Retirement Places Rated: What You Need to Know to Plan the Retirement You Deserve, Sixth Edition

Book Description
Whether you're considering retirement or scouting out the best location for a second home, Retirement Places Rated is an invaluable sourcebook. For more than 20 years, people have turned to author David Savageau for help in choosing the perfect location, and now that the number of Americans who are reaching retirement age is greater than ever, this information is more valuable than ever before. Nearly 200 top retirement areas in the United States, both traditional and newly discovered, are profiled.They're ranked and compared for cost of living, climate, health care, economic factors, crime, services, cultural life, and recreation. Included are climate graphs, maps of retirement regions, comparison charts, and demographic profiles of each area. A special section on relocation resources helps you set your plans in motion once you've chosen where to live.This completely updated edition includes new locations and factors in the latest statistics.


From the Back Cover
The best source for selecting an ideal location for your retirement or second home Profiles of 203 retirement areas in more than 40 states In this completely revised and updated edition, the top retirement areas are ranked and rated by six essential criteria to help you make the right choices for your lifestyle: The best places to enjoy the performing arts and the outdoors The most reasonably priced places to live The most stable and comfortable climates The safest and most crime-free areas The best in health care, public library access, continuing education, and other services The best opportunities for employment and affordable housing Only in Retirement Places Rated: A personalized quiz to help you determine the factors that are most important to you Additional resources you can contact to make the most informed choices, from newspapers to tax commissions


About the Author
David Savageau is the author of the best-selling Places Rated Almanac. Since 1982, he has traveled throughout the country visiting locations that attract older adults. He lives in Washington, D.C., and is a featured speaker at the U.S. Department of State’s quarterly seminars on retirement.


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Only in Retirement Places Rated: A personalized quiz to help you determine the factors that are most important to you Additional resources you can contact to make the most informed choices, from newspapers to tax commissions


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