Best Retirement Cities

Once more, "baby boomers" are contravening thecomplete well-regarded health care facilities; good
rules. This significant group has bumped traditionalpublic high schools since many of them will have
retirement off its precedence. While retirees beforeteens at home; and ease of getting around.
flee to Leisure Worlds, boomers are considering whatThe three of the best retirement cities from the set
to do in the next phase and where. Studiescriteria include:
estimated seventy percent of those forty-five yearsLoveland/Fort Collins Colorado is one of the best
old and older are planning to continue working in theirretirement cities both for its older residential areas of
"retirement" years. Financial stability is not the onlysingle-family homes under huge trees and the newer
reason, pure enjoyment of work or desire to tryoutlying neighborhoods the spring from grassland
something new are reasons that keep thesesummons visitors with stunning mountain views and
boomers on the job.easy access to year-round outdoor fun. Both places
Amongst those people aged forty to fifty-four, onlyare just forty five minutes from Denver and are
4.7 percent, which is fewer than one out of twenty,neighboring cities facing the majestic Front Range of
will move across county lines every year, althoughthe Rockies.
even a fewer will move across state lines. A largeMedian house price: $198,655 in Loveland and
portion of them will stay put but with some$221,714 in Fort Collins
occasional traveling here and there. The reason forBellingham, WA
this is that a lot of boomers see their homes asThis western find is located on a bay along the
legacies. Still some would look for the best retirementPacific Northwest coast in the middle of Seattle and
cities where they can live, work, and relax all in one.Vancouver. Set with a seaside marina, lush forests,
For those who decide to move, sometimes the drawfreshwater lakes, Victorian historic districts, and to
of the "familiar" is an answer. A lot of them will movethe east is the snow-capped Mount Baker. All the
to be near family; the divergence between babynatural charms combined with affordable
boomers and older "silent generation" is that theneighborhoods and recreational opportunities make it
younger faction is not rebelling against their familyone of the best retirement cities, and have enticed a
ties, in fact remaining close to their family ties. Someslew of transplants in recent years.
of the most common settings or the best retirementMedian House Price: $163,000
cities surroundings that baby boomers look forRaleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina
include: college towns for a familiar feel; a new locale,These places are deemed to be one of the best
one with appealing cultural and recreational activities;retirement cities with its dynamic city area anchored
purchasing vacation homes with view to being thereby the state-of-the-art and biotechnology facilities
in the future.situated in its Research Triangle Park and through
A research team viewed ten criteria considering themore then ten higher-education institutions, just three
interests, needs, and tastes of Americans age fiftyhours from seashore and close to mountains, plus the
and older to come up with some of the bestmost affordable and flamboyantly diverse of three
retirement cities for the baby boomers. Although nottowns.
all towns stand out in every category, each townMedian House Price: $147,000
ranked high in several and a lot scored high in nearlyOther best retirement cities include: Sarasota, Florida;
all. The criteria included: availability of jobs given thatFayetteville, AR; Charleston, SC; Asheville, NC; San
this group will work beyond the age of sixty-five;Diego, CA; San Antonio, TX; Santa Fe, NM;
affordable housing; culture and entertainment; accessGainesville, FL; Iowa City, IA; Portsmouth, NH;
to outdoor recreation; safety; colleges andSpokane, WA; and Ashland, OR.
universities; sense of community; proximity to