For Americans dreaming about where to retire, the usual shortlist often leans warm and familiar. But a new ranking of the best places to retire in 2026 included an unexpected spot in Upstate New York, the state’s only city to make the list.
Greece, a Western New York suburb just outside Rochester, ranked No. 234 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of the 250 Best Places to Retire. The town, home to about 13,900 people, is the second most populated municipality in Monroe County outside the city of Rochester and offers a quieter alternative to city living while keeping urban amenities close by.
U.S. News & World Report’s rankings evaluated some of the nation’s most populated cities using government data, private research and a national survey of 3,500 adults age 45 and older. Cities were scored on a 10-point scale across six categories: quality of life, value, health care quality, retiree taxes, senior population and migration, and job market…