1203the beaches aren’t “dirty” the water is just brackish due to the mississippi river & having barrier islands. Go to ship, cat, deer or horn island. The water is a completely different color on the other side of the island.
I recently turned 58 and lost my job, so I'm at a loss. What choices do I have for passive income given that I have 425K saved for an early retirement at 60, 10K in an HSA, and a property that might bring in an additional 200K?
I’m confused about whether to combine all my investment accounts into one. If I decide to do this, how should I go about it, and will there be any consequences I should be aware of? I also intend to sell my property, which could add an extra 200K overtime. Should I consolidate everything into one investment account, or diversify across several sectors?
These are important questions for a financial planner. I connected with mine at a NYSE summit, and with her help, my wife and I reallocated our 1.7M portfolio between a traditional IRA and a brokerage account. She’s been executing trades with our consent and has managed to recoup twice our crisis losses. We’re holding and cautiously navigating the market
Thanks for all, and I mean all, of all your great videos. To answer your question, I would have added Healthcare as one of the important decisioning factors. However, out of your list, I would say the cost of living.
Ten years ago, I would have been less concerned about weather. As I get older and approach retirement age, warmer weather seems more appealing. But more important to me than weather, crime, and cost of living, is “proximity to family”.
In order, I would rank them weather, cost of living, and crime as the most important factors that I consider when deciding where to live. Not that crime isn't important, but it's just the one I would consider the least.
I love your channel. Very entertaining. How about a video of decent small towns one can retire on social security in states with no property taxes. I own my home in armpit cal. (Hemet) but if I sell and reinvest where there are property taxes we won't be able to eat, drink, bath or stay warm or cool. Thx and God Bless.
Crime and affordability are a major factor for me. Cape Coral has crime rating of 50 according to neighborhood scout, which is better than most Florida coastal towns.
Weather is number one, and cost of living is a close second. If the weather isn't warm year round, it doesn't matter how affordable it is. Everywhere has crime.
Do you know what you mentioned Biloxi I was quite surprised yeah they got a lot of poverty and crime and the schools are terrible but if you’re retiring, you don’t need that stuff and the cost-of-living is low. You can live on your retirement income and if you’re right on the golf. You’re in some pretty nice places.
