Arlington County VA Rosslyn-Ballston corridor attracts baby boomers

Retirement Income Redesigned: Master Plans for Distribution: An Adviser\'s Guide for Funding Boomers\' Best Years A section of Arlington long known as a haven for 20-somethings has been attracting a growing number of baby boomers looking for an urban lifestyle. Demographers say more and more boomers are moving to the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, a three-mile stretch of dense development clustered around Metro stations. The area is attracting people who want to start over after a divorce or the death of a spouse or after their kids have grown up. Demographer Roberto Ruiz of Arlington’s planning office estimates that the number of residents ages 45 to 64 in the county has increased more than 34% since the 2000 Census.

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Why 50somethings live like 20somethings

The Boomer Century 1946-2046: How America\'s Most Influential Generation Changed Everything A new study that compares the lifestyle of the over-50s today with that of half a century ago has found that baby boomers are doing battle with age with equal vigor. The most significant lifestyle difference uncovered by the study was travel. It found that the older generation was taking full advantage of cheap air fares and that the over-50s take an average of eight or nine holidays each year compared with just one or two in 1957.

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