Another Blog

I began about 6 weeks ago blogging. I don't know how I did it but I got into 2 different Blog sites. I decided to go ahead and maintain 2 blogs until I decided which on I liked best.

Both Blog sites are good, however, I have decided to cut back to one Blog. Both of my Blogs focused on cities you may want to look at if you want to relocate upon retirement.

I have decided to abandon this Blog in favor of my Blog at http://retirementlifeplanning.blog.com

Thank you for those of you who have visited this site and I hope you will visit my other Blog.

A special thanks goes out to Kathy who posted a message on this Blog.

Thanks again and please visit my Retirement Life Planning Blog at http://retirementlifeplanning.blog.com

Addison, Illinois

The city that we will look at in today's Retirement Planning is Addison, Illinois.

Addison is located in North East Illinois about 23 miles North West of Chicago. The population of Addison is about 37,000.

Addison get about 23" of rain per year with August (4.6") being the only month that gets more than 4". Addison also averages about 24" of snow per year.

Here are the average high temperatures by month:

Jan 30
Feb 35
Mar 46
Apr 58
May 70
Jun 79
Jul 84
Aug 81
Sep 74
Oct 62
Nov 47
Dec 34

Since Addison is onl 23 miles from Chicago, there is plenty of recreation, restaurants, museums, night life and sports to enjoy. On a personal note, I would not enjoy the White Sox since I am a 40 year Cub fan...but that is something to discuss in a different type of blog.

Here is some more information about Addison:

44% Democrat
54% Republican

39% Catholic
12% Protestant

60% White
28% Hispanic

The overall cost of living rates at 106 on a scale that uses 100 as average.

Addison also averages 188 sunny days per year.

If you are looking to be able to take advantage of all Chicago has to offer without living in the city, Addison may be a place to look at in your retirement life planning.

Caldwell, Idaho

In today's Retirement Planning we are going to look at Caldwell, Idaho.

Caldwell is located about midway through the Idaho/Oregon border. The closest city with 1 million or more people is Los Angeles and it is 672 miles south of Caldwell.

Caldwell has a population of about 26,000 people. Caldwell average about 11" of rain per year and 17" of snow per year.

Here is the average high temperatures by month:

Jan 37
Feb 46
Mar 57
Apr 66
May 75
Jun 82
Jul 93
Aug 92
Sep 81
Oct 67
Nov 49
Dec 38

Here is some more information about Caldwell:

24% Democrat
74% Republican

11% Catholic
8% Protestant
14% LDS

68% White
28% Hispanic

The overall cost of living is rated at 82 on a scale that uses 100 as average.

Caldwell also average 211 sunny days per year.

I hope this information will help you as you are working on your Retirement Planning.

Ahuimanu, Hawaii

Today's Retirement Planning city is Ahuimanu, Hawaii. Don't ask me to pronouce it, but it is a nice city.

Ahuimanu is a city of about 8,500 people and is located about 10 miles south of Honolulu.

Hawaii is known for having afternoon rain showers and Ahuimanu is no different as they average 77" of rain per year. November (7.5") and March (7.3") are the only months that average over 7" per rain.

The average high temperatures by month are as follows:

Jan 77
Feb 77
Mar 77
Apr 78
May 80
Jun 81
Jul 82
Aug 83
Sep 83
Oct 82
Nov 80
Dec 79

Here is some more information about Ahuimanu:

51% Democrat
48% Republican

18% Catholic
7% Protestant

21% White
20% Japanese
10% Native American
8% Hispanic
5% Chinese
4% Filipino

The average overall cost of living in Ahuimanu is 169 on a scale that use 100 as average...but the good news iis that they also average 275 sunny days per year.

If you can afford the high cost of living and are looking for temperatures that average in the high 70's and low 80's every day, the Ahuimanu, Hawaii should be conisered in your Retirement Planning.