Charlottesville, Va. 

From the University of Virginia to the artists that you can find on the downtown promenade, the Charlottesville community is one of the most unexpected blends of Southern hospitality and liberal edge, which is an excellent choice for a retiree.

Apart from the fact that there’s also a college campus and city center, you’ll find so many things to do for outdoor recreation in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

There are more than 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail in proximity of Shenandoah National Park. The city has a violent crime rate of only 175.4 incidents per 100,000 residents, in comparison with a 297.8 rate for any other U.S. city of a similar size, as the FBI has declared.

Dorothy