Tempe named one of country's best rowing communities
Tempe was named one of the Best Places to Retire and Row in the United States by The Rower’s Almanac.
Rating factors included housing costs, state income tax rates, number of restaurants, theatres, libraries and hospitals, types of water and rowing available, number of boathouses and regattas, and the size of the local rowing population. Optimal rowing conditions, a low cost of living and a high quality of life also factored into the mix.
According to www.RowingandSculling.com, Florida has three cities in the top ten, Sarasota, FL (#1), Cape Coral, FL (#3) and DeLand, FL (#6). North and South Carolina each have one: Raleigh, NC (#4), and Columbia, SC (#5). Austin, TX (#2), Tempe, AZ (#6-tied with DeLand), Klamath Falls, OR (#7), Natchitoches, LA (#8), Lakeport, CA (#9) and Greenwood, NY (#10) also made the list
About The Rower’s Almanac
The Rower’s Almanac provides rowing organization information about clubs, colleges, juniors, associations, rowing businesses, coaches and referees around the world. The Rower’s Almanac maintains the largest database of rowing organizations with approximately 6,000 rowing clubs in more than 100 countries.
Courtesy Tempe Newsroom
Tempe Center for the Arts performances - March 2010




