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5 Affordable Mountain Towns for Retirees in 2025
A quick search on Zillow or Redfin at famous mountain towns like Aspen or Breckenridge is enough to scare off all but the wealthiest retirees. Discover More: For You: But if you love hiking and skiing, love lakes and rivers and historical downtowns, where can you find mountain life on a retiree's budget? Average rent: $1,317 Average home price: $403,946 Less than an hour's drive from Salt Lake City, Ogden has everything you'd want in a mountain town. Ogden offers easy access to Powder Mountain and Snowbasin ski resorts. Then there's the 13,000 acres of nearby lakes woven together by rivers, for endless fishing and paddling. Finally, the historic 25th Street features art, great dining, and entertainment. Check Out: Average rent: $1,650 Average home price: $327,006 Safe, walkable and surrounded by nature, Chattanooga fits the bill for many retirees. 'Chattanooga gives you incredible value, remaining under the radar which keeps home prices reasonable,' explains Joshua Eberly, owner of We Buy Homes Pinellas. 'Retirees can enjoy a high quality of life without sacrificing access to healthcare, dining, or outdoor activities.' Average rent: $1,783 Average home price: $276,691 Known as the 'Little Switzerland of America,' Jim Thorpe offers the rare combination of historic charm, community and affordability. 'Jim Thorpe feels like something out of a storybook,' notes Austin Glanzer, real estate expert with 717HomeBuyers. 'You've got cobblestone streets, a thriving small business scene and endless outdoor activities including hiking, kayaking or just enjoying the changing seasons.' Nestled in the Poconos Mountains, retirees can also enjoy plenty of nearby skiing, with access to both Philadelphia and New York City. Average rent: $1,783 Average home price: $557,024 Woodland Park sits just 40 minutes from Colorado Springs — close enough for city access but far enough to feel remote. Real estate broker Andrew Fortune of Great Colorado Homes names Woodland Park as one of the best Colorado mountain towns right now. 'Many mountain towns in Colorado turn into expensive tourist cities with too many second homes for wealthy people. That drives prices so high that the towns have to subsidize housing to get locals to live there to work in the town,' Fortune explained. 'Woodland Park does not have that problem. It's charming and affordable, but not so far off the grid that you miss out on infrastructure.' Average rent: $2,110 Average home price: $490,724 Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Boone features four seasons, endless outdoor activities and a walkable downtown. The Greenway Trail offers easy but scenic hikes for older seniors, while Grandfather Mountain provides more rigorous hiking. 'Boone strikes a rare balance,' observes George Shada, owner of G&R Investment Group. 'It's peaceful and quiet, yet culturally vibrant thanks to the university. Unlike many mountain towns, it hasn't been overrun by tourists or priced out everyday people. For retirees who want beauty, community and livability on a budget, Boone should be near the top of the list.' Editor's note: Average rent and average home prices sourced from Zillow. More From GOBankingRates 6 Big Shakeups Coming to Social Security in 2025 5 Types of Cars Retirees Should Stay Away From Buying This article originally appeared on 5 Affordable Mountain Towns for Retirees in 2025
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3 hours ago
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5 Affordable Mountain Towns for Retirees in 2025
A quick search on Zillow or Redfin at famous mountain towns like Aspen or Breckenridge is enough to scare off all but the wealthiest retirees. Discover More: For You: But if you love hiking and skiing, love lakes and rivers and historical downtowns, where can you find mountain life on a retiree's budget? Average rent: $1,317 Average home price: $403,946 Less than an hour's drive from Salt Lake City, Ogden has everything you'd want in a mountain town. Ogden offers easy access to Powder Mountain and Snowbasin ski resorts. Then there's the 13,000 acres of nearby lakes woven together by rivers, for endless fishing and paddling. Finally, the historic 25th Street features art, great dining, and entertainment. Check Out: Average rent: $1,650 Average home price: $327,006 Safe, walkable and surrounded by nature, Chattanooga fits the bill for many retirees. 'Chattanooga gives you incredible value, remaining under the radar which keeps home prices reasonable,' explains Joshua Eberly, owner of We Buy Homes Pinellas. 'Retirees can enjoy a high quality of life without sacrificing access to healthcare, dining, or outdoor activities.' Average rent: $1,783 Average home price: $276,691 Known as the 'Little Switzerland of America,' Jim Thorpe offers the rare combination of historic charm, community and affordability. 'Jim Thorpe feels like something out of a storybook,' notes Austin Glanzer, real estate expert with 717HomeBuyers. 'You've got cobblestone streets, a thriving small business scene and endless outdoor activities including hiking, kayaking or just enjoying the changing seasons.' Nestled in the Poconos Mountains, retirees can also enjoy plenty of nearby skiing, with access to both Philadelphia and New York City. Average rent: $1,783 Average home price: $557,024 Woodland Park sits just 40 minutes from Colorado Springs — close enough for city access but far enough to feel remote. Real estate broker Andrew Fortune of Great Colorado Homes names Woodland Park as one of the best Colorado mountain towns right now. 'Many mountain towns in Colorado turn into expensive tourist cities with too many second homes for wealthy people. That drives prices so high that the towns have to subsidize housing to get locals to live there to work in the town,' Fortune explained. 