US Virgin Islands: Paradise or Pricey?

If you're on the fence about any of this If you're on the fence about any of this move abroad stuff, Puerto Rico's a great move abroad stuff, Puerto Rico's a great move abroad stuff, Puerto Rico's a great place to go first to try it out. Number place to go first to try it out. Number place to go first to try it out. Number seven, it's in the title, US Virgin seven, it's in the title, US Virgin seven, it's in the title, US Virgin Islands. Three main islands, St. Thomas, Islands. Three main islands, St. Thomas, Islands. Three main islands, St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix. Here's the honest St. John, St. Croix. Here's the honest St. John, St. Croix. Here's the honest version. The US Virgin Islands are more version. The US Virgin Islands are more version. The US Virgin Islands are more expensive than Puerto Rico. If your expensive than Puerto Rico. If your expensive than Puerto Rico. If your budget is tight, this is probably not budget is tight, this is probably not budget is tight, this is probably not your spot. But if you have some your spot. But if you have some your spot. But if you have some flexibility and you want something that flexibility and you want something that flexibility and you want something that feels more exclusive, more quiet, more feels more exclusive, more quiet, more feels more exclusive, more quiet, more like you've actually escaped, it is a like you've actually escaped, it is a like you've actually escaped, it is a serious contender for Americans living serious contender for Americans living serious contender for Americans living abroad. St. John is the beautiful one, abroad. St. John is the beautiful one, abroad. St. John is the beautiful one, like embarrassingly beautiful. The kind like embarrassingly beautiful. The kind like embarrassingly beautiful. The kind of place where you take a walk to get a of place where you take a walk to get a of place where you take a walk to get a coffee and end up staring at a turquoise coffee and end up staring at a turquoise coffee and end up staring at a turquoise bay for 45 minutes because you genuinely bay for 45 minutes because you genuinely bay for 45 minutes because you genuinely cannot process that this is your actual cannot process that this is your actual cannot process that this is your actual life now. Most of the island is national life now. Most of the island is national life now. Most of the island is national park land, so development is limited, park land, so development is limited, park land, so development is limited, which keeps it from turning into a which keeps it from turning into a which keeps it from turning into a resort sprawl. It also keeps housing resort sprawl. It also keeps housing resort sprawl. It also keeps housing tight and expensive. St. Croix is the tight and expensive. St. Croix is the tight and expensive. St. Croix is the one I'd actually tell a retiree to look one I'd actually tell a retiree to look one I'd actually tell a retiree to look at. It's the biggest island, the most at. It's the biggest island, the most at. It's the biggest island, the most affordable of the three, and has the affordable of the three, and has the affordable of the three, and has the most functional day-to-day most functional day-to-day most functional day-to-day infrastructure. Grocery stores, medical infrastructure. Grocery stores, medical infrastructure. Grocery stores, medical facilities, a small but real expat facilities, a small but real expat facilities, a small but real expat community. It doesn't get the Instagram community. It doesn't get the Instagram community. It doesn't get the Instagram coverage of St. John, but it's the one coverage of St. John, but it's the one coverage of St. John, but it's the one where you can actually build a life where you can actually build a life where you can actually build a life without constantly problem-solving.