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Tuesday, 18 October, 2011 8:32 PM
U.S.
News Media Group Releases "The 10 Best Places to Retire in
2012"
New
list features places with an affordable cost of living and top-notch
amenities
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credit: michpics.wordpress.com
Traverse
City, Mich. was named the best place for water views on a
budget by U.S. News Media Group.
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WASHINGTON --
U.S. News Media Group today unveiled The 10 Best Places
to Retire in 2012. The list can be found at http://usnews.com/retire.
U.S. News worked with
Onboard Informatics, the premier data services
company for top tier organizations in real estate, media, and
technology, to create a list of great places to retire in 10 key
categories. "Everybody's got their own idea of the best place
to live,"
said Brian Kelly, editor of U.S. News, "so we've created tools
to make
the search fun and useful. There are some great and unexpected choices."
Many of the categories
focus on how to achieve the retirement lifestyle
you want on a fixed income, such as the best place for water views
on a
budget (Traverse City, Mich.), an affordable mountain town for retirees
(Boone, N.C.), and the best place to find affordable housing (Port
Charlotte, Fla.). We also recognize Pittsburgh as a place that provides
a great mix of affordability and amenities for retirees.
This list also includes
a place with pleasant weather year-round
(Flagstaff, Ariz.), a locale with unique recreation and cultural
opportunities to explore(Santa Fe, N.M.), and a college town that
is
also friendly to retirees (Ithaca, N.Y.). Retirement is a period
of life
in which many people reinvent themselves, so we've included a great
place to launch a second career (Lincoln, Neb.) or form a new
relationship in a city with plenty of single people age 55 and older
(Pittsfield, Mass.).
The U.S. News Best Places
to Retire search tool provides extensive
information for consumers considering relocating in retirement.
The
interactive search tool can help users find locations that best
fit
their individual lifestyles. Visitors can examine and sort through
economic and quality-of-life data, such as housing prices, proximity
to
hospitals, and even the average temperature, to find a locale that
best
meets their needs.
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The
cities honored as The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012 are:
- Pleasant
year-round weather: Flagstaff, Ariz.
- Affordable
mountain town: Boone, N.C.
- Water
views on a budget: Traverse City, Mich.
- Greenest
place to retire: Walnut Creek, Calif.
- A
college town for retirees: Ithaca, N.Y.
- Place
to launch a second career: Lincoln, Neb.
- Best
mix of affordability and amenities: Pittsburgh
- Best
place for affordable housing: Port Charlotte, Fla.
- Best
place for single retirees: Pittsfield, Mass.
- Best
place for recreation and culture: Santa Fe
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For more information
about The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012 and the U.S. News Best
Places to Retire search tool, please visit http://usnews.com/retire.
About the U.S.
News Media Group
The U.S. News Media Group
is a multi-platform digital publisher of news and analysis, which
includes the monthly U.S. News & World Report magazine, the
digital-only U.S. News Weekly magazine, www.usnews.com,
and www.rankingsandreviews.com.
Focusing on Health, Money & Business, Education, and Public
Service/Opinion,the U.S. News Media Group has earned a reputation
as the leading provider of service news and information that improves
the quality of life of its readers. The U.S. News Media Group's
signature franchises include its News You Can Use® brand of
journalism and its "America's Best" series of consumer
guides that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals,
health plans, and more.
Source: U.S. News Media
Group
Photo
credit: www.diablokeys.com
Walnut
Creek, Calif. was named the greenest place to retire by the U.S.
News Media Group.
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