Best Cities for Retirement

Rank cities for retirement using affordability + comfort + retiree signals.

Data: ACS 2023 (5-year). Dataset generated: 2025-12-22T00:30:52.238Z. Methodology · Browse by state

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Max 2BR rent

Max home value

Min age 65+

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#1	Cedar Rapids, IA	A+	79	$997/mo	$177,100	16%	$67,859
#2	Wichita, KS	A+	77	$976/mo	$179,500	15%	$63,072
#3	Huntsville, AL	A+	76	$1,080/mo	$263,100	16%	$70,778
#4	Montgomery, AL	A+	75	$982/mo	$148,500	16%	$55,687
#5	Fort Wayne, IN	A+	75	$984/mo	$169,700	15%	$60,293
#6	Sioux Falls, SD	A+	75	$1,000/mo	$271,400	14%	$74,714
#7	Rockford, IL	A+	74	$969/mo	$120,900	17%	$53,328
#8	Olathe, KS	A+	74	$1,298/mo	$340,600	13%	$112,232
#9	Lincoln, NE	A+	73	$1,070/mo	$248,200	14%	$69,991
#10	Shreveport, LA	A+	73	$978/mo	$178,100	17%	$48,465
#11	Amarillo, TX	A	73	$1,036/mo	$186,800	15%	$62,469
#12	Jackson, MS	A	73	$991/mo	$108,200	15%	$43,238
#13	Chattanooga, TN	A	73	$1,143/mo	$259,200	17%	$61,028
#14	Little Rock, AR	A	72	$1,064/mo	$221,200	15%	$60,583
#15	Albuquerque, NM	A	72	$1,140/mo	$266,700	17%	$65,604
#16	Tulsa, OK	A	72	$1,045/mo	$189,600	15%	$58,407
#17	Akron, OH	A	72	$906/mo	$111,200	16%	$48,544
#18	Warren, MI	A	72	$1,147/mo	$181,900	16%	$63,741
#19	Toledo, OH	A	72	$905/mo	$107,000	15%	$47,532
#20	McAllen, TX	A	72	$1,012/mo	$173,800	13%	$60,165
#21	Birmingham, AL	A	71	$1,005/mo	$138,600	16%	$44,376
#22	Columbus, GA	A	71	$991/mo	$182,300	14%	$56,622
#23	Macon-Bibb County, GA	A	71	$1,018/mo	$165,800	16%	$50,747
#24	El Paso, TX	A	71	$993/mo	$171,700	14%	$58,734
#25	Mobile, AL	A	71	$1,027/mo	$170,300	17%	$51,090
#26	Overland Park, KS	A	70	$1,589/mo	$384,400	16%	$103,838
#27	Springfield, MO	A	70	$926/mo	$165,200	16%	$45,984
#28	Omaha, NE	A	70	$1,193/mo	$230,100	14%	$72,708
#29	Winston-Salem, NC	A	70	$992/mo	$208,200	15%	$57,673
#30	Oklahoma City, OK	A	70	$1,085/mo	$215,100	13%	$66,702
#31	Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY	A	70	$1,119/mo	$272,100	14%	$67,631
#32	Spokane, WA	A	70	$1,192/mo	$326,200	16%	$65,745
#33	Hampton, VA	A	69	$1,298/mo	$234,100	16%	$67,758
#34	Cleveland, OH	A	69	$903/mo	$94,100	15%	$39,187
#35	Buffalo, NY	A	69	$954/mo	$152,300	14%	$48,050
#36	Tucson, AZ	A	69	$1,146/mo	$242,200	16%	$54,546
#37	Corpus Christi, TX	A	68	$1,265/mo	$197,100	15%	$66,325
#38	Syracuse, NY	A	68	$1,044/mo	$125,100	14%	$45,845
#39	Greensboro, NC	A	68	$1,079/mo	$221,300	14%	$58,884
#40	Des Moines, IA	A	68	$1,099/mo	$183,700	13%	$63,966
#41	St. Louis, MO	B	68	$1,109/mo	$185,100	15%	$55,279
#42	Pittsburgh, PA	B	68	$1,269/mo	$193,200	15%	$64,137
#43	Kansas City, KS	B	68	$1,081/mo	$147,100	13%	$59,183
#44	Kansas City, MO	B	67	$1,211/mo	$227,000	14%	$67,449
#45	Memphis, TN	B	67	$1,073/mo	$157,100	14%	$51,211
#46	Fayetteville, NC	B	67	$1,112/mo	$171,900	13%	$56,395
#47	Dayton, OH	B	67	$883/mo	$93,200	14%	$43,454
#48	Detroit, MI	B	66	$1,001/mo	$76,800	15%	$39,575
