Best retirement cities in the U.S. 2022
In 2022, New Orleans, LA, Birmingham, AL, and Louisville, KY, were the best cities for elderly Americans to retire in. The source considered various metrics, including the share of population over 60 years, the cost of living, cost, and the cost and quality of healthcare. The score represents the combined weighted average of the different metrics, after normalizing and grading them on a 100-point scale. New Orleans, LA, received the highest score of 100, while Minneapolis, MN, the 50th city in the ranking, received an index score of 71.26.
