Retirement Life Planning

Agawam is located in the SW part of the state about 120 miles SW of Bronx, New York.  The population of Agawam is about 28,100 people.

Agawam gets about 45″ of rain per year with the wettest months being April (4.3″), July (4.1″), June (4.1″), March (4.1″) and May (4″).  They also get about 43″ of snow per year.

The average high temperatures by month are as follows:

Jan     34
Feb    38
Mar   48
Apr    60
May   72
Jun     80
Jul      85
Aug    83
Sep    74
Oct    63
Nov   51
Dec    39

Here is some more information about Agawam:

60% Democrat
38% Republican

52% Catholic
 5% Protestant

95% White
 2% Hispanic

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

Agawam also averages 188 sunny days per year.

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

Annapolis is located in central Maryland about 25 miles SE of Baltimore.  It has a poulation of about 36,000 people and is the home of the U.S. Naval Academy. 

Annapolis averages about 44″ of rain per year with the wettest months being May (4.4″), September (4.2″), April (4.2″) and August (4″).  They also average about 11″ of snow per year.  The average high temperatures by month are as follows:

Jan    42
Feb   45
Mar   54
Apr    65
May   75
Jun     83
Jul      88
Aug    85
Sep    78
Oct    67
Nov   56
Dec    47

Here’s some more information about Annapolis:

22% Catholic
17% Protestant

55% Republican
43% Democrat

59% White
31% Black
 6% Hispanic

The average cost of living is 142 based on a scale that uses 100 as average.

Annapolis averages 208 sunny days per year.

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

Auburn has a population of about 23,000 people and is located in SW Maine.  It is about 30 miles north of Portland and about 135 miles NE of Boston,
Massachusetts.  Auburn averages 44″ of rain per year with March (4.5″), November (4.3″), December (4.1″), April (4.1″) and October (4.1″) being the only months that average over 4″ of rain.  Auburn also averages 76″ of snow.

The average high temperatures by month are:

Jan     29
Feb    33
Mar    42
Apr    54
May   67
Jun     76
Jul      82
Aug    80
Sep    70
Oct    58
Nov   46
Dec    34

Here is some more information about Auburn:

54% Democrat
43% Republican

37% Catholic
 8% Protestant

96% White
  1% Black

The overall cost of living is 92 on a scale that uses 100 as average.

Auburn averages 199 sunny days per year.

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

Alexandria is located in Central Louisiana about 107 miles WNW of Baton Rouge.  Alexandria’s population is about 46,000.  Alexandria averages about 61″ of rain per year with the wettest months being December (6.4″), January (6.2″), March (5.8″) and November (5.8″).  They also average about 1″ of snow per year.

The average high temperatures by month are as follows:

Jan    58
Feb   63
Mar   70
Apr    77
May   84
Jun     90
Jul      93
Aug    93
Sep    88
Oct    80
Nov   70
Dec    61

Here is some more information about Alexandria:

17% Catholic
43% Protestant

34% Democrat
63% Republican

55% Black
42% White

The overall cost of living is 78 based on a scale that uses 100 as average.

Alexandria averages 215 sunny days per year.

I hope this information will help you in your Retirement Life Planning.

Bardstown is located in North Central Kentucky about 35 miles SE of Louisville.  It’s population is about 11,000.

Bardstown averages bout 50″ of rain per year with the wettest months being May (5.3″), July (4.8″) and March (4.8″).  The average high temperatures by month are as follows:

Jan    41
Feb   47
Mar   57
Apr   67
May  76
Jun    83
Jul     87
Aug   85
Sep   79
Oct    68
Nov   56
Dec   46

Here is some more information about Bardstown:

38% Democrat
60% Republican

33% Catholic
23% Protestant

82% White
15% Black

The overall cost of living is rated at 78 on a sclae that uses 100 as average.

Bardstown averages 193 sunny days a year.

I hope this information will help you in your Retirement Life Planning.

I don’t know about you, but when I think about Dodge City, Kansas I think about all of the old TV western’s especially Gunsmoke.

