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Best Age-Friendly Places to Retire

The Best Age-Friendly Places to Retire in list is influenced by the World Health Organization’s age-friendly Ventures cities movement and scores are provided by people who live there. Have an opinion? Find your city and leave a review.

Hartford
#76
#76 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
122587.0
Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making it Connecticut's third-largest cit...

455 reviews
455 reviews
Oklahoma City
#77
#77 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
649021.0
Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) are local aging programs that provide information and services on a range of assistance for older adults and tho...

82 reviews
82 reviews
Stone Mountain
#78
#78 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
6368.0
Georgia

Stone Mountain is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,802 at the 2010 census. Stone Mountain is located in the eastern part of DeKalb County and is a suburb of Atlanta. It lies near to but does not include the geo...

52 reviews
52 reviews
Cape Coral
#79
#79 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
183365.0
Florida

Cape Coral, FL can be a good place for older adults to live for several reasons: Climate: Cape Coral enjoys a warm and sunny climate throughout the year, which can be appealing to older adults who prefer milder temperatures. The pleasant weat...

78 reviews
78 reviews
Dayton
#80
#80 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
140599.0
Ohio
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Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. In the 2010 census, the population was 141,759, and the Dayton metropolitan area had 799,232 re...

43 reviews
43 reviews
Louisville
#81
#81 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
0.0
Kentucky
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Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th-most populous city in the United States. It is one of two cities in Kentucky designated as first-class, the other being the state's second-largest city of Lexington. Louis...

117 reviews
117 reviews
Savannah
#82
#82 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
145862.0
Georgia
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Savannah () is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the firs...

68 reviews
68 reviews
Lafayette
#83
#83 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
129626.0
Louisiana

Lafayette (; French: [lafajɛt]) is a city located along the Vermilion River in southwestern Louisiana. The city of Lafayette is the fourth-largest in the state, with a population of 127,657 according to 2015 U.S. Census estimates. It is the princi...

51 reviews
51 reviews
Chicago
#84
#84 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
0.0
Illinois
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Chicago is located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, and is the third most populous city in the United States. Healthcare facilities: Chicago is home to world-class medical centers and hospitals, including Northwestern Memorial Hospi...

1532 reviews
1532 reviews
Houston
#85
#85 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
2313000.0
Texas
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Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States. It can be a wonderful place for older adults to live. Here's why:  Healthcare Facilities: Houston is home to numerous world-c...

3882 reviews
3882 reviews
Tallahassee
#86
#86 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
191049.0
Florida
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Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2016, the population was 190,8...

167 reviews
167 reviews
Pembroke Pines
#87
#87 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
170712.0
Florida
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Pembroke Pines is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. Pembroke Pines' current population is estimated at 168,587 as of 2016. The city had a population of 154,750 as of the 2010 census, making it the second-most populous city...

52 reviews
52 reviews
Waco
#88
#88 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
0.0
Texas

Waco ( WAY-koh) is a city which is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2010 population of 124,805, making it the 22nd-most ...

43 reviews
43 reviews
Fort Worth
#89
#89 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
0.0
Texas
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Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. The city is located in North Central Texas. The Tarrant County Area Agency on Aging has 4 primary ways it interacts with the public and mai...

212 reviews
212 reviews
Wichita
#90
#90 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
389255.0
Kansas

Wichita ( WITCH-i-taw) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area whose estimated po...

60 reviews
60 reviews
Sacramento
#91
#91 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
508529.0
California
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Sacramento ( SAK-rə-MEN-toh; Spanish: [sakɾaˈmento]) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. It is at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of Californi...

106 reviews
106 reviews
Worcester
#92
#92 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
185877.0
Massachusetts
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Worcester pronunciation is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population was 181,045, making it the second most populous city in New En...

109 reviews
109 reviews
Springfield
#93
#93 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
155032.0
Massachusetts
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Springfield is a city in western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the easte...

50 reviews
50 reviews
Staten Island
#94
#94 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
0.0
New York

Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. Located in the southwest portion of the city, Staten Island is the southernmost part of both the city and state of New York, with Conference House Park l...

76 reviews
76 reviews
Los Angeles
#95
#95 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
3990456.0
California
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Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and known colloquially by its initials LA, is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City, and the largest and most populous city in the Western United States. With an est...

432 reviews
432 reviews
Long Beach
#96
#96 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
469450.0
California
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Long Beach is a city on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Greater Los Angeles area of Southern California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. It is the 36th most populous city in the United States and the 7th most populous in...

46 reviews
46 reviews
Colorado Springs
#97
#97 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
465101.0
Colorado
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Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality that is the largest city by area in Colorado as well as the county seat and the most populous municipality of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The Colorado Springs Council on Aging has 3 primary...

106 reviews
106 reviews
Aurora
#98
#98 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
361710.0
Colorado

Aurora (, ) is a Home Rule Municipality in the U.S. state of Colorado, spanning Arapahoe and Adams counties, with the extreme southeastern portion of the city extending into Douglas County. Aurora is one of the principal cities of the Denver-Auror...

63 reviews
63 reviews
Gainesville
#99
#99 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
133857.0
Florida

Gainesville is the county seat and largest city in Alachua County, Florida, United States, and the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population of Gainesville in the 2013 US Census estimates wa...

91 reviews
91 reviews
Vero Beach
#100
#100 of 151 Best Places to Retire in United States
16751.0
Florida

Vero Beach is a city in and the seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 data, the city had a population of 15,220.

38 reviews
38 reviews
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