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These Are The Best And Worst Big Cities For Retirement
See how retirement-friendly your city is, based on cost of living, crime rate, health care and more. [SPONSORED]
Pittsburgh? Boston? Minneapolis?
If you’re surprised to see them at the top of Bankrate’s ranking of best and worst cities for retirement, don’t be. Places that might offer seniors the best standard of living may look a lot different from our traditional sun-and-golf idea of retirement havens.
Bankrate.com scored the 50 largest U.S. metro areas in the following areas, along with the overall well-being of seniors, as measured by the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index:
- Health care quality
- Tax burdens
- Crime rates
- Living costs
- Weather
- Public transportation
- Cultural amenities (things to do)
- Percentage of the population over 65
The rankings were then based on the score totals, and we have to admit, we didn't see these winners coming. See how your hometown — or dream destination — fared overall below, then dive into the in-depth report here on Bankrate.com.
The Best And Worst Cities For Retirement
- Pittsburgh
- Boston
- Los Angeles
- Denver
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Minneapolis
- Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida
- Phoenix
- Austin, Texas
- Dallas
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Portland, Oregon
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Philadelphia
- Richmond, Virginia
- Milwaukee
- New York
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- New Orleans
- Chicago
- San Diego
- Orlando, Florida
- Salt Lake City
- San Antonio
- San Francisco
- Sacramento, California
- Detroit
- Miami
- San Jose, California
- St. Louis
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Seattle
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Houston
- Columbus, Ohio
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Washington, D.C.
- Las Vegas
- Baltimore
- Oklahoma City
- Atlanta
- Indianapolis
- Buffalo, New York
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Riverside, California
Curious what you would have to pay to snatch a home in one of these spots? Check out local mortgage rates for any zip code in the country:
Sources: U.S. Census, The Tax Foundation, Creative Vitality Suite, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Council for Community and Economic Research, United Health Foundation, Gallup Sharecare Well-Being Index, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Healthview Services, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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