Florida holds the top three best U.S. cities to retire in, according to an Aug. 31 ranking from personal finance website WalletHub.
To develop the list, WalletHub compared the retiree-friendliness of more than 180 U.S. cities, including the 150 most populated and at least two of the most populated from each state, across 45 metrics spanning healthcare, affordability, activities and quality of life.
The healthcare metrics included share of family medicine physicians, healthcare facilities per capita, quality of public hospital system, suicide rate for elders and death rate of population aged 65 and older.
The top five cities to retire for healthcare were Sioux Falls, S.D.; South Burlington, Vt.; Missoula, Mont.; Fargo, N.D.; and Rapid City, S.D. The worst five cities for healthcare were Gulfport, Miss.; Laredo, Texas; Augusta, Ga.; Montgomery, Ala.; and Fayetteville, N.C.
Retirement also brings implications for the healthcare workforce and leadership, with health systems building phased scheduling and mentorship programs to keep experienced clinicians and executives engaged longer.
Here are the 10 overall best and worst places to retire in the U.S., per WalletHub, along with their healthcare rank:
10 best
1. Orlando, Fla. (11)
2. Miami, Fla. (29)
3. Tampa, Fla. (89)
4. Scottsdale, Ariz. (35)
5. Casper, Wyo. (65)
6. Atlanta (52)
7. Minneapolis (20)
8. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (41)
9. Charleston, S.C. (59)
10. Pittsburgh (7)
10 worst
173. Fontana, Calif. (136)
174. Detroit (137)
175. Bridgeport, Conn. (12)
176. Tacoma, Wash. (83)
177. Bakersfield, Calif. (173)
178. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (120)
179. Fresno, Calif. (161)
180. Newark, N.J. (127)
181. San Bernardino, Calif. (171)
182. Stockton, Calif. (153)
