Top US Cities for Seniors 2011 (list)

Bankers Life and Casualty Company's Center for Secure Retirement has released a study on the top 100 US cities when it comes to Seniors. The study, commissioned by Bankers and conducted by the research firm, Sperlings Best Places, evaluated nine different categories that are key to quality of life for Seniors.

The categories reviewed were:

Healthcare
Transportation
Housing
Social
Crime
Environment
Economy
Health and Longevity
Spiritual Life

The top ten cities for seniors in 2011 were:

1. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
2. Boston, MA
3. Pittsburgh, PA
4. Cleveland, OH
5. Denver, CO
6. Milwaukee, WI
7. San Francisco, CA
8. Portland, OR
9. Kansas City, MO
10. Newark, NJ
11. Nassau-Suffolk Cty, NY
12. Philadelphia, PA
13. Edison, NJ
14. St. Louis, MO
15. Baltimore, MD
16. Oklahoma City, OK
17. Salt Lake City, UT
18. Providence, RI
19. Seattle, WA
20. Indianapolis, IN
21. Cincinnati, OH
22. Columbus, OH
23. Washington, DC
24. Austin, TX
25. Chicago, IL

You can read the whole study, review methodology, etc. here...(Its fairly short, just 14 pages...)


Sources:

http://www.centerforasecureretirement.com/media/124687/18423_bestcities.pdf