Surprising Cities for Retirement

Surprising Cities for Retirement

Surprising Cities for Retirement

Surprising Cities for Retirement

Pittsburgh, Boston, and Los Angeles may be surprising cities to top the list of best places for retirees. But a new study by Bankrate.com says the numbers show that these nontraditional retiree havens may make a perfect spot for retirement.

Bankrate.com scored the 50 largest metros on factors like health care quality; tax burdens; crime rates; living costs; weather; public transportation; cultural activities; percentage of the population over the age of 65; and seniors’ well-being as scored by the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.

The 10 best places to retire in America, according to Bankrate.com, are:

  1. Pittsburgh
  2. Boston
  3. Los Angeles
  4. Denver
  5. Providence, R.I.
  6. Minneapolis
  7. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.
  8. Phoenix
  9. Austin, Texas
  10. Dallas

View the full list of top 50 cities ranked at Bankrate.com.

Source: “Which Are the Best Cities for Retirement? Which Are the Worst?” Bankrate.com (2017)