Retire in Texas

As more baby boomers reach retirement age, they need look no farther than Texas for that ideal retirement destination. That’s the whole idea behind the Certified Retirement Community Program, a new initiative administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture to help market rural communities as retirement locations.
The program will assess and certify retirement communities and help them market themselves as desirable retirement locations. Attracting retirees to rural Texas will not only broaden the potential for community growth and create new employment opportunities for rural Texans, but it will also encourage retirees and their families to visit rural areas of the state.
“The numbers say it all,” said Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs. One couple relocating to rural Texas creates the economic impact of 3.7 manufacturing jobs.
“In addition,” Combs said, “retiring couples relocating to rural Texas create an even greater return