13 great places to retire. I love where I live. My condo is a hovel but it's (mostly) mine. My neighborhood has restaurants and healthcare and shopping and a movie theater all within walking distance. A network of buses can take me from hither to yon and commuter rails literally run outside my front door. Yes, it's noisy, but it sure is convenient. I'm just a train fare away from Chicago, a world-class city! So I'm staying put.
I realize not everyone is as content as I am. I keep seeing articles about where retirees should want to go. I don't see that any of these towns offering what I don't already have, but sometimes I do imagine myself as a mysterious woman who gets off the train in a new town and starts over. I'll consider these locales as the setting for my fantasy.
These recommendations come from US News & World Report, AARP and Daily Passport. Considerations include affordable housing, transportation, access to health care and physical activity, and opportunity to social engagement.
Listed in alphabetical order.
1. Altoona, PA
2. Ann Arbor, MI
3. Athens, GA
4. Boston, MA (I always felt very at home in Boston)
5. Chapel Hill, NC
6. Charlottesville, VA
7. Denver, CO
8. Homossassa Springs, FL
9. Midland, MI
10. Nassau County, New York
11. Rio Rancho, NM
12. San Francisco, CA
13. Washington, DC
I admit politics are more important to me than weather. I didn't work 45 years to spend my retirement supporting a state legislated by MAGA and election deniers. If you were moving to another town, what would you consider?
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