The below ranking shows the top 175 locations across America for an active lifestyle in retirement, as voted for by 3,000 respondents.
| Ranking | City | State |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Augusta | Georgia |
| 12 | Virginia Beach | Virginia |
| 13 | Cary | North Carolina |
| 14 | Santa Cruz | California |
| 15 | Venice | Florida |
| 16 | Chattanooga | Tennessee |
| 17 | Elizabethtown | Kentucky |
| 18 | Ventura | California |
| 19 | Colorado Springs | Colorado |
| 20 | Huntsville | Alabama |
| 21 | Ellsworth | Maine |
| 22 | Prescott | Arizona |
| 23 | Anchorage | Alaska |
| 24 | Dunedin | Florida |
| 25 | Little Rock | Arkansas |
| 26 | St. Petersburg | Florida |
| 27 | Plano | Texas |
| 28 | Galveston | Texas |
| 29 | Tucson | Arizona |
| 30 | Glenwood Springs | Colorado |
| 31 | Greenville | South Carolina |
| 32 | Laguna Beach | California |
| 33 | Bar Harbor | Maine |
| 34 | The Villages | Florida |
| 35 | Erie | Pennsylvania |
| 36 | Flagstaff | Arizona |
| 37 | Madison | New Jersey |
| 38 | Palm Springs | California |
| 39 | Sedona | Arizona |
| 40 | Blue Ridge | Georgia |
| 41 | Boulder | Colorado |
| 42 | Kalamazoo | Michigan |
| 43 | San Diego | California |
| 44 | Cape May | New Jersey |
| 45 | Great Falls | Montana |
| 46 | Juneau | Alaska |
| 47 | Essex | Connecticut |
| 48 | Maryville | Tennessee |
| 49 | Eden Prairie | Minnesota |
| 50 | Fort Collins | Colorado |
| 51 | New Braunfels | Texas |
| 52 | Port Townsend | Washington |
| 53 | Canton | Ohio |
| 54 | Georgetown | Texas |
| 55 | Grand Junction | Colorado |
| 56 | Auburn | Alabama |
| 57 | Canandaigua | New York |
| 58 | Eau Claire | Wisconsin |
| 59 | Kalispell | Montana |
| 60 | Sandy | Utah |
| 61 | Plymouth | Massachusetts |
| 62 | Valparaiso | Indiana |
| 63 | Denver | Colorado |
| 64 | Jamestown | North Dakota |
| 65 | Lewiston | Idaho |
| 66 | San Luis Obispo | California |
| 67 | Winter Park | Florida |
| 68 | Cedar City | Utah |
| 69 | Emporia | Kansas |
| 70 | Ocala | Florida |
| 71 | Portsmouth | New Hampshire |
| 72 | Red Bank | New Jersey |
| 73 | Ashland | Oregon |
| 74 | Carmel | Indiana |
| 75 | Houma | Louisiana |
| 76 | Narragansett | Rhode Island |
| 77 | Bellingham | Washington |
| 78 | Edmond | Oklahoma |
| 79 | Fairbanks | Alaska |
| 80 | Hilton Head Island | South Carolina |
| 81 | Kingston | New York |
| 82 | Twin Falls | Idaho |
| 83 | Bath | Maine |
| 84 | Branson | Missouri |
| 85 | Fernley | Nevada |
| 86 | Kennebunkport | Maine |
| 87 | Lee's Summit | Missouri |
| 88 | Saugatuck | Michigan |
| 89 | Silver City | New Mexico |
| 90 | Bend | Oregon |
| 91 | Coeur d'Alene | Idaho |
| 92 | Easton | Maryland |
| 93 | Enid | Oklahoma |
| 94 | Lake Havasu City | Arizona |
| 95 | Lewes | Delaware |
| 96 | Mansfield | Ohio |
| 97 | Mystic | Connecticut |
| 98 | New Hope | Pennsylvania |
| 99 | Newport | Oregon |
| 100 | San Francisco | California |
| 101 | St. Simons Island | Georgia |
| 102 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania |
| 103 | Eureka Springs | Arkansas |
| 104 | Florence | Alabama |
| 105 | Hot Springs | Arkansas |
| 106 | Lebanon | New Hampshire |
| 107 | Phoenix | Arizona |
| 108 | Scottsbluff | Nebraska |
| 109 | Sitka | Alaska |
| 110 | Johnson | Tennessee |
| 111 | Boulder City | Nevada |
| 112 | Dauphin Island | Alabama |
| 113 | Evanston | Illinois |
| 114 | Georgetown | Kentucky |
| 115 | Gulf Shores | Alabama |
| 116 | Marquette | Michigan |
| 117 | Newton | Massachusetts |
| 118 | Peachtree City | Georgia |
| 119 | Sandpoint | Idaho |
| 120 | Corrales | New Mexico |
| 121 | Davis | California |
| 122 | Fairhope | Alabama |
| 123 | Georgetown | Delaware |
| 124 | Havre de Grace | Maryland |
| 125 | Lake Forest | Illinois |
| 126 | Midland | Michigan |
| 127 | Naperville | Illinois |
| 128 | Rutland | Vermont |
| 129 | Williamsburg | Virginia |
| 130 | Bartlesville | Oklahoma |
| 131 | Bentonville | Arkansas |
| 132 | Bristol | Rhode Island |
| 133 | Camden | Maine |
| 134 | Durango | Colorado |
| 135 | Fallon | Nevada |
| 136 | Gig Harbor | Washington |
| 137 | Guilford | Connecticut |
| 138 | Holland | Michigan |
| 139 | Hood River | Oregon |
| 140 | Moab | Utah |
| 141 | Mountain Home | Arkansas |
| 142 | Olympia | Washington |
| 143 | Rehoboth Beach | Delaware |
| 144 | Ruidoso | New Mexico |
| 145 | Salida | Colorado |
| 146 | Spearfish | South Dakota |
| 147 | Taos | New Mexico |
| 148 | Waterbury | Vermont |
| 149 | Bemidji | Minnesota |
| 150 | Bettendorf | Iowa |
| 151 | East Greenwich | Rhode Island |
| 152 | Hastings | Nebraska |
| 153 | Hendersonville | North Carolina |
| 154 | Homer | Alaska |
| 155 | Lake Charles | Louisiana |
| 156 | Leavenworth | Kansas |
| 157 | Muncie | Indiana |
| 158 | Norfolk | Nebraska |
| 159 | Paso Robles | California |
| 160 | Petoskey | Michigan |
| 161 | Sacramento | California |
| 162 | Salina | Kansas |
| 163 | Steamboat Springs | Colorado |
| 164 | Bennington | Vermont |
| 165 | Ketchum | Idaho |
| 166 | Laconia | New Hampshire |
| 167 | Mason City | Iowa |
| 168 | Simsbury | Connecticut |
| 169 | Skaneateles | New York |
| 170 | Worcester | Massachusetts |
| 171 | Dover | New Hampshire |
| 172 | Dickinson | North Dakota |
| 173 | Riverton | Wyoming |
| 174 | Ocean Springs | Mississippi |
| 175 | Lewisburg | West Virginia |