CNN money selected Port Charlote, FL as one of the top 25 placed to retire. Their reasoning? “Homes here cost less than half what they did in late 2005, and about 40% of them sit on canals and waterways leading to the harbor – which has 270 square miles of cruising waters and 219 miles of protected shoreline.” They also mention our “top-notch medical facilities.” It goes on to talk about the Cultural Center, Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park and of course the lack of state taxes. You can read the article at the address below.
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/moneymag/0909/gallery.bpretire_top25.moneymag/index.html
