Friday, May 15, 2009

Concord, New Hampshire

Today’s Retirement Life Planning city is Concord, New Hampshire.

Concord is the state capitol and has population of about 42,000 people.  It is located in south central New Hampshire, about 70 miles north west of Boston, Massachussetts.

Concord averages about 63″ of snowfall per year and about 37″ of rain per year.  The precipitation is divided fairly equally with monthly averages between 2.3″ and 3.5″.

The average high temperatures by month are as follows:

Jan   31
Feb  34
Mar  44
Apr   57
May  70
Jun    78
Jul     83
Aug   81
Sep   72
Oct    61
Nov   48
Dec    36

Here is some more information about Concord, New Hampshire.

52% Democrat
47% Republican

94% White

25% Catholic
  7% Protestant

The average overall cost of living is 101 based on a scale that uses 100 as average.

Concord also averages 197 sunny days per year.

I hope this information helps you in your Retirement Life Planning.

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Saturday, May 9, 2009

Boulder City, Nevada

Today’s Retirement Planning city is Boulder City, Nevada.

Boulder City is located in southwest Nevada about 29 miles southwest of Las Vegas.  Boulder City has a population of about 15,000 people.  

Boulder City averages about 1″ of snowfall per year and a little less than 6″ of rainfall per year with the “wettest” month being March which averages .93″.

The average high temperatures by month are as follows:

Jan    53
Feb   59
Mar   65
Apr   73
May  82
Jun    94
Jul     99
Aug   97
Sep   90
Oct   77
Nov  62
Dec  53

Here is some more information about Boulder City, Neveada:

51% Democrat
46% Republican

17% Catholic 
 6% Protestant  
 6% LDS

94% White
 4% Hispanic

The overall cost of living in Boulder City is 118 based on a scale that uses 100 as average.  So it is kind of expensive in Boulder City.

Boulder City also averages 290 sunny days per year.

If you are looking for a higher than average cost of living, plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures then Boulder City is a place to consider in your Retirement Life Planning. 

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