Top 10 of our favorite gay retirement communities
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How you can find the best gay retirement communities
Due in large part to anti-LGBTQ state laws, many queer people are going back into the closet as we age. But if you want to continue to live as your authentic self into retirement, it’s time to start looking for an LGBTQ-friendly place to spend your golden years. So, where are the best gay retirement communities in the US? And how affordable are they?
On this first episode of the Queer Money® Gay Retirement 101 Series, we’re sharing 10 of our favorite places for LGBTQ+ individuals to live in retirement. We explain why it’s crucial for the queer community to plan for retirement and discuss the HRC Municipal Equality Index ratings for each of the cities on our list.
Listen in for insight on the price range of the communities in our top 10 and learn how to find a retirement community where you can enjoy a high quality of life and be accepted for who you are!
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Topics covered on the 10 best gay retirement communities
- What inspired our Gay Retirement 101 series on the podcast
- Why it’s crucial for the LGBTQ+ community to plan ahead for retirement
- The relationship between a sense of community and quality of life
- 10 of our favorite places for LGBTQ+ individuals to live in retirement
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- Pueblo Manor in Apache Junction, AZ
- Triangle Square in Hollywood, CA
- A Place for Us in Cleveland, OH
- Rainbow Vista in Gresham, OR
- Town Hall Apartments in Chicago, IL
- Fountaingrove Lodge in Santa Rosa, CA
- Wilton Manors, FL
- The Residences at Seashore Point in Provincetown, MA
- Village Hearth Cohousing in Durham, NC
- Birds of a Feather in Village of Pecos, NM
- HRC municipality ratings for each of the cities on our list
- The price range of the communities on our top 10 list
- Why the cost of retirement is likely to increase as we get older
- Which communities on our list offer 5-star living (and what that means)
Resources on the 10 best gay retirement communities
- ‘Older LGBTQ Adults Fear Going Back in the Closet Upon Entering Assisted Living’ on Salon.com
- ‘8 Practical Steps to a Fabulous Financial Future Where Your Queer Dreams Come True’ on LGBTQ Nation.com
- Dr. Sara Zeff Geber on Queer Money EP438
- Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers by Sara Zeff Geber, PhD
- The Blue Zones of Happiness by Dan Buettner
- 22 Way Gay Retirement Communities + Tips for Your Gold Years
- HRC Municipal Equality Index 2023 HRC.com
- Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing GLEH.org
- Wealth Builder’s Pyramid
- CreditWise
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We’re David and John Auten-Schneider, the Debt Free Guys (www.debtfreeguys.com), and the Queer Money® podcast hosts. We help queer people (and allies) live fabulously, not fabulously broke, by helping them 1) pay off credit card debt, 2) become part- or full-time entrepreneurs and 3) save and invest for retirement.