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Head Scratching Picks for Best and Worst States for Retirement

Nov. , 2024 -- Retirement Living gathered and evaluated 13 data points across three categories: cost of living, quality of life, and healthcare. We also surveyed more than 1,075 readers aged 55 and older to garner on-the-ground feedback about retirement in their state. Shifting priorities - consumer data sourced by Retirement Living suggests that current and future retirees are even…...

Top Retirement Towns

Cottonwood, population 11,500, is located in central Arizona, where the scenery is pretty, the values conservative, and the outdoor activities aplenty. Cottonwood is ringed with mountains and buttes, and it either contains or is minutes from golfing, canyons, thousand-year-old dwellings and wineries. A historic downtown, well-maintained, caps off the charm of this community. Photo of historic downtown Cottonwood courtesy of…...
 
 
 
Livermore is a wealthy small city of about 80,000 that is east of San Francisco and northeast of San Jose. It is considered the eastern-most city in the San Francisco Bay area. There are vineyards in the area - hi-tech businesses are also important to the economy. Springtown is a part of town that began as a retirement community in…...
 
El Paso is an old city on the border of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, astride the Rio Grande.  The population in 2015 was over 670,000 with a youthful median age of 32.2. The larger Metro area includes Las Cruces (New Mexico). Founded by Spanish explorers, it was the largest city in Spanish New Mexico.  Because the city is built across mountains…...
 
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