Baby Boomers

Personally I've never understood the desperation to get away from cold winters, but that's just me.

Keep in mind that if you no longer need to commute to a job every day, the weather doesn't matter in quite the same way.

The other thing to think about very carefully is if the local schools are good. Okay, I understand that you won't have kids in the local school system, but keep in mind that if someday down the road you're in a local nursing home, you will want the best care possible. And that may well be a function of the local schools.

Just because you no longer have kids in the local schools (or maybe you never had because you never had kids) doesn't mean the quality of the local schools don't matter. They do.

I happen to think that the local climate/weather isn't as important as all sorts of things. I do understand that you may well prefer a milder climate, but keep in mind that not having to shovel snow off your cars in the middle of winter is not the only thing that contributes to your quality of life.