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Old 09-29-2018, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by kathyspear View Post
The article says that homes in TV are available in a range of price points but the home they show in the pics is over $400k. That would lead many people to believe that 400k is the median home price which, of course, is not the case at all.

And who would want to retire in Chicago unless you had to live near your kids or something. I doubt anyone who is NOT from Chicago would retire there. Most retirees want warm weather and low taxes.

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I have lived in the Chicago area for 38 years; I have never heard of anyone retiring to Chicago from somewhere else unless it was to be closer to their children or another relative. And this is one pre-retiree who wants warmer weather and lower taxes. That's not happening in Chicago. I have considered the Phoenix area, but I don't know if I could deal with Arizona summers. Some of these "best retirement locations lists" are less than believable.
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