Best Places to Retire 2007

This page allows you to rank more than 1,000 locations throughout the United States according to your own criteria. Using the tools on the left, you can find the places that best match your personal preferences about region, weather, cost of housing, recreational and cultural activities, social environment, healthcare availability, and crime levels. Click the locations that interest you for detailed information, or browse them state by state.

Expand each category on the left by clicking the “+” button. Begin by specifying how important that category is to you by giving it a star rating from 1 (slightly important) to 5 (very important) and specifying what appeals to you. Categories that do not interest you can be ignored and will not be factored into the rankings. When you're done, click the “Rank Results” button.