Matt Frankel

But when you think about it, it makes a lot of sense.

A lot of retirees want to be away from cities, but a lot of them like being in cities.

And it can be a very affordable alternative for city lovers compared to the, you know, the two closest cities to Philadelphia are New York City and DC.

Philadelphia is a much more affordable place to live than either of those.

If you ask all of my older relatives, they consider where I live.

That was their number one factor.

They all came to me.

They wanted to be near their grandkids and things like that.

But that is something to consider.

But there are some other things as well.

You mentioned access to health care.

If that is a big deal for you, that should definitely be toward the top of the list.

My wife and I met in Key West, Florida.

So we lived in Florida.

there's almost no access to healthcare without driving four hours to Miami.

So that would be a limiting factor for us.

It's not just that there's no access to healthcare, it's just inconvenient access to healthcare.

Your personal financial situation, obviously places like the Keys wouldn't make sense if you are on a budget.

We mentioned tax friendliness is a factor in the financial situation.

That can vary by income level.