Just came across this recent Forbes list, and thought it was pretty good. I have a few quibbles based on my own travels, but overall this is one of the best lists of its type I've seen.
Just Outside The City - In Photos: The Best 25 Suburbs For Retirement In 2015 - Forbes
To save you the trouble of clicking through them, here's the quick list. Each one is shown with a good set of pros and cons and a few stats.
Just Outside The City - In Photos: The Best 25 Suburbs For Retirement In 2015 - Forbes
To save you the trouble of clicking through them, here's the quick list. Each one is shown with a good set of pros and cons and a few stats.
- Aiken, South Carolina, Charming, historic town of 30,000 20 miles east of Augusta, Ga
- Apple Valley, Minnesota, Newer city of 50,000 on rolling countryside 16 miles south of Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Brentwood, Missouri, Close-in suburb of 8,000 six miles west of St. Louis.
- Broomfield, Colorado, Mile-high suburb of 59,000 sits 13 miles northwest of mile-high Denver
- Cary, North Carolina, Booming Research Triangle city of 151,000 nine miles west of Raleigh,
- Cibolo, Texas, Pleasant country town of 24,000 located 19 miles northwest of San Antonio
- Edmond, Oklahoma, Public-art-festooned city of 87,000 13 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Fitchburg, Wisconsin, Quaint close-in suburb of 26,000 just 5 miles south of state capital Madison
- Fort Thomas, Kentucky, Hilltop city of 16,000 across the Ohio River 5 miles south of Cincinnati
- Fruit Cove, Florida, Waterfront town of 16,000 along St. John's River 15 miles due south of Jacksonville
- Henderson, Nevada, Desert city of 271,000 16 miles southeast of Las Vegas
- La Vista, Nebraska, Instant town of 18,000 just 5 miles southwest of Omaha
- Leander, Texas, Fast-growing town of 32,000 sits 19 miles northwest of trendy Austin
- Madison, Mississippi, Growing city of 25,000 11 miles north of Jackson, the state capital
- Matthews, North Carolina, City of 29,000 on rolling terrain 9 miles southeast of Charlotte
- Munster, Indiana, City of 23,000 across the state line 22 miles southeast of Chicago
- Montgomery Village, Maryland, Farmland turned community of 40,000 21 miles northwest of Washington, D.C
- Noblesville, Indiana, Corn Belt suburb of 57,000 sits 19 miles northeast of Indianapolis
- Oak Grove, Oregon, Scenic close-in suburb of 17,000, just nine miles south of Portland
- Overland Park, Kansas, Osage Plain city of 181,000, located 12 miles southwest of Kansas City
- Plano, Texas, Built-up suburb of 274,000 is 18 miles north of Dallas
- Roswell, Georgia, Pleasant suburb of 94,000 19 miles north of Atlanta
- Tamarac, Florida, Sunny suburb of 63,000 on edge of Everglades 13 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale
- West Des Moines, Iowa, Town of 61,000, just seven miles west of Des Moines, the state capital
- West Jordan, Utah, Rapidly growing suburb of 110,000, situated 13 miles south of Salt Lake City