For inexpensive retirement, Arkansas or Mexico?

We are currently on vacation in the Ozarks, and as ever, we've picked up some real estate brochures. We have been quite surprised that you can get a nice (or a terrible) mobile home or even a house for under $50,000 here in Arkansas. For retirees on very tight budgets who want to stay in close touch with relatives and friends in the US -- that is, lots of visits -- I think it might actually work out to be cheaper here. Luckily we aren't in exactly that category, but it's interesting to ponder, specially since Medicare doesn't work in Mexico.

It's been in the 90s every day and way more humid than we are used to. I've laughed several times when chatting with people. I often mention that we live in Mexico and the response is often : "Oh, isn't it terribly hot there?" Nothing like this!

I'm enjoying my very curly hair from the humidity, though.