Veronica Dagher

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Some Retirees Are Ditching City Life for Rural America · 25 Sep 2024 podcast

And so they did a little practice run, so to speak.

So he was living in a very crowded city, as you know, and moved to a place where sometimes you don't see the neighbors or you have to travel by boat to get your groceries.

Such a different experience than what you would have had in New York City.

It may be difficult to find a specialist.

So if you're looking for medical attention and a certain specialty like an ENT or a gastro doctor isn't available in your town, you might have to travel further to get them.

Also, a general practitioner, sometimes they're hard to get appointments with.

So you're traveling for doctors in an emergency situation.

You may need to be airlifted in certain cases to get to a bigger or more specialized hospital.

Other things, you might be used to having your pick of grocery stores and your pick of gas stations.

If you move to one of these towns, you might just have to settle for whatever provider is there, whether it's the local Walmart or what have you.

A couple I spoke to who moved from Tucson, Arizona, sold their home and bought a similar-sized home in Rogersville, Missouri, for more than $100,000 less.

And they were thrilled about that because they've got about $300,000 worth of retirement savings.

And they...

are already seeing that their savings is going much further in Missouri than it did in Arizona.

They said gas and home insurance are cheaper in Missouri.

Certain groceries are cheaper.

They are finding entertainment to be cheaper.

Maybe they don't have as many options, but overall, they're finding ways to adapt to this slower pace, they said.

But at the same time, they feel more financially set than they did in a big city.

If you're owning a home where you currently live, if you sell that home, what will you be able to buy in the new town you're moving to?

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