'Woodland Park does not have that problem. It's charming and affordable, but not so far off the grid that you miss out on infrastructure.' Average rent: $2,110 Average home price: $490,724 Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Boone features four seasons, endless outdoor activities and a walkable downtown. The Greenway Trail offers easy but scenic hikes for older seniors, while Grandfather Mountain provides more rigorous hiking. 'Boone strikes a rare balance,' observes George Shada, owner of G&R Investment Group. 'It's peaceful and quiet, yet culturally vibrant thanks to the university. Unlike many mountain towns, it hasn't been overrun by tourists or priced out everyday people. For retirees who want beauty, community and livability on a budget, Boone should be near the top of the list.' Editor's note: Average rent and average home prices sourced from Zillow. More From GOBankingRates 7 Things You'll Be Happy You Downsized in Retirement Clever Ways To Save Money That Actually Work in 2025 This article originally appeared on 5 Affordable Mountain Towns for Retirees in 2025
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13 hours ago
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Community support for family involved in deadly Mother's Day wreck going beyond state lines
JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Paint Rock Fire Department hosted a barbecue to raise money for a Fayetteville, Tennessee, family involved in a deadly wreck earlier this month. On May 11, a truck pulling cargo for Amazon hit six cars on I-75 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with two of the cars catching fire in the crash. Two people were killed and eight others were injured and taken to nearby hospitals. The Smith family was among those injured and killed in the wreck. 'Don't underestimate its power': Remembering water safety when visiting Little River this summer The father, Lane, was pronounced dead on the scene. His 22-month-old son, Sawyer, died at a local hospital on May 18, exactly one week after the wreck. The mother, Baleigh, and 8-year-old sister, Brynlee, were seriously injured in the wreck. Brynlee is currently being treated for burns at Vanderbilt. Since the wreck, businesses across Lincoln County, Tennessee, have poured out their support for the family. The Bank of Lincoln County opened a donation account for the Smith family, something representatives say is crucial due to fraudulent activity on online donation platforms. Saturday's barbeque showed the support for the Smiths crosses state lines. The goal was to sell over 400 plates in an effort to raise about $8,000. Lane's grandparents, Betty and Danny Johnson, attended the event and described their grandson as an extraordinary person. 📲 to stay updated on the go. 📧 to have news sent to your inbox. 'Always a smile on his face. Helped everybody in the community,' Danny Johnson said. 'Just somebody that you couldn't believe was to be 23-year-old and be that much of a man.' Johnson said young Sawyer loved to be with his dad. 'Every time Lane got off, he was on the tractor or on the gator going to feed the cows,' Johnson said. 'He loved his moo moos.' The grandparents call the tragedy a nightmare. 'You feel like it's unbearable at times,' Betty Johnson said. 'It's the worst nightmare you can have,' Danny Johnson said. 'Just unbelievable, I never dreamed of it.' Paint Rock Fire Chief Finis Johnson knows Danny and Betty, which is why his department stepped in to help. 'We're just helping, that's all I can say, wanted to do something to help,' Finis Johnson said. 'It's a tragedy and everything like that, and if the community can come together and help support something like that, it's good.' The outpouring of support from people who don't even know the family means the world to them. 'People here are extraordinary,' Danny Johnson said. 'Small community and their heart just goes out and they're willing to help.' 'This is what you call America and Americans. Everybody wants to help, a lot of kind-hearted people,' Danny Johnson said. 'There's a lot of bad people, too, but I'm gonna say the majority have a heart and they're willing to help when needed, and we just appreciate this so much.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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2 days ago
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Hydraulic hose failure and broken wire led to crash landing of cargo plane in 2023, NTSB report says
A FedEx plane landed with its landing gear up, skidding off the runway in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2023 after a leak in a hydraulic hose caused the system to fail and a broken wire kept the backup system from working, according to a final National Transportation Safety Board report. Federal Express flight 1376, operating a Boeing 757, took off from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport-Lovell Field late in the evening of October 4, 2023, headed to Memphis. When the pilots raised the landing gear, the fluid pressure and quantity in the left hydraulic system, which operates the gear, decreased and an alarm sounded in the cockpit. 'Gear disagree. The gear is not coming down,' the first officer is quoted as saying on the cockpit voice recorder. The crew declared an emergency and planned to return to the airport. They repeatedly tried to lower the landing gear using a backup system but were unsuccessful. 