Retirement in Georgia: For a good time. Or a lifetime. [1977]

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GEORGIA. . .FOR A GOOD TIME OR A LIFETIME!
Whatever your lifestyle preferences - whatever your hopes and dreams about "the good life" - whatever your activity aspirations - YOU'LL FIND THEM IN GEORGIA'S THREE UNSURPASSED REGIONS. With a variety of attractions like these, it's small wonder that residents of all ages are reluctant to leave and visitors of all origins are drawn back again and again.
GEORGIA'S MOUNTAINS: Interwoven by 1,322 miles of the world's finest trout fishing streams-campers can enjoy the sights and sounds of scenic waterfalls or more than 527 ,000 lakes. At once a region for touring and for residing, Georgia's mountains are the place to trace history - to explore meandering country roads and 40 active State Parks-to hunt wild game, or, to experience that almost forgotten degree of solitude that can only be found in 3,000 square miles of forested mountains.
GEORGIA'S PIEDMONT: Here's a region bursting with promise. Destined to become second-to-none anywhere on the face of the globe - a region busy setting records and making history. Here are the buzz and excitement of big city living just moments from the peace, quiet and relaxation of spacious, tree-laced suburbs. Here are the amusement centers, the resort areas, some of the world's foremost restaurants, the finest music - here are public golf courses almost too numerous to count and All-Pro Sports; Flames Hockey, Braves Baseball, Falcons Football and Hawks Basketball.
GEORGIA'S COASTAL PLAIN: American history, famed resorts, semi-tropical sun and 100 miles of purest white sand beaches are the forte here. Expect tales of privateers and patriots- they were very much a part of the region's earliest days. Georgia's Coastal Plain is also the "quail capital of the world"-a sportsman's paradise. It's "lunker" (bass) country too, and a duffer's delight with courses open at least 300 days a year.

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CLIMATE
Due to its latitude and nearness to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, most of Georgia has warm, sunny summers and short, mild winters. In the northern part of the state, summers are cooler, and winters colder, but not severely so. All four seasons are apparent, but spring is usually short and blustery. In autumn, long periods of mild, sunny weather are the rule for all of Georgia.
TEMPERATURE...Mild year-round climates range from a low of 47.5F in January to a mid-summer high of 79.8F in July. Temperatures seldom rise above the 90's or drop below OaF. On a typical July day in North Georgia, the range is from 92F in midafternoon to 68F at night; in January, it is 54 to 32.
RAIN ... The average annual rainfall ranges from more than 75 inches in the extreme northeast corner to about 40 inches in a small area of east central Georgia. From this driest part of the state, rainfall increases toward the south to an average of about 53 inches. The state's heaviest rainfall occurs in winter and early spring, followed somewhat by midsummer. The driest season is autumn, with the month of May falling a close second.
SNOW...Snowfall is light in Georgia and of no significance at all in most of the state. Only in the extreme northern mountains is the average annual fall as much as five inches.
COMPARISONS...Georgia summers are only slightly warmer than those of Chicago or New York City areas. Humidity averages the same in MidGeorgia as Chicago, giving the state an advantag~ over many areas along the eastern seaboard.

HELP WITH YOUR RETIREMENT PLANS
The Librarian for the American Association of Retired Persons recommends these books as the most practi cal and most used by their staff:
Askwith, Herbert. Your Retirement: How to Plan It, and How to Enjoy It to the Fullest. 1974.
Atchley, Robert. The Sociology of Retirement. 1976.
Buckley, J. C. The Retirement Handbook. 1974.
Collins, T. Complete Guide to Retirement. 1972.
Hoyt, Murray. Creative Retirement: Planning the Best Years Yet. 1974.
Olmstead, A. H. Threshold: The First Days of Retirement. 1975.
Otte, Elmer. Retirement Rehearsal GUidebook. 1974.
Puner, Morton. To the Good Long Life: What We Know About Growing Old. 1974.
Tournier, Paul. Learning to Grow Old. 1972.

COST OF LIVING FOR A RETIRED COUPLE AUTUMN 1975

RANKING

TOTAL

U. S. Average Anchorage Boston New York City Honolulu Hartford, Conn. Buffalo Seattle &an Francisco Pottland. Maine Philtrdel phia W;c\hington, D. C Champaign Clcvclaml, Ohio Milwaukee Detroit Indianapohs L.os Angeles Minneapolis Chicago Lancaster. Fa., Cedar Rapids, I.owa PittsblU'gh Kansas City SL Lou" llattimore San Diego Durham
Green Hay
\'Iiehita Denver Nashville Dayton. Ohio Houston CindnilaH Orlando Dallas Bakersfield Austin ATLANTA Baton Rouge

$6465 151507 7575 7540 7339 7255 HOI. 7020 7009 6894 6807 6738 6706 6663 6.590 6515 6490 64815 6472 6464
6461 64.37 6422
63% 6355 6329 6302 6248 6231 6223 6219 6178 61.61 6154 6137 60154 6032 (1)1)4
5998 59.50 5758

FOOD
$1912 2347 21)1>1 21.78 2334 21)65 1.958 1978 1903 2086 2131 1951 1898 1889 1779 1871 1864 1824 1.881 1911 1985 1737 1973 1908 1939 1844 1790 1819 1692 1807 1817 1782 1869 1862 1874 1685 1741 1756 1.691 1901 1911

HOUSING
$1398 2376 2163 2072 1414 1710 1673 1625
1~73
151)3 1560 1410 1431 1452 1507 1380 1387 1345 1362 1360 1324 1437 1268 1198 U88 1153 1336 1244 1244 1177 !l13 1175 1140 1086 1178 1256 1115 1074 1138
907 758

TRANS.
$577 687 543 441)
765 670 680 623 6<96 616 493 651 622 634 628 622 642 676 603 .531 610 608 611 6.37 653 623 651)
608 601 619 611 616 595 621 588 .627 648 633 61.5 588 620

Total column also includes COS1S for clothing, personal care, medical care, but Hot personal income taxeS. The- above data is for all intermediale budget (lower budget total ~ $4501, intermediate budget
= total $6465. higher budget 10101 = $9598).

Source: fJ. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, THREE BfJDGETS FOR

, A RETIRED COfJPLE. AUTfJMN 1975.

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EconolDics
WHY JUST VISIT GEORGIA WHEN YOU CAN LIVE HERE?
People in Georgia and the rest of the Sunbelt States spend comparatively less for: Taxes, Housing, Fuel, Maintenance, Clothing, Most Services.
HOW MANY GEORGIANS AGED 6S AND OVER WORK?
If you should ever decide to mix your retirement with some work, a lot of other Georgians are doing it. According to the 1970 Census:
.More than 61,000 persons ~ 16.7 percent of the total age 65 and over population ~ are in the labor force, either working or actively seeking work .
Persons aged 65 and over make up 3.2 percent of the total Georgia labor force. More than one-fourth of them (26.7 percent) are men - 10.2 percent of them are women.
GEORGIA'S TAX INCENTIVES FOR RETIRED PEOPLE
Income Tax ecouple over 64: $4,400 personal income tax exemption ($2,200 each)
Property Tax eHomeowners over age 61 receive special homestead exemptions when paying property tax on their home. eCheck with your county tax collector to see if, upon purchase of a home, you qualify for a $5,000, $10,000, or $25,000 exemption off its fair market value.
Other Taxes eintangible property tax is negligible efree hunting and fishing license eno inheritance tax