#49	Lubbock, TX	B	66	$1,098/mo	$197,900	13%	$60,487
#50	Boise City, ID	B	66	$1,342/mo	$456,000	15%	$81,308
#51	Mesa, AZ	B	66	$1,458/mo	$364,300	17%	$78,779
#52	Cincinnati, OH	B	66	$1,023/mo	$215,300	13%	$51,707
#53	Anchorage, AK	B	65	$1,433/mo	$375,900	12%	$98,152
#54	Cary, NC	B	65	$1,588/mo	$525,200	14%	$129,399
#55	Brownsville, TX	B	65	$869/mo	$122,400	13%	$48,675
#56	Henderson, NV	B	65	$1,694/mo	$465,000	20%	$88,654
#57	Newport News, VA	B	65	$1,227/mo	$243,300	14%	$66,718
#58	Virginia Beach, VA	B	65	$1,559/mo	$366,300	15%	$90,685
#59	Port St. Lucie, FL	B	65	$1,597/mo	$327,700	21%	$78,137
#60	Peoria, AZ	B	65	$1,619/mo	$429,400	20%	$93,403
#61	Grand Rapids, MI	B	65	$1,206/mo	$225,500	13%	$65,526
#62	Cape Coral, FL	B	65	$1,550/mo	$339,200	25%	$76,062
#63	Chesapeake, VA	B	64	$1,427/mo	$359,100	14%	$94,189
#64	Savannah, GA	B	64	$1,250/mo	$225,200	14%	$56,782
#65	Waco, TX	B	64	$1,137/mo	$199,600	13%	$51,468
#66	Eugene, OR	B	64	$1,411/mo	$435,400	18%	$63,836
#67	Rochester, NY	B	64	$1,114/mo	$120,600	13%	$46,628
#68	St. Petersburg, FL	B	64	$1,654/mo	$331,500	21%	$73,118
#69	Laredo, TX	B	64	$978/mo	$182,400	10%	$63,264
#70	Milwaukee, WI	B	63	$1,031/mo	$172,000	12%	$51,888
#71	Knoxville, TN	B	63	$1,161/mo	$214,000	15%	$50,994
#72	Jacksonville, FL	B	63	$1,385/mo	$266,100	15%	$66,981
#73	Salem, OR	B	62	$1,337/mo	$382,400	15%	$71,900
#74	Columbus, OH	B	62	$1,276/mo	$234,500	11%	$65,327
#75	Colorado Springs, CO	B	62	$1,504/mo	$420,700	15%	$83,198
#76	Surprise, AZ	B	62	$1,784/mo	$396,000	22%	$93,371
#77	Killeen, TX	B	62	$1,001/mo	$196,000	8%	$58,339
#78	Visalia, CA	B	61	$1,285/mo	$340,600	13%	$79,952
#79	Pasadena, TX	B	61	$1,207/mo	$193,600	11%	$64,270
#80	Bakersfield, CA	B	61	$1,233/mo	$347,300	11%	$77,397
#81	Joliet, IL	B	61	$1,260/mo	$248,600	11%	$88,026
#82	Durham, NC	B	61	$1,430/mo	$355,300	13%	$79,234
#83	Clarksville, TN	B	61	$1,104/mo	$236,100	9%	$66,786
#84	Norfolk, VA	B	61	$1,214/mo	$271,900	13%	$64,017
#85	New Orleans, LA	B	61	$1,287/mo	$296,400	16%	$55,339
#86	St. Paul, MN	B	61	$1,384/mo	$280,300	12%	$73,055
#87	San Antonio, TX	B	61	$1,327/mo	$219,700	13%	$62,917
#88	Madison, WI	B	61	$1,432/mo	$346,900	13%	$76,983
#89	West Valley City, UT	B	60	$1,333/mo	$377,300	9%	$88,604
#90	Las Vegas, NV	B	60	$1,401/mo	$395,300	16%	$70,723
#91	Columbia, SC	C	60	$1,164/mo	$243,500	11%	$55,653
#92	Springfield, MA	C	60	$1,174/mo	$222,700	13%	$51,339
#93	Scottsdale, AZ	C	59	$1,908/mo	$709,900	26%	$107,372
#94	Tallahassee, FL	C	59	$1,271/mo	$276,000	11%	$55,931
#95	Vancouver, WA	C	58	$1,614/mo	$440,300	16%	$78,156
#96	Raleigh, NC	C	58	$1,462/mo	$377,800	12%	$82,424
#97	North Las Vegas, NV	C	58	$1,369/mo	$372,300	12%	$76,772
#98	Reno, NV	C	58	$1,518/mo	$498,600	16%	$78,448
#99	Charleston, SC	C	58	$1,684/mo	$469,100	16%	$90,038
#100	Fresno, CA	C	57	$1,293/mo	$348,500	12%	$66,804
#101	Arlington, TX	C	57	$1,410/mo	$276,400	11%	$73,519
#102	Plano, TX	C	57	$1,881/mo	$440,600	14%	$108,649
#103	Chandler, AZ	C	57	$1,749/mo	$469,800	13%	$103,691
