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I was diagnosed with emphysema, and had to find a place up north for my health.
Goto Niche.com, this will help you get an idea of what you may want! I choose lack of crime as one of my factors and of course weather.

I then narrowed my scope.
Holland Michigan
Midland Michigan
Appleton Wisconsin

I visited areas and ended up in Ludington Michigan, I love it!
It is a vacation area right on Lake Michigan and only a population of 10,000.
Very hard to find a place to buy! They have golf, pickle ball and many trails and just beautiful.

Like The Villages it doubles in size for the summer months.

I rented an Airbnb for a month to test it out. I loved it so much I bought a 1930 cottage.

I hope this helps you on how to get started.