There’s an interesting report over at the Boomer Cafe today by Tom Brokaw on younger boomers and their apparent increasing willingness to move greater distances than previous generations during their retirement years.
A 2009 AARP research project found that “only 79 percent of Baby Boomers want to stay in their current homes as they age, with older Boomers (83 percent) more likely to say they want to remain in their homes than younger Boomers (76 percent).”
Compared to the 1990 and 2000 census data, these numbers demonstrate a fascinating trend: The later in the 20th century that a member of the population is born, the more likely they are to move (or want to move) their primary residence in retirement.
My sun room at my old house
I’m a middle boomer born in 1955. My husband and I hope to move further south when we retire, perhaps to New Mexico from northern Colorado.
Not just for the warmer weather though. We dream of building a home almost off the grid, powered by solar and wind energy. Mike works in solar technology now so we know of what we speak!
I suffer from SAD, so I’m a total sun worshipper. I miss my old sun room terribly. We both HATE the way most homes in Colorado take NO advantage of the great solar exposure we have here. What a tragic WASTE!
