Saturday, March 15, 2008

Bridgeport Connecticut Retirement

Bridgeport, in the Coastal Fairfield region of Connecticut. The mayor himself welcomes you to Bridgeport with this note:

Bridgeport is a thriving multicultural city located right on the water of Long Island Sound in the southern part of Connecticut. Our great location and proximity to other cities such as New York and Boston make Bridgeport a wonderful city to live, work, and visit.

Home of American icons such as PT Barnum and Tom Thumb, Bridgeport’s rich history of providing the rest of the United States with needed manufactured goods during the early- to mid-20th Century earned it the name “Arsenal of Democracy” during World War II.

Bridgeport is also often referred to as the "Park City" because it possesses such beautifully designed public parks. Our Seaside Park and Beardsley Park were both created by Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who famously designed Central Park.

Retirement Communities:

Bridgeport Rescue Mission Inc www.bridgeportrescuemission.org
Park City Residential Care Home (203) 362-1000
Isaiah Inc (203) 549-0018
Ludlow Health Center www.ludlowecenterhealth.com - (203) 372-4501
Barnum House (203) 384-0243
Hall Commons Inc (203) 338-0615
Seymour Hollander Housing www.hollanderhouse.org

Population: 138,000

Weather: www.wunderground.com/US/CT/Bridgeport.html

Housing Costs: The Median home price in Bridgeport is 229,000 and housing prices appear fairly stable over the past year.
www.Zillow.com has more detail for home prices in Colorado

Connecticut Taxes

Transportation: www.gbtabus.com

Universities and Colleges:
St Vincent's College www.stvincentscollege.edu
University of Bridgeport www.bridgeport.edu
Sacred Heart University www.sacredheart.edu
State of Connecticut: Bridgeport www.hcc.commnet.edu
Bridgeport Hospital School-Nursing www.bridgeporthospital.org

Health care:
Bridgeport Hospital www.bridgeporthospital.org (203) 384-3000
St Vincent's Medical Center www.stvincents.org (203) 576-6000
HealthSouth Surgery Center of Bridgeport LLC www.healthsouth.com

Travel and tourism: www.visitfairfieldcountyct.com
Attractions list for Coastal Fairfield County

Pueblo Colorado Retirement

Pueblo Colorado is in the southeast region of Colorado. The Pueblo Official City website: www.pueblo.us

For some Pueblo perspectives check out City Data's forum on Pueblo.


Retirement Communities:

Pueblo Regent Retirement (719) 566-0111
Sharmar Village Care Center www.chateauatsharmar.com - (719) 544-1173
Villa Pueblo Senior Living (719) 545-5911
Belmont Senior Care www.belmontseniorcare.com

Population: 104,000

Weather: www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/

Cost of Living: Low to moderate due to declining home prices.

Housing Costs: The Median home price in Pueblo dropped precipitously this year to 131,000.
www.Zillow.com has more detail for home prices in Colorado

Colorado Taxes: www.revenue.state.co.us

Transportation: Pueblo Transit

Universities and Colleges:

Colorado State University-Pueblo www.colostate-pueblo.edu
Pueblo Community College www.pueblocc.edu
Red Rocks Community College www.rrcc.edu
Colorado Technical University - Pueblo www.pueblo.coloradotech.edu

Health care:
Parkview Medical Center www.parkviewmc.org
Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo www.cdhs.state.co.us
St Mary-Corwin Diabetes Center www.stmarycorwin.org

Travel and tourism:
www.destinationpueblo.com is the Chamber of Commerce's tourism website.