WalletHub also provided rankings on factors important to older Americans. Plano, Texas, for example, has the highest percentage of older people in its workforce, while Los Angeles offers the highest share of recreational and senior centers. Laredo, Texas, has the lowest cost for home health services.
In its rankings, SmartAsset focused on a narrower range of factors, such as the tax burden for retirees with an income of $35,000 from various sources. It also looked at the number of doctors’ offices and recreational and senior centers per 1,000 residents, as well as the percentage of older people in the local population.
Its top-ranked city is Naples, Fla., which also had the highest proportion of older residents on the list, at 50.9 percent.
Other cities in SmartAsset’s top 10 are Cummings, Ga.; Beverly Hills, Calif.; Gig Harbor, Wash.; Media, Pa.; Wasilla, Alaska; Farmington, Mich.; Palmer, Ark.; New Port Richey, Fla.; and Orange Park, Fla.
Source: AARP Retirement
Orlando and Naples Ranked Amongst Best Cities to Retire
