Best Cities To Retire In The United States 2022: Crime, Cost of Living, and Things to Do

What’s better than Christmas or your birthday?

Your last day at work… ever.

And then it hits you, one of the happiest problems you’ll have, where do you want to spend your retirement? Every day at the beach and golf course or maybe a city close to family and friends.

We’re here to try and make your decision a bit easier if you want to take the big city approach to the good life after work. We crunched the numbers people generally like about retirement — things to do, cheap living, and the ability to travel — focusing on the biggest cities in America.

The 10 Best Cities To Retire In The United States For 2022

Well, that didn’t go as we’d expected off the bat — Wellington is the best place to retire in America. Not a surprise to see Florida, California, and Arizona at the top.

While Florida dominates the top ten and California and Arizona make appearances on the back half of the top twenty, some smaller cities also make the cut.

For more on the top twenty, read on. Or if you’re not looking to retire any time soon, check out:

The 20 Best Cities To Retire In The USA

#1 Best City To Retire In America

Wellington, FL

Source: Wikipedia User Julia Rubinic | CC BY 2.0

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Rank	City	Population
1	Wellington, FL	64,990
2	Weston, FL	70,965
3	Flower Mound, TX	78,854
4	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	56,979
5	Jupiter, FL	65,139
6	Sunrise, FL	94,657
7	Yorba Linda, CA	68,103
8	Coconut Creek, FL	60,935
9	Pembroke Pines, FL	171,979
10	Tamarac, FL	66,432
11	Hialeah, FL	233,876
12	Port Orange, FL	63,815
13	Margate, FL	58,465
14	Diamond Bar, CA	55,870
15	Cupertino, CA	59,799
16	Chino Hills, CA	82,800
17	Mount Pleasant, SC	89,410
18	Encinitas, CA	62,967
19	Doral, FL	62,367
20	Cape Coral, FL	189,633
21	Santee, CA	57,407
22	Mission Viejo, CA	95,638
23	Miramar, FL	140,479
24	Laguna Niguel, CA	65,048
25	Boca Raton, FL	98,776
26	Torrance, CA	144,430
27	Redondo Beach, CA	66,663
28	Hollywood, FL	153,834
29	Grapevine, TX	54,151
30	San Ramon, CA	81,344
31	South San Francisco, CA	66,878
32	Coral Springs, FL	133,370
33	Sugar Land, TX	118,563
34	Clearwater, FL	115,975
35	Thousand Oaks, CA	127,648
36	Carlsbad, CA	114,411
37	Port St. Lucie, FL	195,773
38	Bowie, MD	58,158
39	Largo, FL	84,666
40	Lake Forest, CA	84,666
41	Cary, NC	169,177
42	San Clemente, CA	64,929
43	Johns Creek, GA	84,551
44	Boynton Beach, FL	78,060
45	Simi Valley, CA	125,768
46	Newton, MA	88,322
47	North Port, FL	68,779
48	Palm Bay, FL	113,751
49	Pleasanton, CA	79,975
50	Chula Vista, CA	268,779
51	Deerfield Beach, FL	80,822
52	Henderson, NV	309,955
53	Glendale, CA	199,357
54	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	178,060
55	Arlington Heights, IL	75,071
56	San Diego, CA	1,414,545
57	Bradenton, FL	57,346
58	Aliso Viejo, CA	50,385
59	Sarasota, FL	57,787
60	Newport Beach, CA	86,694
61	Eastvale, CA	65,766
62	Scottsdale, AZ	254,995
63	San Mateo, CA	103,619
64	Huntington Beach, CA	199,778
65	Davie, FL	105,594
66	Des Plaines, IL	58,316
67	Frisco, TX	188,387
68	Tampa, FL	395,912
69	Camarillo, CA	68,583
70	Arcadia, CA	57,053
71	Peabody, MA	53,004
72	Miami, FL	461,080
73	La Mesa, CA	60,208
74	Fort Lauderdale, FL	181,818
75	Delray Beach, FL	68,916
76	Monterey Park, CA	60,597
77	Fort Myers, FL	83,505
78	Carson, CA	91,354
79	Fountain Valley, CA	56,118
80	Alameda, CA	79,827
81	Gardena, CA	59,401
82	Pinellas Park, FL	53,486
83	Bayonne, NJ	65,112
84	Plano, TX	288,870
85	Collierville, TN	50,596
86	Rowlett, TX	65,426
87	Surprise, AZ	139,007
88	Alhambra, CA	84,509
89	Chino, CA	89,170
90	Palo Alto, CA	67,973
91	Allen, TX	104,040
92	Skokie, IL	63,300
93	Pflugerville, TX	63,610
94	Fremont, CA	234,829
95	West Palm Beach, FL	111,006
96	Glendora, CA	51,087
97	Pompano Beach, FL	111,202
98	Upland, CA	77,348
99	Franklin, TN	80,675
100	Schaumburg, IL	73,392

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Methodology: How We Determined The Best Cities To Retire In The US

Summary: The Best Cities To Retire Around The United States

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