#104	Garland, TX	C	57	$1,520/mo	$248,900	12%	$74,717
#105	Baltimore, MD	C	57	$1,353/mo	$219,300	15%	$59,623
#106	Richmond, VA	C	56	$1,374/mo	$328,100	14%	$62,671
#107	Denton, TX	C	56	$1,395/mo	$325,700	12%	$73,719
#108	Fort Worth, TX	C	56	$1,393/mo	$277,300	10%	$76,602
#109	Gainesville, FL	C	56	$1,286/mo	$235,000	12%	$45,611
#110	Mesquite, TX	C	56	$1,385/mo	$226,500	12%	$71,843
#111	Modesto, CA	C	55	$1,504/mo	$415,600	14%	$77,899
#112	Houston, TX	C	55	$1,375/mo	$253,400	12%	$62,894
#113	Aurora, IL	C	55	$1,550/mo	$260,400	11%	$90,109
#114	Philadelphia, PA	C	55	$1,394/mo	$232,400	14%	$60,698
#115	Lakewood, CO	C	55	$1,764/mo	$548,200	18%	$85,789
#116	Fort Lauderdale, FL	C	55	$1,878/mo	$455,600	20%	$79,935
#117	Charlotte, NC	C	55	$1,491/mo	$351,500	11%	$78,438
#118	Murfreesboro, TN	C	55	$1,338/mo	$365,100	10%	$76,241
#119	Providence, RI	C	54	$1,323/mo	$322,800	12%	$66,772
#120	Naperville, IL	C	54	$1,889/mo	$509,900	15%	$150,937
#121	Grand Prairie, TX	C	54	$1,513/mo	$272,200	11%	$78,889
#122	Minneapolis, MN	C	54	$1,555/mo	$345,600	11%	$80,269
#123	Glendale, AZ	C	54	$1,374/mo	$347,000	13%	$70,139
#124	Salt Lake City, UT	C	54	$1,461/mo	$495,700	12%	$74,925
#125	Worcester, MA	C	54	$1,476/mo	$339,500	13%	$67,544
#126	Pembroke Pines, FL	C	53	$1,909/mo	$411,700	19%	$81,675
#127	Chicago, IL	C	53	$1,406/mo	$315,200	14%	$75,134
#128	Phoenix, AZ	C	53	$1,493/mo	$381,900	12%	$77,041
#129	McKinney, TX	C	53	$1,779/mo	$439,500	10%	$120,273
#130	Tampa, FL	C	52	$1,673/mo	$375,300	13%	$71,302
#131	Stockton, CA	C	52	$1,422/mo	$412,900	13%	$76,851
#132	Sacramento, CA	C	52	$1,742/mo	$484,600	14%	$83,753
#133	Roseville, CA	C	52	$2,098/mo	$630,600	17%	$117,354
#134	Portland, OR	C	52	$1,741/mo	$557,600	14%	$88,792
#135	Victorville, CA	C	52	$1,258/mo	$342,500	10%	$70,663
#136	Irving, TX	C	52	$1,661/mo	$287,300	9%	$79,641
#137	Dallas, TX	C	52	$1,500/mo	$295,300	11%	$67,760
#138	Elk Grove, CA	C	51	$1,838/mo	$603,400	13%	$122,229
#139	Gilbert, AZ	C	51	$1,863/mo	$518,600	11%	$121,351
#140	Hialeah, FL	C	51	$1,683/mo	$359,200	20%	$53,079
#141	Tacoma, WA	D	51	$1,693/mo	$454,600	15%	$83,857
#142	Hollywood, FL	D	51	$1,787/mo	$374,200	17%	$65,359
#143	Paterson, NJ	D	51	$1,468/mo	$335,400	12%	$53,766
#144	Tempe, AZ	D	50	$1,677/mo	$421,900	11%	$77,643
#145	Bridgeport, CT	D	50	$1,508/mo	$252,400	13%	$56,584
#146	Fort Collins, CO	D	50	$1,636/mo	$548,400	12%	$83,598
#147	Atlanta, GA	D	49	$1,701/mo	$420,600	12%	$81,938
#148	Santa Rosa, CA	D	49	$2,163/mo	$685,000	19%	$97,410
#149	Yonkers, NY	D	48	$1,815/mo	$478,000	17%	$81,816
#150	Orlando, FL	D	48	$1,715/mo	$359,000	11%	$69,268
#151	Aurora, CO	D	47	$1,814/mo	$444,500	12%	$84,320
#152	Palmdale, CA	D	47	$1,505/mo	$435,300	11%	$81,151
#153	Lancaster, CA	D	47	$1,564/mo	$409,100	12%	$76,083
#154	Thornton, CO	D	46	$1,847/mo	$482,200	10%	$100,985
#155	Austin, TX	D	46	$1,776/mo	$512,700	10%	$91,461
#156	Fontana, CA	D	46	$1,637/mo	$558,500	9%	$98,187