Dodge City is located in SW Kansas.  It is 184 miles west of Witchita and 409 miles NNW of Dallas, Texas.  Dodge City has a poulation of about 25,000 people.

Dodge City averages 21″ of rain per year with July (3.2″), June (3.1″) and May (3″) being the only months that average over 3″.  They also get about 18″ of snow per year.

Here are the average high temperatures by month:

Jan    41
Feb   48
Mar   57
Apr    67
May   76
Jun     87
Jul      93
Aug    91
Sep    82
Oct    70
Nov   55
Dec    44

Here’s some more information about Dodge City:

23% Democrat
74% Republican

21% Catholic
13% Protestant

51% White
43% Hispanic

The overall average cost of living is 72 based on a scale that uses 100 as average.

Dodge City also averages 237 sunny days per year.

If you are looking for a lot of sunny days, chilly winters, warm summers and a low cost of living then Dodge City, Kansas should be considered in your Retirement Life Planning.

Ames is 172 miles NE of Omaha, Nebraska and 409 miles West of Chicago, Illinois.

The population of Ames is about 51,000 people.

Ames averages about 31″ of rain per year with the wettest months being June (4.8″), August (4.5″), July (4.4″) and May (4.2″).  They also average about 28″ of snow per year.

Here are the average high temperatures by month:

Jan   27
Feb  34
Mar  47
Apr   62
May  73
Jun    82
Jul     84
Aug   82
Sep   76
Oct    64
Nov   45
Dec    31

Here is some more information about Ames, Iowa:

52% Democrat
46% Republican

12% Catholic
30% Protestant

86% White
 3% Chinese
 3% Black

The overall cost of living rates at 85 on a scale that uses 100 as average.

Ames also averages 202 sunny days per year.

I hope this information helps you as you work on your Retirement Life Planning.

Anderson is located in Central Indiana about 39 miles ENE of Indianapolis.  The population of Anderson is about 57,000 people.  Since Anderson is so close to Indianapolis, it is fairly easy to get to see the Indianapolis entertainment such as pro sports, college sports and museums as well as the various other types of entertainment that Indianapolis provides.  The city of Anderson also provides a quality college in Anderson University as well as entertainment of their own.

Anderson averages about 39″ of rain per year with July (4.04″) and June (4.01″) being the only months that average over 4″ of rain.  Anderson also averages about 14″ of snow per year.

Here are the average high temepratures by month:

Jan     33
Feb    38
Mar    49
Apr     61
May    72
Jun      80
Jul       84
Aug     82
Sep     75
Oct     64
Nov    50
Dec     38

Here is some more information about Anderson:

39% Democrat
59% Republican

14% Protestant
 6% Catholic

80% White
15% Black

The overall cost of living rates at 69 on a scale that uses 100 as average.

Anderson also averages 187 sunny days per year.

If you are looking for a city near Indianapolis with a low cost of living, you might want to consider adding Anderson, Indiana to your Retirement Life Planning.

For today’s Retirement Life Planning we are going to look at Antioch, Illinois.

Antioch is located in North East Illinois about 54 miles North West of Chicago.  Antioch has a poulation of about 13,000 people.

Antioch averages about 34″ of rain per year with the wettest months being August (4.5″), June (4.2″) and July (4.0″).  Since Antioch is close to Lake Michigan, they get a lot of lake effect snow and average around 40″ of snow per year.

Here are the average high temperatures by month:

Jan    28
Feb   33
Mar   43
Apr    56
May   69
Jun     78
Jul      82
Aug    80
Sep    73
Oct    61
Nov   46
Dec    33

Here is some more information about Antioch:

48% Democrat
50% Republican

39% Catholic
10% Prostestant

92% White
 4% Hispanic

The overall cost of living rates at 104 on a scale that uses 100 as average.

Antioch averages 186 sunny days per year.

If you are thinking about reireing to the Chicago area but don’t want to be too close to Chicago, then Antioch may be a place to consider in your Retirement Life Planning.