AARP Location Scout at nyc.locationscout.us

AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) The Magazine’s Location Scout is not really about location scouting for film / television or photo but rather, finding a suitable place to live, based on a number of of different criteria. So this is yet ANOTHER kind of location scouting

That said, AARP Magazine’s Location Scout could still be used in some measure by a location scout or producer to help pinpoint some aspects of a geographic location that might lend that themselves toward determining the most suitable place to use as a location for a given production.

In any case and if nothing else, the AARP Magazine’s Location Scout is a fun read and presents some food for thought regarding one’s own lifestyle preferences.

For instance, if you…

go to the AARP Magazine Location Scout front page and use the “Start Now” link, you are transported to a page with the heading “Climate / Locale” and presented with a number of options to chose from based on Climate preferences.

Next you are asked which Area of the United States you would prefer to live in.

Next you are asked three questions regarding Housing: (affordability), (price appreciation), (availability of senior housing options - it IS the AARP, after all), (property tax rates), (utility costs) and (housing starts)

Work preferences - (low unemployment), (high job growth), (overall income tax rates), (sales tax rates), (cost of living) and (taxes on pensions)

Arts, Culture & Lifestyle - availability of… (museums and galleries), (dining options), (performing arts), (libraries), (internet access)

Recreation - (presence of professional sports teams), (boating, surfing, sailing), (river or inland lake), (outdoors / national parks), (golf courses)

Transportation - (commuting), (mass transit), (airport(s)

Health - (affordability of medical and dental care), (quantity of physicians), (air quality), availability of… (nursing homes), (home care options), (meals on wheels), (geriatric medical specialists), (on-demand medical transportation)

Education - (level of spending per student), (high graduation rates), (cultural and intellectual opportunities), (range of school options)

Then you get your results!

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