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I relocated to Santa Fe, NM from Washington, DC nearly 15 years ago in advance of my peer boomers because after visiting here for many years, I wanted to feel the same way I felt here ALL the time. AARP recently recognized Santa Fe as the #4 Best Place to Retire! Our small community began 400 years ago and our historic Plaza was the end of the Santa Fe Trail and is now the heart of downtown. The American Lung Association ranks us #2 in air quality and if you love art or have a creative passion, Santa Fe has the highest US art-per-capita rate (greater than NYC). Oh, if you love the outdoors, we have over 1M acres of our Santa Fe National Forest to explore. Why not check out the AARP site story http://www.aarpmagazine.org/lifestyle/healthiest_hometowns.html and if you have an interest in Santa Fe our current local market does have great opportunities for your second home plan for the future. Our median home price in 2008 is substantially under the price reported by AARP. Certainly feel free to visit my web site for more information or send me an email and I will as a courtesy mail you our Santa Fe visitors guide. Good luck. Emily Medvec, Realtor, Second Home Specialist.
Sat Aug 9 2008, 12:52