| Once more, "baby boomers" are contravening | | | | well-regarded health care facilities; good |
| the rules. This significant group has bumped | | | | public high schools since many of them will |
| traditional retirement off its precedence. | | | | have teens at home; and ease of getting |
| While retirees before flee to Leisure Worlds, | | | | around. |
| boomers are considering what to do in the | | | | |
| next phase and where. Studies estimated | | | | The three of the best retirement cities from |
| seventy percent of those forty-five years old | | | | the set criteria include: Loveland/Fort |
| and older are planning to continue working in | | | | Collins Colorado is one of the best |
| their "retirement" years. Financial stability | | | | retirement cities both for its older |
| is not the only reason, pure enjoyment of | | | | residential areas of single-family homes |
| work or desire to try something new are | | | | under huge trees and the newer outlying |
| reasons that keep these boomers on the job. | | | | neighborhoods the spring from grassland |
| | | | summons visitors with stunning mountain views |
| Amongst those people aged forty to | | | | and easy access to year-round outdoor fun. |
| fifty-four, only 4.7 percent, which is fewer | | | | Both places are just forty five minutes from |
| than one out of twenty, will move across | | | | Denver and are neighboring cities facing the |
| county lines every year, although even a | | | | majestic Front Range of the Rockies. |
| fewer will move across state lines. A large | | | | |
| portion of them will stay put but with some | | | | Median house price: $198,655 in Loveland and |
| occasional traveling here and there. The | | | | $221,714 in Fort Collins |
| reason for this is that a lot of boomers see | | | | |
| their homes as legacies. Still some would | | | | Bellingham, WA |
| look for the best retirement cities where | | | | |
| they can live, work, and relax all in one. | | | | This western find is located on a bay along |
| | | | the Pacific Northwest coast in the middle of |
| For those who decide to move, sometimes the | | | | Seattle and Vancouver. Set with a seaside |
| draw of the "familiar" is an answer. A lot of | | | | marina, lush forests, freshwater lakes, |
| them will move to be near family; the | | | | Victorian historic districts, and to the east |
| divergence between baby boomers and older | | | | is the snow-capped Mount Baker. All the |
| "silent generation" is that the younger | | | | natural charms combined with affordable |
| faction is not rebelling against their family | | | | neighborhoods and recreational opportunities |
| ties, in fact remaining close to their family | | | | make it one of the best retirement cities, |
| ties. Some of the most common settings or the | | | | and have enticed a slew of transplants in |
| best retirement cities surroundings that baby | | | | recent years. Median House Price: $163,000 |
| boomers look for include: college towns for a | | | | |
| familiar feel; a new locale, one with | | | | Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| appealing cultural and recreational | | | | |
| activities; purchasing vacation homes with | | | | These places are deemed to be one of the best |
| view to being there in the future. | | | | retirement cities with its dynamic city area |
| | | | anchored by the state-of-the-art and |
| A research team viewed ten criteria | | | | biotechnology facilities situated in its |
| considering the interests, needs, and tastes | | | | Research Triangle Park and through more then |
| of Americans age fifty and older to come up | | | | ten higher-education institutions, just three |
| with some of the best retirement cities for | | | | hours from seashore and close to mountains, |
| the baby boomers. Although not all towns | | | | plus the most affordable and flamboyantly |
| stand out in every category, each town ranked | | | | diverse of three towns. Median House Price: |
| high in several and a lot scored high in | | | | $147,000 |
| nearly all. The criteria included: | | | | |
| availability of jobs given that this group | | | | Other best retirement cities include: |
| will work beyond the age of sixty-five; | | | | Sarasota, Florida; Fayetteville, AR; |
| affordable housing; culture and | | | | Charleston, SC; Asheville, NC; San Diego, CA; |
| entertainment; access to outdoor recreation; | | | | San Antonio, TX; Santa Fe, NM; Gainesville, |
| safety; colleges and universities; sense of | | | | FL; Iowa City, IA; Portsmouth, NH; Spokane, |
| community; proximity to complete | | | | WA; and Ashland, OR. |