2 town centers that have sidewalks and many local shops. One downside is that this is a more expensive area to live. But very pretty & nice and a strong arts community.

I believe that Concord is very age friendly. The town is very accessible by bike and on foot. The Emerson Umbrella has a vibrant arts scene and lots of courses throughout the year. Parking can be an issue at times. New restaurants continue to pop up which is nice. When we first moved to Concord almost 20 years ago, the 99 was the only gig in town for a meal. The new Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is opening soon which will be a tremendous new asset to the town. The Concord Free Library offers loads of speaking engagements by visiting authors.

There is practically no "affordable housing" for seniors in my area (and I only ended up in the "millionaire" town of Concord after being a caregiver for my grandfather and then my mother (both of whom passed away) and I had to find an apartment very quickly, and I had just been laid off from my job, so I was broke. Also, three years ago, I had a bad fall (because of nastiness of overnight tech support in my apt. complex to help me out with a fire detector alarm), had to have surgery, and (because I'm no-one important, famous, wealthy, etc.), I'm still going through rehab and trying to be able to walk normally again and get back to work (and last orthopedic surgeon to whom I was referred last Thursday 'put me down' in such a terrible way that it will take me a while to even start looking for a helpful doctor again). In the meantime, I'm living in a very old, tiny, Section 8 apartment -- with uncaring landlords and awful upstairs tenants -- which is just adding to my stress. I can't even move, even if I found better housing, because my leg and back hurt too badly (it's painful for me to shovel snow off my car, take trash out, or vacuum my tiny apt.). There's a new outreach person at the local COA, so I'm hoping she can help me..... There is no ramp to get into my apt., so even when I was using a wheelchair, I had to have help getting in and out. And all the small, less expensive places to live here are all becoming MacMansions and rents are skyrocketing. Plus, the only way I can now get into Boston or environs (for job interviews, etc.) is via train (I used to be able to drive into Cambridge, take the subway/T and walk 7-8 blocks to get to a job or interview).

There is practically no "affordable housing" for seniors in my area (and I only ended up in the "millionaire" town of Concord after being a caregiver for my grandfather and then my mother (both of whom passed away) and I had to find an apartment very quickly, and I had just been laid off from my job, so I was broke. Also, three years ago, I had a bad fall (because of nastiness of overnight tech support in my apt. complex to help me out with a fire detector alarm), had to have surgery, and (because I'm no-one important, famous, wealthy, etc.), I'm still going through rehab and trying to be able to walk normally again and get back to work (and last orthopedic surgeon to whom I was referred last Thursday 'put me down' in such a terrible way that it will take me a while to even start looking for a helpful doctor again). In the meantime, I'm living in a very old, tiny, Section 8 apartment -- with uncaring landlords and awful upstairs tenants -- which is just adding to my stress. I can't even move, even if I found better housing, because my leg and back hurt too badly (it's painful for me to shovel snow off my car, take trash out, or vacuum my tiny apt.). There's a new outreach person at the local COA, so I'm hoping she can help me..... There is no ramp to get into my apt., so even when I was using a wheelchair, I had to have help getting in and out. And all the small, less expensive places to live here are all becoming MacMansions and rents are skyrocketing. Plus, the only way I can now get into Boston or environs (for job interviews, etc.) is via train (I used to be able to drive into Cambridge, take the subway/T and walk 7-8 blocks to get to a job or interview).