Some Retirees Are Ditching City Life for Rural America

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🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Retirees concerned about the costs of living in cities and suburbs are moving to more rural parts of the country. Wall Street Journal reporter Veronica Dagher joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the trade-offs involved. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:21.3	I'm J. R. Whelan for the Wall Street Journal.
0:27.0	After seeing population declines for years, areas of rural America are seeing growth. Some people are trading expensive city life to retire in the country.
0:37.0	Some people find that their retirement savings goes further and last longer.
0:41.0	Other folks just simply want to avoid traffic. They never
0:44.6	want to get caught in gridlock again. We'll talk to Wall Street Journal Personal
0:48.7	Finance reporter of Ronecahdagger about the pros and cons of retiring in rural America after the break.
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1:25.0	Wall Street.
1:26.0	Oracle.com slash Wall Street. Some older Americans are finding they can get more for their retirement buck by moving to rural America.
1:42.0	Wall Street Journal reporter Veronica Dagger joins me.
1:45.0	Veronica, when we say rural areas,
1:47.0	how far outside of cities are we talking?
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