North Carolina has many ideal places for retirement and is becoming one of the most desirable retirement locations in the country.

Southwestern NC:
Asheville - Buncombe County NC pop. 235,000
2340 above sea level.
Beautiful and scenic with a active downtown.
Education: The University of North Carolina at Asheville
Medical Center for region

Brevard in Transylvania County NC pop 31,000
Land of waterfalls. Gold, fishing, outdoor recreation. This is a most popular retirement spot. A charming town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina known for it's arts, music, the majestic mountains and waterfalls. Brevard has a music center, playhouse, theatre and more.

Southern Pines-Pinehurst, NC - The Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area is home to many of the finest North Carolina golf courses. If you desire a gold retirement community, you will find not better.

Hendersonville, NC - located in Westtern part of NC and 20 miles from Asheville. Located in mountainous forested area.
Mild mountain climate.

Bristol

High County:

Boone - Heart of the high country
Commercial center for surrounding areas.
Appalachian State University

Blowing Rock - lovely place to visit for tourist. Great small town with many quality restaurants.

Hounds Ear, Newland, Ashe County

Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, Pine Hurst, Carolina Trace, Southern Pines North Carolina

Washington, NC - Our city of approximately 10,000 residents is located in northeastern North Carolina on the beautiful Pamlico River in the inland coastal region of North Carolina at the intersection of US 17 and US 264, approximately 125 miles east of Raleigh.

North Carolina assisted living centers include: Advance Ararat Belews Creek Bethania Boonville Clemmons Cleveland Cooleemee Danbury Dobson East Bend Germanton Hamptonville King Lawsonville Lewisville Lowgap Madison Mayodan Mocksville Mount Airy White Plains Pfafftown Pilot Mountain Pine Hall Pinnacle Rural Hall Sandy Ridge Siloam Stoneville Toast Tobaccoville Walkertown Walnut Cove Westfield Woodleaf Yadkinville Winston Salem Alamance Altamahaw Asheboro Bear Creek Bennett Biscoe Blanch Bonlee Browns Summit Burlington Bynum Candor Cedar Falls Cedar Grove Climax Colfax NC Cumnock Denton Eagle Springs Efland Elon Ether Franklinville Gibsonville Goldston Graham Gulf Haw River Highfalls High Point Hillsborough Jackson Springs Jamestown Julian Kernersville Eden Leasburg Lexington Liberty Linwood Mc Leansville Mebane Milton Mount Gilead Oak Ridge Pelham Pittsboro Pleasant Garden Prospect Hill Providence Ramseur Randleman Reidsville Robbins Ruffin Sanford Saxapahaw Seagrove Sedalia Semora Siler City Snow Camp Sophia Southmont Staley Star Stokesdale Summerfield Swepsonville Thomasville Trinity Troy Wallburg Welcome Wentworth West End Whitsett Yanceyville Greensboro Angier Apex Bahama Benson Broadway Buies Creek Bullock Bunn Butner Carrboro Cary Chapel Hill Clayton Coats Creedmoor Four Oaks Franklinton Fuquay Varina Garner Goldsboro Henderson Holly Springs Hurdle Mills Kenly Kipling Kittrell Knightdale Lillington Louisburg Macon Mamers Manson Micro Middleburg Middlesex Moncure Morrisville New Hill Norlina Oxford Pine Level Princeton Ridgeway Rolesville Rougemont Roxboro Selma Smithfield Stem Stovall Timberlake Townsville Vaughan Wake Forest Warrenton Wendell Willow Spring Wilsons Mills Wise Youngsville Zebulon Raleigh Durham Rocky Mount Aulander Aurora Bailey Bath Battleboro Belhaven Bellarthur Bethel Black Creek Blounts Creek Castalia Chocowinity Como Conetoe Conway Edward Elm City Enfield Engelhard Everetts Fairfield Falkland Farmville Fountain Fremont Garysburg Gaston 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