The post Let’s Be Real. For Most Retirees, Only One Great Lake Town Actually Works appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. The Great Lakes retirement fantasy is specific: a shingled house on a bluff, a walkable downtown with a hardware store, bakery, bookshop, and familiar bar. Ferry whistles in summer, quiet winters, a hospital within twenty minutes, and property taxes that don’t consume Social Security.
People chase versions of this lifestyle from D…