Tyler Texas, The Place to Retire

Tyler Texas - Paradise Found

Looking for that perfect place to retire? Tyler, Texas is the reward you have been waiting for. When the choice is yours, Tyler has the red carpet prepared for you. Life’s amenities are plentiful in this exquisite East Texas city. We are not too big and not too small. Word has it…we are just right!

This floral East Texas gem will surprise you with its answers and offerings for every concern, whim, opportunity, mood, requirement, or fancy you may have. Tyler is home to nationally-recognized medical facilities and physician care, residential golfing communities, both public and private golf courses, assorted golf tournaments, the Million Dollar Hole-in-One Contest, East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Tyler Youth Orchestra, Tyler Junior College, Texas College, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler Civic Ballet, Tyler Civic Theatre, Tyler Children's School of Performing Arts (now IACT), Tyler Rose Museum, Tyler Museum of Art (offering three galleries featuring permanent collections as well as special exhibits on loan), Discovery Science Place (children’s museum), The City of Tyler Goodman Museum, Camp Ford Historic Park, Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge, East Texas State Fair, Caldwell Zoo, Tyler Rose Garden, Tyler Market Center, and over twenty antique shops.

Whew! And there is so much more! This East Texas community sports numerous recreational activities, parks, and walking trails. Unbelievably, we are surrounded by twenty-five lakes (among them, Lake Tyler!), ripe for boating and fishing. Tyler State Park is a treasure of 985 acres of woods highlighted by its beautiful spring-fed lake. Here, we enjoy boating, swimming, camping, and relaxing picnics. We Tylerites even have a non-profit organization, SPORTyler, solely dedicated to promoting amateur sports and public recreational activities in the Tyler area.

Noteworthy, and specifically developed by and for our senior community, is the Tyler Area Senior Citizens Association, now comfortably settled into its new 30,000 square foot complex, the TASCA Ornelas Activity Center. Comprised of over eight-hundred (and growing) area senior citizens, this dynamic group has even been given special recognition and praise by the Texas House of Representatives.

A calendar full of Tyler’s festivals and events is always available, beginning with a breathtaking spring flower celebration known as the Azalea Trail. The Texas Rose Festival, a part of Tyler’s heritage since 1933, is held in October, and, for added flavor, Tyler has countless chili cook-offs. Tyler, Texas has an abundance of civic clubs, service organizations, and not-for-profit organizations – all with events, galas, parties, and benefits. In the most beautiful city in East Texas, you can experience Historic Tyler on Tour, Shakespeare in the Park, any number of 10K and fun runs, the Annual Festival on the Square, Beauty and the Beast Bike Ride, and more and more and more.

Tyler beckons you, whether you choose to live the quiet life, the active life, the high life, or the demure life. Freely live in awe-inspiring beauty throughout the year. Surround yourself with culture, festivities, service opportunities, entertainment, and education. Our doors are open and we invite you to join us in Paradise.

Tyler Texas - Paradise Found

Looking for that perfect place to retire? Tyler, Texas is the reward you have been waiting for. >>>

The University of Texas at Tyler

Located in the heart of East Texas, The University of Texas at Tyler expertly provides well-respected education and thriving campus growth to our community. >>>

Just Call Us Dream-Worthy

For our very own Lake Tyler to be the chosen locale for HGTV’s $1,000,000 furnished 2005 Dream Home is excitement enough, but we could never imagine just how dreamy it is. >>>

Lake Tyler - Tyler, Texas

“Lake Tyler” consists of two lakes. There is the original Lake, which the locals know as “Old Lake Tyler” or ”Lake Tyler West” and there is the “New Lake or Lake Tyler East” The two lakes are connected by a ¼ mile long channel, which is navigable by boat. There are three different school districts: Whitehouse, Arp and Chapel Hill. Proximity to both Tyler and Whitehouse (shopping), school districts, water depths and views dictate value. >>>