Living the Dream
The below ranking shows the 130 most envied retirement destinations for retirees across America.
| Ranking | Location | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Montecito | Santa Barbara | California |
| 12 | Highland Park | Dallas | Texas |
| 13 | Bar Harbor | Near Acadia National Park | Maine |
| 14 | Arcadia | Phoenix | Arizona |
| 15 | Kahala | Oahu | Hawaii |
| 16 | Hershey | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| 17 | Bridgewater | Virginia | |
| 18 | Peachtree Heights | Atlanta | Georgia |
| 19 | Ponte Vedra Beach | Near Jacksonville | Florida |
| 20 | Shelburne | Lake Champlain | Vermont |
| 21 | Dorset | Vermont | Vermont |
| 22 | Fountain Hills | Near Scottsdale | Arizona |
| 23 | Golden Beach | Florida | |
| 24 | Leavenworth | Cascade Mountains | Washington |
| 25 | Falmouth Foreside | Near Portland | Maine |
| 26 | Palm Beach | Florida | |
| 27 | Bay Hill | Orlando | Florida |
| 28 | Lancaster County (Lititz) | Southeastern Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| 29 | Bird Key | Sarasota | Florida |
| 30 | Corrales | North of Albuquerque | New Mexico |
| 31 | Milton | Suburb of Atlanta | Georgia |
| 32 | Skaneateles | Finger Lakes | New York |
| 33 | Carbondale | Between Glenwood Springs and Aspen | Colorado |
| 34 | Summerlin | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| 35 | Anthem | Henderson | Nevada |
| 36 | Noe Valley | San Francisco | California |
| 37 | Highlands | Western North Carolina | |
| 38 | Barrington Hills | Near Chicago | Illinois |
| 39 | Midway | Kentucky | |
| 40 | South Hills | Charleston | West Virginia |
| 41 | St. Simons Island | Georgia | |
| 42 | Hood River | Columbia River Gorge | Oregon |
| 43 | Little Compton | Southeastern Coast | Rhode Island |
| 44 | Pass Christian | Gulf Coast | Mississippi |
| 45 | Sequoyah Hills | Knoxville | Tennessee |
| 46 | South Bethany | Delaware | |
| 47 | Key Biscayne | Near Miami | Florida |
| 48 | Boca Grande | Gasparilla Island | Florida |
| 49 | Evergreen | Near Denver | Colorado |
| 50 | Lenox | Berkshires | Massachusetts |
| 51 | North Pole | Near Fairbanks | Alaska |
| 52 | Incline Village | Lake Tahoe | Nevada |
| 53 | Bratenahl | Cleveland | Ohio |
| 54 | Watch Hill | Westerly | Rhode Island |
| 55 | Windermere | Near Orlando | Florida |
| 56 | Ashland | Between Lincoln and Omaha | Nebraska |
| 57 | Pinnacle Hills | Rogers | Arkansas |
| 58 | Spring Lake | Jersey Shore | New Jersey |
| 59 | Wilmington (Figure Eight Island) | North Carolina | |
| 60 | Laguna Beach | California | |
| 61 | Belle Meade | Nashville | Tennessee |
| 62 | Bend | River West | Oregon |
| 63 | Catalina Foothills | North of Tucson | Arizona |
| 64 | Cherry Hills Village | Denver | Colorado |
| 65 | Isle of Hope | Savannah | Georgia |
| 66 | Alpine | New Jersey | |
| 67 | Bluffton | South Carolina | |
| 68 | Geist | Near Indianapolis | Indiana |
| 69 | Mill Valley | Marin County | California |
| 70 | Rhinebeck | Hudson Valley | New York |
| 71 | Warm Springs | Ketchum | Idaho |
| 72 | Wayzata | Lake Minnetonka | Minnesota |
| 73 | Whidbey Island (Langley) | Near Seattle | Washington |
| 74 | Wrightsville Beach | Near Wilmington | North Carolina |
| 75 | Harbor Springs | Little Traverse Bay | Michigan |
| 76 | Bridgeville | Delaware | |
| 77 | Doylestown | Southeastern Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| 78 | Goldstream Valley | Fairbanks | Alaska |
| 79 | Great Falls | Fairfax County | Virginia |
| 80 | Lake Martin Area | Near Alexander City | Alabama |
| 81 | Nicolet Drive | Green Bay | Wisconsin |
| 82 | Prairie Tree | Sioux Falls | South Dakota |
| 83 | Cheat Lake | Near Morgantown | West Virginia |
| 84 | Estes Park | Colorado | |
| 85 | Geneva | Illinois | |
| 86 | Paradise Valley | Between Phoenix and Scottsdale | Arizona |
| 87 | Prospect | Northeast of Louisville | Kentucky |
| 88 | Huntley | Illinois | |
| 89 | Kiawah Island | South Carolina | South Carolina |
| 90 | Bloomfield Hills | Suburb of Detroit | Michigan |
| 91 | East Hampton | North | New York |
| 92 | Federal Heights | Salt Lake City | Utah |
| 93 | Martha's Vineyard (Chilmark) | Massachusetts | |
| 94 | Tarrytown | Austin | Texas |
| 95 | Hanover | Home to Dartmouth College | New Hampshire |
| 96 | McCormick Ranch | Scottsdale | Arizona |
| 97 | Santa Fe | Eastside | New Mexico |
| 98 | St. Michaels | Eastern Shore | Maryland |
| 99 | Chagrin Falls | Northeastern Ohio | Ohio |
| 100 | Chatham | Cape Cod | Massachusetts |
| 101 | Concord | Northwest of Boston | Massachusetts |
| 102 | Edgewater/Lakepointe Estates | Edmond | Oklahoma |
| 103 | Elm Grove | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 104 | Gold Coast | Chicago | Illinois |
| 105 | Medina | Lake Washington | Washington |
| 106 | Orange Beach | Perdido Key | Alabama |
| 107 | Yellow Springs | Southwestern Ohio | Ohio |
| 108 | Zionsville | Northwest of Indianapolis | Indiana |
| 109 | La Jolla | San Diego | California |
| 110 | Barrington | Eastern Rhode Island | Rhode Island |
| 111 | Carmel | Indiana | |
| 112 | Clyde Hill | Near Bellevue | Washington |
| 113 | East Greenwich | Central Rhode Island | Rhode Island |
| 114 | Granville | Central Ohio | Ohio |
| 115 | Medora | Western North Dakota | North Dakota |
| 116 | Meridian-Kessler | Indianapolis | Indiana |
| 117 | North Shores | Rehoboth Beach | Delaware |
| 118 | Old Cloverdale | Montgomery | Alabama |
| 119 | Old Metairie | Metairie | Louisiana |
| 120 | Old West Side | Ann Arbor | Michigan |
| 121 | Saugatuck | Lake Michigan | Michigan |
| 122 | Lake of the Ozarks | Missouri | |
| 123 | Wilson | Teton Valley | Wyoming |
| 124 | Woodlands Edge | Little Rock | Arkansas |
| 125 | Greenville | Wilmington | Delaware |
| 126 | Haddonfield | New Jersey | |
| 127 | Meredith | Lakes Region | New Hampshire |
| 128 | Rye | Atlantic Coast | New Hampshire |
| 129 | The Fan | Richmond | Virginia |
| 130 | Wimberley | Texas Hill Country | Texas |
