Best and Worst U.S. Cities for Retirement

Bankrate has used the following criteria to rank the best and worst U.S. cities for retirment: crime rate, walkability, health care quality, state and local tax burden, personal well-being for seniors, weather, vitality of the local cultural scene. About 200 cities (cities that had the data needed) of varying sizes were considered, here are some of the best ... and worst:

1) Arlington, VA
6) Nashville, TN
16) Austin, TX
17) Phoenix
23) Miami, FL
25) Los Angeles
33) Washington, DC
42) Richmond, VA
54) Seattle
62) Philadelphia
64) New Orleans
67) Salt Lake City
83) Dallas
87) Boston
106) Atlanta
107) Houston
116) San Francisco
118) Jacksonville, FL
121) Charlotte, NC
130) Las Vegas
133) San Diego
157) Chicago
158) Birmingham, AL
162) Memphis, TN
187) New York City
196) Niagara Falls, NY

For the complete chart see: Bankrate

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