ChamberofCommerce.org published the top 100 cities to retire in 2019, a ranking of the optimal cities for retirees based on variables that cover aspects such as cost of living, crime levels, and quality of life.
Top 10 Best Cities to Retire
- New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Quincy, Massachusetts
- Warwick, Rhode Island
- New York, New York
- Fall River, Massachusetts
- Troy, Michigan
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Livonia, Michigan
- Cranston, Rhode Island
- Largo, Florida
See the full list and report here: https://www.chamberofcommerce.org/best-cities-to-retire-in-the-us
Although freedom increases with retirement, income tends to do the opposite. This report aims to address something that most retirees take into consideration: finding the perfect location to maximize happiness and funds. Retirement is all about planning: how and where does one want to spend their golden years?
Data sources for this report include statistics from the U.S. Census, FBI crime databases, and the American Association of Medical Colleges report. ChamberofCommerce.org excluded cities with populations under 10,000 and considered a total of 435 cities. Variables include the population percentage over the age of 65 (as well as how many of those are retirees), overall poverty rates, median housing costs, percentage of graduates with bachelor’s degree or higher, and crime-related statistics per city (violent and non-violent crime rates, and available officers per capita).
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