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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.

Jersey City
#1
#1 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
265549.0
New Jersey

Jersey City is the second-most-populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. It is the seat of Hudson County as well as the county's largest city. As of 2016, the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that Jers...

36 reviews
36 reviews
Windsor
#2
#2 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
29044.0
Connecticut

Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, and was the first English settlement in the state. It lies on the northern border of Connecticut's capital, Hartford. The population of Windsor was 29,044 at the 2010 census.Poquon...

40 reviews
40 reviews
Silver Spring
#3
#3 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
79483.0
Maryland

Silver Spring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located inside the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It can be a good place for older adults to live for several reasons: Healthcare:...

98 reviews
98 reviews
Lowell
#4
#4 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
111640.0
Massachusetts

Lowell is a city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in Middlesex County, Lowell (along with Cambridge) was a county seat until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. Incorporated in 1826 to serve as a mill town, Lowell ...

70 reviews
70 reviews
Waltham
#5
#5 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
63002.0
Massachusetts

Waltham can be a good town for older adults to live in. Here are some reasons why: Healthcare: Waltham is located in close proximity to renowned healthcare institutions, including Boston's world-class hospitals and medical centers. This pro...

62 reviews
62 reviews
Cambridge
#6
#6 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
110651.0
Massachusetts

Situated directly north of Boston, across the Charles River, it was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Harvard University and the Massachusetts Ins...

35 reviews
35 reviews
Quincy
#7
#7 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
93688.0
Massachusetts
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Quincy is the largest city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of Metropolitan Boston and one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. The Council on Aging works to provide the elder members of the community with uncomprom...

68 reviews
68 reviews
Malden
#8
#8 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
60840.0
Massachusetts

Malden is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2010 United States Census, the population was at 59,450 people. In 2009, Malden was named the "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in Massachusetts by Bloomberg Busi...

35 reviews
35 reviews
San Francisco
#9
#9 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
883305.0
California
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San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California. The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 46.9 square miles, mostly at the north end of the ...

39 reviews
39 reviews
Jamaica
#10
#10 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
0.0
New York

Jamaica is a middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 12, which also includes Hollis, St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Baisley Pond Park, Rochdale Village, and South Jamai...

41 reviews
41 reviews
Boston
#11
#11 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
694583.0
Massachusetts
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Boston can be a favorable city for older adults to live in, but the suitability can vary depending on individual preferences and circumstances. Here are some factors to consider: Healthcare: Boston is renowned for its world-class medical facili...

633 reviews
633 reviews
Brooklyn
#12
#12 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
0.0
New York

Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City. The borough continues, however, to maintain a distinct culture. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are ethnic enclaves. Brooklyn's official motto, displayed on the Borough seal and flag, is Eendragh...

555 reviews
555 reviews
Upper Darby
#13
#13 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
82629.0
Pennsylvania

Upper Darby Township (often shortened to simply Upper Darby) is a home rule township bordering West Philadelphia in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upper Darby is also home to the Tower Theater, a historic music venue on 69th Str...

62 reviews
62 reviews
Charleston
#14
#14 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
134875.0
South Carolina

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies just south of t...

98 reviews
98 reviews
Framingham
#15
#15 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
72032.0
Massachusetts
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Framingham is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Incorporated in 1700, it is located within Middlesex County and the MetroWest subregion of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The Council on Aging assists older a...

52 reviews
52 reviews
Hialeah
#16
#16 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
239673.0
Florida
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Hialeah ( ) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. With the population of 224,669 at the 2010 census, Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estima...

50 reviews
50 reviews
Raleigh
#17
#17 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
464758.0
North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. Raleigh can be a tremendous...

210 reviews
210 reviews
North Charleston
#18
#18 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
108304.0
South Carolina

North Charleston is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, with incorporated areas in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. On June 12, 1972, the city of North Charleston was incorporated and was rated as the ninth-la...

40 reviews
40 reviews
Pawtucket
#19
#19 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
71148.0
Rhode Island

Pawtucket ( listen) is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 71,148 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence, Rhode Island and the state of Massachusetts.

38 reviews
38 reviews
Plano
#20
#20 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
0.0
Texas

Plano ( PLAY-noh) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located twenty miles northeast of downtown Dallas. The city of Plano is a part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Plano lies mostly within Collin County, but includes a small portion...

37 reviews
37 reviews
Bronx
#21
#21 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
0.0
New York

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, in the U.S. state of New York.  It is south of Westchester County; north and east of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of Queens, across the East River. Since 1914...

446 reviews
446 reviews
Portland
#22
#22 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
653115.0
Oregon
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Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It is a major port in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. Area Agencies on ...

50 reviews
50 reviews
Durham
#23
#23 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
263016.0
North Carolina
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Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 251,893 as of July 1, 2014, making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the ...

67 reviews
67 reviews
Austin
#24
#24 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
790390.0
Texas
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Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the 4th-most populous city in Texas. It is also...

166 reviews
166 reviews
Hyattsville
#25
#25 of 118 Best Places to Retire in United States
18333.0
Maryland
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Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, and also a close, urban suburb of Washington, D.C. The population was 17,557 at the 2010 United States Census.

57 reviews
57 reviews
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