'The crew used all available resources and included some non-standard attempts at troubleshooting,' the report said. When landing, the plane skidded for nearly a mile along the ground, crashing into antennas and ending up 830 feet off the end of the runway. The three people on board were not hurt but struggled to open the aircraft doors before evacuating down an emergency slide. The NTSB report praised the crew for being 'calm and professional throughout the accident sequence of events' and 'actively soliciting feedback and input and crosschecking with one another to ensure everyone was working with the same mental model.' After the crash landing, inspections found that hydraulic fluid leaked from a hose that opens the door for the left landing gear and had fully depleted the supply. Investigators determined the damage to the more than 35-year-old hose was likely caused by fatigue after it was, at some point, overloaded with force. An electrical wire used to operate a backup system was found to be broken, which is why the alternative method of lowering the gear didn't work either. Since the accident, FedEx started inspecting these backup landing gear extension systems after every 275 hours of flight, the NTSB said. Investigators also found a misrouted strap and missing parts on the escape side latch on the left door, which kept it from opening during the emergency. The right door of the plane also did not have all the slide's latch hardware, which caused it to initially jam when the crew was trying to evacuate. The plane was manufactured in 1988, after the Federal Aviation Administration had mandated these latches be changed, and the NTSB could not determine why they were used on this aircraft. A FedEx inspection found 24% of its planes with similar latches were missing parts, the NTSB said. No other aircraft were found to have misrouted straps. The NTSB reviewed Boeing's parts catalog and FedEx's maintenance manuals and found that they had 'inconsistent depictions' of the latches, and none showed all required modifications. 'These inconsistent, conflicting depictions would likely be confusing to maintenance personnel and could lead to the installation of and failure to detect nonconforming latches, which could result in another incident of an evacuation slide not deploying properly when needed,' the report said. As a result of this accident, Boeing issued a notice to other operators of the 757 around the world to inspect their latches and provided details on what they should include. The NTSB issued recommendations to Boeing to update their manuals and parts catalog to 'to ensure they depict the correct configuration' for the latches and called on the FAA to require inspections of the latches 'and modify or replace them, if necessary, so they comply with the correct configuration.'
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3 days ago
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Hydraulic hose failure and broken wire led to crash landing of cargo plane in 2023, NTSB report says
Air travel safety Airplane crashes Federal agenciesFacebookTweetLink Follow A FedEx plane landed with its landing gear up, skidding off the runway in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2023 after a leak in a hydraulic hose caused the system to fail and a broken wire kept the backup system from working, according to a final National Transportation Safety Board report. Federal Express flight 1376, operating a Boeing 757, took off from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport-Lovell Field late in the evening of October 4, 2023, headed to Memphis. When the pilots raised the landing gear, the fluid pressure and quantity in the left hydraulic system, which operates the gear, decreased and an alarm sounded in the cockpit. 'Gear disagree. The gear is not coming down,' the first officer is quoted as saying on the cockpit voice recorder. The crew declared an emergency and planned to return to the airport. They repeatedly tried to lower the landing gear using a backup system but were unsuccessful. 'The crew used all available resources and included some non-standard attempts at troubleshooting,' the report said. When landing, the plane skidded for nearly a mile along the ground, crashing into antennas and ending up 830 feet off the end of the runway. The three people on board were not hurt but struggled to open the aircraft doors before evacuating down an emergency slide. The NTSB report praised the crew for being 'calm and professional throughout the accident sequence of events' and 'actively soliciting feedback and input and crosschecking with one another to ensure everyone was working with the same mental model.' After the crash landing, inspections found that hydraulic fluid leaked from a hose that opens the door for the left landing gear and had fully depleted the supply. Investigators determined the damage to the more than 35-year-old hose was likely caused by fatigue after it was, at some point, overloaded with force. An electrical wire used to operate a backup system was found to be broken, which is why the alternative method of lowering the gear didn't work either. Since the accident, FedEx started inspecting these backup landing gear extension systems after every 275 hours of flight, the NTSB said. Investigators also found a misrouted strap and missing parts on the escape side latch on the left door, which kept it from opening during the emergency. The right door of the plane also did not have all the slide's latch hardware, which caused it to initially jam when the crew was trying to evacuate. The plane was manufactured in 1988, after the Federal Aviation Administration had mandated these latches be changed, and the NTSB could not determine why they were used on this aircraft. A FedEx inspection found 24% of its planes with similar latches were missing parts, the NTSB said. No other aircraft were found to have misrouted straps. The NTSB reviewed Boeing's parts catalog and FedEx's maintenance manuals and found that they had 'inconsistent depictions' of the latches, and none showed all required modifications. 'These inconsistent, conflicting depictions would likely be confusing to maintenance personnel and could lead to the installation of and failure to detect nonconforming latches, which could result in another incident of an evacuation slide not deploying properly when needed,' the report said. As a result of this accident, Boeing issued a notice to other operators of the 757 around the world to inspect their latches and provided details on what they should include. The NTSB issued recommendations to Boeing to update their manuals and parts catalog to 'to ensure they depict the correct configuration' for the latches and called on the FAA to require inspections of the latches 'and modify or replace them, if necessary, so they comply with the correct configuration.'
