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Houston, TX
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Great Place to Live
I am approaching retirement and have been looking at several locations in the Western US and reading the reviews for various towns. After reading about other towns, I decided to check out the review of Durango - where I lived from 2007-2009. I am surprised to see the fairly negative reviews here, mostly based on the lack of high paying jobs and the lack of shopping. The job market aside, Durango is an idyllic town with an excellent sense of community, great weather, abundant outdoor activities and a fantastic selection of restaurants for a small town. Housing is fairly pricey though and shopping is limited, if that is important to you (if it is, you shouldn't be looking at Durango or any other remote, small town). Besides the fairly high property prices, the biggest drawback for me is that the golf is pretty average, at best.