Nestled in the embrace of the Trinity Alps in Northern California, Weaverville offers something increasingly endangered in the Golden State – a place where your bank account can breathe as easily as you do in the pine-scented mountain air.
While most California cities have housing markets that treat middle-class incomes like rounding errors, this historic gold rush town stands as a monument to what seems like a radical concept: affordable living with genuine charm.
The tree-lined main street looks like it was preserved from a more civilized era, complete with historic buildings and locals who acknowledge your existence without expecting compensation for the interaction.
Let’s face it – for many Californians, retirement planning has become an exercise in magical thinking, involving either winning the lottery or developing a taste for living in countries where your dollars stretch further than your comfort zone…