For some it is difficult to make a choice such as this. Changing your life, friends, family, familiar places, etc.
I am a fan of the yellow legal pad. Yep, you need to sit some AM with your coffee and start a list, one side pros & cons of KC and the other side, pros and cons of TV. And be brutally honest! More than just the Golf, Squares, Clubs and Entertainment, but also financial, and health care, etc. Thoughts of if something happened health wise and not able to drive, what are my options. If a spouses passes away, what do I do in that situation? The questions I have posed is the same for here or your hometown. Difference is how close is help with that sort of situation.
We are on the down side of the mountain, worked hard and climbed to the top, and now the slide is to enjoy the time we have, whether it is in The Villages, or back to where we lived for the longest part of our lives. Friends are moved, gone, familiar places are no longer there, the grandchildren are grown and college bound or getting married to start their new lives, adult children are looking at possibly moving on to different places as they start to plan their "retirement life".
Take your time, rent for awhile, different seasons, do what you enjoy doing in both localities and sit back and compare. Sometimes when you don't have to work too hard at it, it becomes an easy answer. Just do what feels "right" for the both of you.
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