If you’re dreaming of retirement, you may find your ideal place to settle down in Florida.
That’s because the state is home to four of the nation’s best cities for retirees to call home, new rankings show. Here are the places that made it onto the list:
- Clearwater at No. 2
- St. Petersburg at No. 4
- Cape Coral at No. 5
- Fort Lauderdale at No. 8
The list comes from Niche , a website that posts ratings and reviews for neighborhoods, schools and companies. To determine the top retirement destinations across the country, it studied data from the U.S. government and other sources, according to results published Monday, March 24.
Niche scored each place across multiple categories, including population trends, costs of living, winter temperatures, safety and access to entertainment options. For this list , the website focused on 230 cities, defined as places with at least 100,000 residents, public relations manager Zach Chatham told McClatchy News via email.
What makes the Florida retirement destinations special?
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