Retire Here, Not There
Santa Fe, New Mexico Joel Stein, a corporate bond broker from New York City, and his wife retired to Santa Fe in 1997. The reason: "It’s like a microcosm of New York but without the hustle and bustle," he says. "It's a small town but it’s sophisticated — there’s art, opera and hundreds of restaurants. It's a nice place to retire but it doesn’t feel like a 'retirement town'." Nicknamed "City Different," Santa Fe is indeed unlike the trendier Sedona,…