15 best cities to grow old in

Stupid, They did not include weather in the survey.  All the top spots are the coldest places in america.  We all know florida, arizona, california and nevada, are where old people have always gone. Pittsburg??  Nevada has no state tax so lots of folks go from Calif, ( Sacramento area ) to Reno area and live for half cost.

This must be an advertisement to encourage people to move to those places paid for courtesy of those cities because surely the writer of this article isn't serious.  The first priority of the elderly is health care and safety.  Following that would be the financial piece.  Though we pay state income tax, Surprise, Arizona is a haven for the elderly.  That being said, I certainly hope the flood gates have not been opened.

I am a physical therapist in a retirement community. Most of the retirees 65 and above choose to stay close to family or close friends that in case of an emergency they have people who care about their well being and happiness to help them if needed. Don't do the mistake of retiring in a community becuase of the pretty pictures.

So Toledo Ohio is one of the best places to grow old in but not one city in Florida or Southern California?  ok

San Francisco and the Bay Area took 11th best place for retired folks to live... How absurd! For the price of a shack in the bay area, you could have a mansion in other states.

These recommendations HAVE to be a joke, right??
 
San Francisco Bay Area? Kidding me..California is NOT the place to retire due to the uber liberals taxing us to poverty. Housing (purchase or rental) is crazy expensive in the Bay Area (let alone SF where a run-of-the-mill 2 bd apartment in a so so area runs $1800. a month and up! EVERYTHING is expensive in this effed up State and especially in the Bay Area.

Des Moines: yup, nothing like spending your senior years shoveling snow in zero weather or sweltering in tropical forest like humidity...oh, and it's a ugly town. But who knows, maybe a bowling league is your idea of retirement.

Toledo?? Kidding..right? What..spend your leisure time touring the old Willys Jeep plant or watching cars rust when they lay down the winter salt? There's more culture in a cup of yogurt then there is in Toledo.
Omaha?? What? Omaha  is where even grandma grew to hate! Mosquitoes in summer, and freeze your artificial hip in winter..have at it..but only if in a coma.
Madison: hey honey, isn't this ice fishing fun?? Two things are a must: air conditioner (with dehumidifier) and a high output heater for winter! Hey, snowshoeing in the winter is a big senior sport...

just another advertisement! Move to some of the most expensive cities in the country when your income drops by 50%, yea right!

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Oh and I just noticed Povo/Orem Utah....next to SLC and more miserable if you want any social interaction. I've lived there, and it's miserable. Good luck getting along with people when they find out you're not LDS/Mormon

Provo number one???  Are you serious?  Congested, boring, restrictive and religious elite (they think).  A senior would be lost among the college age majority population.