The below ranking shows the top 175 locations across America for an active lifestyle in retirement, as voted for by 3,000 respondents.
Ranking | City | State |
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11 | Augusta | Georgia |
12 | Virginia Beach | Virginia |
13 | Cary | North Carolina |
14 | Santa Cruz | California |
15 | Venice | Florida |
16 | Chattanooga | Tennessee |
17 | Elizabethtown | Kentucky |
18 | Ventura | California |
19 | Colorado Springs | Colorado |
20 | Huntsville | Alabama |
21 | Ellsworth | Maine |
22 | Prescott | Arizona |
23 | Anchorage | Alaska |
24 | Dunedin | Florida |
25 | Little Rock | Arkansas |
26 | St. Petersburg | Florida |
27 | Plano | Texas |
28 | Galveston | Texas |
29 | Tucson | Arizona |
30 | Glenwood Springs | Colorado |
31 | Greenville | South Carolina |
32 | Laguna Beach | California |
33 | Bar Harbor | Maine |
34 | The Villages | Florida |
35 | Erie | Pennsylvania |
36 | Flagstaff | Arizona |
37 | Madison | New Jersey |
38 | Palm Springs | California |
39 | Sedona | Arizona |
40 | Blue Ridge | Georgia |
41 | Boulder | Colorado |
42 | Kalamazoo | Michigan |
43 | San Diego | California |
44 | Cape May | New Jersey |
45 | Great Falls | Montana |
46 | Juneau | Alaska |
47 | Essex | Connecticut |
48 | Maryville | Tennessee |
49 | Eden Prairie | Minnesota |
50 | Fort Collins | Colorado |
51 | New Braunfels | Texas |
52 | Port Townsend | Washington |
53 | Canton | Ohio |
54 | Georgetown | Texas |
55 | Grand Junction | Colorado |
56 | Auburn | Alabama |
57 | Canandaigua | New York |
58 | Eau Claire | Wisconsin |
59 | Kalispell | Montana |
60 | Sandy | Utah |
61 | Plymouth | Massachusetts |
62 | Valparaiso | Indiana |
63 | Denver | Colorado |
64 | Jamestown | North Dakota |
65 | Lewiston | Idaho |
66 | San Luis Obispo | California |
67 | Winter Park | Florida |
68 | Cedar City | Utah |
69 | Emporia | Kansas |
70 | Ocala | Florida |
71 | Portsmouth | New Hampshire |
72 | Red Bank | New Jersey |
73 | Ashland | Oregon |
74 | Carmel | Indiana |
75 | Houma | Louisiana |
76 | Narragansett | Rhode Island |
77 | Bellingham | Washington |
78 | Edmond | Oklahoma |
79 | Fairbanks | Alaska |
80 | Hilton Head Island | South Carolina |
81 | Kingston | New York |
82 | Twin Falls | Idaho |
83 | Bath | Maine |
84 | Branson | Missouri |
85 | Fernley | Nevada |
86 | Kennebunkport | Maine |
87 | Lee's Summit | Missouri |
88 | Saugatuck | Michigan |
89 | Silver City | New Mexico |
90 | Bend | Oregon |
91 | Coeur d'Alene | Idaho |
92 | Easton | Maryland |
93 | Enid | Oklahoma |
94 | Lake Havasu City | Arizona |
95 | Lewes | Delaware |
96 | Mansfield | Ohio |
97 | Mystic | Connecticut |
98 | New Hope | Pennsylvania |
99 | Newport | Oregon |
100 | San Francisco | California |
101 | St. Simons Island | Georgia |
102 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania |
103 | Eureka Springs | Arkansas |
104 | Florence | Alabama |
105 | Hot Springs | Arkansas |
106 | Lebanon | New Hampshire |
107 | Phoenix | Arizona |
108 | Scottsbluff | Nebraska |
109 | Sitka | Alaska |
110 | Johnson | Tennessee |
111 | Boulder City | Nevada |
112 | Dauphin Island | Alabama |
113 | Evanston | Illinois |
114 | Georgetown | Kentucky |
115 | Gulf Shores | Alabama |
116 | Marquette | Michigan |
117 | Newton | Massachusetts |
118 | Peachtree City | Georgia |
119 | Sandpoint | Idaho |
120 | Corrales | New Mexico |
121 | Davis | California |
122 | Fairhope | Alabama |
123 | Georgetown | Delaware |
124 | Havre de Grace | Maryland |
125 | Lake Forest | Illinois |
126 | Midland | Michigan |
127 | Naperville | Illinois |
128 | Rutland | Vermont |
129 | Williamsburg | Virginia |
130 | Bartlesville | Oklahoma |
131 | Bentonville | Arkansas |
132 | Bristol | Rhode Island |
133 | Camden | Maine |
134 | Durango | Colorado |
135 | Fallon | Nevada |
136 | Gig Harbor | Washington |
137 | Guilford | Connecticut |
138 | Holland | Michigan |
139 | Hood River | Oregon |
140 | Moab | Utah |
141 | Mountain Home | Arkansas |
142 | Olympia | Washington |
143 | Rehoboth Beach | Delaware |
144 | Ruidoso | New Mexico |
145 | Salida | Colorado |
146 | Spearfish | South Dakota |
147 | Taos | New Mexico |
148 | Waterbury | Vermont |
149 | Bemidji | Minnesota |
150 | Bettendorf | Iowa |
151 | East Greenwich | Rhode Island |
152 | Hastings | Nebraska |
153 | Hendersonville | North Carolina |
154 | Homer | Alaska |
155 | Lake Charles | Louisiana |
156 | Leavenworth | Kansas |
157 | Muncie | Indiana |
158 | Norfolk | Nebraska |
159 | Paso Robles | California |
160 | Petoskey | Michigan |
161 | Sacramento | California |
162 | Salina | Kansas |
163 | Steamboat Springs | Colorado |
164 | Bennington | Vermont |
165 | Ketchum | Idaho |
166 | Laconia | New Hampshire |
167 | Mason City | Iowa |
168 | Simsbury | Connecticut |
169 | Skaneateles | New York |
170 | Worcester | Massachusetts |
171 | Dover | New Hampshire |
172 | Dickinson | North Dakota |
173 | Riverton | Wyoming |
174 | Ocean Springs | Mississippi |
175 | Lewisburg | West Virginia |