Safe place to live in old Mexico?

Question

top retirement homes in Mexico

Answer 1

Rio Clara, spent three weeks there, drank the water, no diahreha

Answer 2

The greatest cluster of gringos is on the north shore of Lake Chapala: the towns of Ajijic, Chapala, Jocotepec and others.

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The more gringos that want to move to an area--the higher the prices will be.  The fewer gringos that want to move to an area--the lower prices will be, but the better your Spanish has to be.  Also the fewer gringos in a town, the safer it is, because the burglars will gravitate to were the most money is.  There's no sense for a burglar to hang around a town with only a few rich people.

You can get a tourist visa for up to 180 days, you can drive around and see what towns you like.  That's what I plan to do when I'm ready to retire, and Lake Chapala is the first stop on my list.

Answer 3

almost anywhere along the pacific coast north and west of puerto escondido.  that is your best bet.  if you speak spanish well and are comfortable living in a big latin city, guadalajara is a good choice.

Answer 4

Chapala and San Miguel Allende are expensive with large established gringo communities. The coast of Baja California Norte is exploding with sky high condos, also expensive. The Valle de Guadalupe east of the Baja coast is rapidly developing, called now the new Provence, grape vineyards, wineries, good restaurants, popular with foodies. Its best to spend some time in your place of choice before you decide.

Answer 5

There are countless safe places to retire in Mexico.  You should base your decision on your interests, and then visit the place.  The key to finding the right place is that you have to personally go there and stay long enough to decide if you feel safe.  Where do you want to live?  The options are almost endless: small town, large city, near the beach, in the jungle, or perhaps the highlands.  I know this didn't really answer your question, but hopefully it'll help.

Answer 6

When you say old Mexico it must be a colonial city, I guess.

San Miguel de Allende could be what you are looking for: safe, nice weather (not too hot), small colonial town. There are living many americans there.

If you are trying to find a bigger city, perhaps Querétaro is fine. Northern is Zacateas: state capital, safe, no too big, colonial and nice, a little cold in winter (at least for us in Mexico).

Just don't go to live to border towns (no one, neither north nor south), to Mexico city,to the big cities (like Guadalajara, Monterrey, Toluca, Puebla and some others) or in southeatern states (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco).

Yucatán peninsula (the three states) is safe in human aspect, but the weather is really humid and hot, and hurricanes go every year.

I don't know, but in Sonora I heard there are very nice new villes specially for retired american people, in the cost (Mar de Cortez).

Answer 7

The great majority of mexico is safe.  there are cities and neighborhoods in thre U.s. you would not want to live in and the same is true in Mexico.  If you want to live near many other Americans/Canadians, choose a place in Baja, near Lake Chapla, San Miquel de Allende, or other touristy spots.  If you want to live where it is less expensive and not solid with gringos, there are many great places.  Just avoid the border towns, tourist towns.  Choose a small town near a big city ( for the shopping and conveniences), within an hour or so of an airport. Be sure to notice the elevation.  Places near the beach and at low elevation are hot and humid.  Places at higher elevations are cooler, less humid, have a different kind of beauty.

Answer 8

You may find a safe place, however, when you leave there to go somewhere for the day or transiting then you enter danger zones again.  Mexico is on the list of most dangerous countries to be in.

Answer 9

el-adobe by the cliff