#157	Elizabeth, NJ	D	45	$1,520/mo	$393,500	11%	$63,874
#158	San Bernardino, CA	D	45	$1,449/mo	$384,900	10%	$63,988
#159	Miramar, FL	D	45	$1,843/mo	$420,300	13%	$86,109
#160	Oxnard, CA	D	43	$1,856/mo	$617,800	12%	$93,372
#161	Miami, FL	D	43	$1,786/mo	$475,200	16%	$59,390
#162	Denver, CO	D	43	$1,958/mo	$586,700	12%	$91,681
#163	Riverside, CA	D	42	$1,800/mo	$542,100	12%	$88,575
#164	Frisco, TX	D	42	$2,071/mo	$595,400	10%	$146,158
#165	Escondido, CA	D	41	$1,967/mo	$663,500	14%	$84,477
#166	Newark, NJ	D	41	$1,386/mo	$337,800	11%	$48,416
#167	Jersey City, NJ	D	41	$1,857/mo	$534,500	12%	$94,813
#168	Huntington Beach, CA	D	40	$2,434/mo	$1,047,300	19%	$119,885
#169	Chula Vista, CA	D	40	$2,064/mo	$697,400	13%	$105,173
#170	Pomona, CA	D	40	$1,772/mo	$569,600	13%	$78,869
#171	Oceanside, CA	D	39	$2,211/mo	$702,000	16%	$93,724
#172	Moreno Valley, CA	D	39	$1,891/mo	$461,400	10%	$87,477
#173	Salinas, CA	D	39	$1,925/mo	$610,900	10%	$89,150
#174	New York, NY	D	38	$1,781/mo	$751,700	16%	$79,713
#175	Garden Grove, CA	D	38	$1,997/mo	$765,500	15%	$90,166
#176	Torrance, CA	D	38	$2,370/mo	$1,036,600	18%	$113,105
#177	Orange, CA	D	37	$2,267/mo	$900,700	15%	$116,945
#178	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	D	36	$2,260/mo	$694,400	14%	$109,511
#179	Bellevue, WA	D	36	$2,648/mo	$1,203,100	14%	$161,300
#180	Ontario, CA	D	36	$1,877/mo	$568,000	10%	$82,806
#181	Corona, CA	F	36	$2,052/mo	$656,500	12%	$106,438
#182	Alexandria, VA	F	35	$2,289/mo	$696,800	13%	$113,638
#183	San Francisco, CA	F	35	$2,982/mo	$1,380,500	17%	$141,446
#184	Santa Ana, CA	F	34	$2,071/mo	$657,800	11%	$88,354
#185	San Diego, CA	F	34	$2,348/mo	$848,500	14%	$104,321
#186	Fullerton, CA	F	34	$2,167/mo	$859,600	15%	$104,219
#187	Santa Clarita, CA	F	34	$2,475/mo	$721,000	13%	$119,926
#188	Long Beach, CA	F	34	$1,979/mo	$762,200	13%	$83,969
#189	Sunnyvale, CA	F	33	$3,240/mo	$1,816,600	12%	$181,862
#190	San Jose, CA	F	33	$2,683/mo	$1,187,800	14%	$141,565
#191	Glendale, CA	F	33	$2,277/mo	$1,043,900	19%	$84,262
#192	Pasadena, CA	F	32	$2,446/mo	$1,045,000	17%	$103,778
#193	Seattle, WA	F	32	$2,359/mo	$912,100	13%	$121,984
#194	Boston, MA	F	31	$2,155/mo	$710,400	13%	$94,755
#195	Anaheim, CA	F	31	$2,171/mo	$771,700	13%	$90,583
#196	Fremont, CA	F	30	$2,922/mo	$1,289,400	14%	$176,350
#197	Irvine, CA	F	29	$3,063/mo	$1,115,400	11%	$129,647
#198	Hayward, CA	F	29	$2,403/mo	$820,700	13%	$113,775
#199	Oakland, CA	F	29	$2,113/mo	$924,700	14%	$97,369
#200	Los Angeles, CA	F	26	$2,148/mo	$879,500	14%	$80,366

FAQ

›What does “retirement score” mean?

It’s a 0–100 score that combines affordability and retirement-friendly signals (like typical 2BR rent, typical home value, and the share of residents 65+).

›Which cities are included?

The list includes the top 200 incorporated US cities by population (city proper) that have complete enough ACS data for scoring.

›Where does the data come from?

Census ACS 5-year estimates (and optional NOAA climate normals when available). See Sources for details.