Forbes names College Station as one of the best places to retire.

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8:34a, 5/14/25
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San Antonio and College Station made Forbes' Best Places to Retire in 2025 list

Two Texas cities have been recently named among the best places in America for retirement. While the pair couldn't be more different in landscape and population one being a college town and the other a major metropolitan city they both share a few things in common, like affordability.

Look out CoCS. A lot of people moving here to retire. Good news for the local economy, bad news for the traffic situation.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/texas-best-cities-to-retire-20324703.php
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In reply to doubledog • 8:37a, 5/14/25
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doubledog said:
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San Antonio and College Station made Forbes' Best Places to Retire in 2025 list

Two Texas cities have been recently named among the best places in America for retirement. While the pair couldn't be more different in landscape and population one being a college town and the other a major metropolitan city they both share a few things in common, like affordability.

Look out CoCS. A lot of people moving here to retire. Good news for the local economy, bad news for the traffic situation.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/texas-best-cities-to-retire-20324703.php
Also bad news for property taxes since all these retirees will have their value frozen for ever
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In reply to 91_Aggie • 8:53a, 5/14/25
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Also bad news for property taxes since all these retirees will have their value frozen for ever
I know this isn't the Politics board but this brings up an interesting question:

Should retirees be voting on bond measures that encumber future taxpayers with higher taxes?
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In reply to BrazosWifi • 9:07a, 5/14/25
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That's an argument I made recently with the Anderson CISD bond. They were sending targeted mailers to the "over 65" property owners that explicitly said "voting yes on this bond will not raise your property taxes".
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In reply to BrazosWifi • 9:08a, 5/14/25
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91_Aggie said:
Also bad news for property taxes since all these retirees will have their value frozen for ever
I know this isn't the Politics board but this brings up an interesting question:

Should retirees be voting on bond measures that encumber future taxpayers with higher taxes?
Should people who do not pay any income tax, vote in any national election? Same principle.
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11:19a, 5/14/25
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One of the perks of CS is it's bike-ability.

Ya right, biking in 100+ temps for months at a time is optimal! As are bike lanes that abruptly stop at random intersections.
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In reply to doubledog • 11:28a, 5/14/25
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doubledog said:
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San Antonio and College Station made Forbes' Best Places to Retire in 2025 list

Two Texas cities have been recently named among the best places in America for retirement. While the pair couldn't be more different in landscape and population one being a college town and the other a major metropolitan city they both share a few things in common, like affordability.

Look out CoCS. A lot of people moving here to retire. Good news for the local economy, bad news for the traffic situation.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/texas-best-cities-to-retire-20324703.php
Fake News - We're all Full Here......I here El Paso is nice though.
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In reply to doubledog • 2:05p, 5/14/25
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Most places (22 out of 25) on the list have median home prices at or below the national average ($404,000)

Stellar company.
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