Grapevine is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth. Though our current home is in Austin, the capital of the state of Texas (we relocated because of employment), Grapevine is given consideration as a place we could spend our golden years, i.e. it's in our retirement planning goals.
Texas has a GO TEXAN Certified Retirement Community Program. Cities apply to participate and go through a rigorous approval process. If they pass the tests (safety standards, healthcare, etc.,), the Texas Department of Agriculture certifies that city as a great place for retirees. So far there are 45 cities with this type of designation. But keep an eye on Grapevine. The city is not in this program yet. But by the time my spouse and I retire, it might be. There's no reason why not! (My humble opinion.)
Here's some scant information about Grapevine. But it's enough to decide whether or not it's a great place to live and work, or retire.
Grapevine is a lovely city/town which graces the map of the United States because General Sam Houston, fellow Republic of Texas Commissioners and leaders of 10 Indian nations were able to reach an agreement and signed a treaty of “peace, friendship, and commerce”, in 1843; and settlers were given permission to make their new homes there.
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I've just pinned this to my "Things You Really Need to Know" board.
@WriterArtist - Love the peaceful country-style living with convenient nearby city-life.
I would love to retire and settle in such a place. Love the country life - it is already ringing bells. I wish we had places as Grapevine to retire - here in my country too.
@Tolovaj - :) Look me up when you get here.
I never heard about certified programs like GO TEXAN before. I wish we have something similar here... If not, maybe I'll move to Texas, when I retire!
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Places where the quality of life is good and cheap are harder to find. Thanks for telling us about Grapevine.
@EliasZanetti - Thanks for visiting. I'm sort of new to Wizzley and am happy to meet active writers in this community. By leaving a comment you introduce yourself to me. Much appreciated and nice to meet you.
Interesting place that I have never heard about before. Looks great and with a rich history.
Actually, the whole state of Texas is loaded with stories. I'm actually from Florida. When I moved to Texas I was surprised to learn that quite a few "Texans" came here from Florida. Thanks for visiting.
Fascinating! Grapevine does sound like a lovely place to live.