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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

The Top 50 U.S. Cities for Senior Living

The Top 50 U.S. Cities for Senior Living
Ranked by Senior Living Needs: Health, Economics, Social, Crime and More

 Bankers Life & Casualty Company, which specializes in insurance for seniors, gathered a panel of experts on gerontology and senior issues to determine which U.S. cities offer the best quality of life for older adults.

The panel rated the top 50 U.S. cites for senior living, based on a number of criteria.

Bankers Life & Casualty Company’s Best Cities for Seniors 2005

   1. Portland, OR
   2. Seattle, WA
   3. San Francisco, CA
   4. Pittsburgh, PA
   5. Milwaukee, WI
   6. Philadelphia, PA
   7. New York, NY
   8. Boston, MA
   9. Cincinnati, OH
  10. Chicago, IL
  11. Cleveland, OH
  12. Salt Lake City, UT
  13. Detroit, MI
  14. New Orleans, LA
  15. Indianapolis, IN
  16. Kansas City, KS
  17. Los Angeles, CA
  18. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
  19. Denver, CO
  20. Greensboro-Winston, NC
  21. St. Louis, MO
  22. Nashville, TN
  23. Providence, RI
  24. Houston, TX
  25. Washington, DC
  26. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  27. Austin, TX
  28. Columbus, OH
  29. San Antonio, TX
  30. Orlando, FL
  31. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  32. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA
  33. Newark, NJ
  34. San Diego, CA
  35. Phoenix, AZ
  36. Atlanta, GA
  37. San Jose, CA
  38. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  39. Baltimore, MD
  40. Charlotte, NC
  41. Las Vegas, NV
  42. Fort Lauderdale, FL
  43. Oakland, CA
  44. Dallas, TX
  45. Sacramento, CA
  46. Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
  47. Orange County, CA
  48. Nassau-Suffolk, NY
  49. Miami, FL
  50. Passaic, NJ

1 comment:

Unknown said...

It's nice to know that Charlotte, North Carolina got in the top 50 U. S. cities for senior living. I am living in Charlotte and most elderly seniors here find life to be more interesting despite the fact that some of them are very advanced in age. Some opted to buy new homes and spent the remaining days of their lives there. Others rented an apartment in one of the most sought-after senior living communities, Charlotte location or in one of the high end senior living communities, Charlotte N. C. area. Most of these places are complete with amenities and the services are dependable for the benefit of elderly citizens.