What is a good place for young seniors to live? Low cost of living. In the US, somewhat nice climate.?

Boise Idaho is a wonderful city. You can check it out on the web. It is cold and hot but not much humidity. Never a lot of rain. There is a river right thru town that is clean and clear and full of trout. There is a green belt that runs for miles. Beautiful parks and many activities for all. The down town area is gorgeous with outdoor walks with no cars allowed. Trees everywhere and friendly diverse people from all walks of life.Big biz here is Micron, Boise Cascade, Ore Ida, Hewlett Packard, Cabala's has a huge new outlet, malls to walk in and shop.

Crime rate will shock you--maybe 40 murders in the entire state in a year. Look it up you might love it.

If you are looking for low cost of living, Nebraska is the place. We have many older folks move here for that reason. A lot coming from Florida and other expensive places. When they sell their houses for several hundred thousand dollars and can buy a decent size house here for under 70k, it leaves them with plenty of money to invest or live off for a long time. The climate is OK, winter cold, , summer warm, many golf courses, lakes for fishing, boating etc. relaxed lifestyle and friendly and helpful people. I lived here for 15 years, work in an assisted living facility and have come to like it very much.:)

Southwestern New Mexico--and the Albuquerque area--is being discovered. IN the sw part of New Mexico, the town of Silver City is gorgeous with a small University. It's close to Tucson and has 4 seasons, but is generally mild. Its located very near the Gila Wilderness and the Gila cliff dwellings. If you want opera, ballot, theatre and a larger environment, you would like the Albuquerque area. It has everything you're looking for. Its not as hot as Phoenix and has low humidity and a low cost of living.

St. George, Utah is a wonderful area, along with the area north of Mesquite, Arizona. I have family living in both areas and they love it! It's great for all ages, not just seniors. I think that St. George is really popular and the builders are building homes that work for the seniors. A lot of the homes in the "senior" areas are built with all living space on one floor and are built with good access for disabled folk. The climate is dry (humidity in summer is approx. 17%) with summer highs in the 100 range, but the winters are very mild with seldom freezing temps and seldom see snow. I have visited the area many times and it also has good folk, low crime rates and the scenery is stunning!

I live in a completely different local and climate from where I lived as a child so I cannot answer your first question from personal knowledge. According to a 2010 report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a study "found that 97 percent of scientific experts agree that climate change is "very likely" caused mainly by human activity." That hardly sounds like a scientific fad to me.

Charleston, SC

Great climate, friendly people, not terribly expensive all types of topography from the Low country to the midlands then up to the Smokey's. You can go from the ocean to the mountains in a few hours.

Many people retire here

The Grand Canyon

Tega Cay, South Carolina

Just over the border from Charlotte, NC, low low taxes, on a lake, wonderfully nice people

Nevada can be nice if you get away from Reno or Las Vagas. Some of the small towns in Nevada are wonderful!

Florida sucks the big one...humid, buggy, nasty winters unless you are far south, nasty summers no matter where you are at. If cost is a serious concern, I would investigate New Mexico.... or northern Arizona...don't even think about Phoenix..too damned hot! Good luck and let us know what you find out.