[Eric in the Ozarks]

The Missouri Ozarks and eastern TN were completely missed.

[buccaneer81]

Independence, Ohio Zip: 44131

I'm sure tons of folks aspire to retirement in Cleveland. Not.

[I am Richard Brandon]

How does the cost of A/C and/or Heating figure in these?

[napscoordinator]

60 percent red state areas...40 percent blue state areas. Actually I thought it would have been 100 percent red state areas. What can ya do???

[jakerobins]

Pinehurst, NC is a nice area...Played Golf up their once. Think I’d like something closer to the ocean though...Hilton Head,SC would be nice......Of course this is assuming I HAVE any money at retirement. (Still 30 or so years off).

Hopefully the Gov’t won’t be in charge of my Health Care and I can LIVE to see retirement age..And Hopefully Barry won’t seize my 401k...That’s the Hope I’m waiting for...LOL

[erkyl]

Stupid list. None of them in the Republic of Texas, so forget it.

[AppyPappy]

“Richmond, Va.”

Sweet Mother of Pete, they have to be high. Richmond’s a crime mecca rivaling DC.

Charlottesville and Blacksburg both have good retirement potential in Virginia. Low crime, dominated by a large university, good weather, decent medical facilities.

[Age of Reason]

number of nearby amenities including golf courses, hospitals, theaters, museums, religious institutions, shopping centers, and airports, were also factored in

LOL: maybe for except a hospital, I couldn't get far enough away from those places.

[Non-Sequitur]

I live in Overland Park and it isn’t a bad place to settle down. Nice to see my house’s value is increasing. It’s been going down the last few years.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

Tucson, if you desire no quality of life.

[trisham]

I like where we live and we're only ten to twelve minutes from a good regional hospital, and an hour from some truly great hospitals in Boston. The winters can be long, though.

[freespirited]

No way in hell would I retire to Reading.

[SECURE AMERICA]

Retire?
Don’t we need jobs before we can retire?
Doesn’t retiring require a pension plan that has not gone belly up?
Doesn’t it require a social security system that is not bankrupt?

[SECURE AMERICA]

No. 7 - Reading, Pa. Zip: 19610 Cost of living index: 108.3 2010 housing forecast: -1%

You can not be serious..
There are no jobs
The city is over run with drug dealers
Ofcourse the cost of living is low because no one wants to live there........

[wolfcreek]

Thank God none of those are in Texas. We’re getting tired of carrying this nation’s load. <)8~)

[BnBlFlag]

This article should be titled the best places in Fla. and Arizona to retire.
Surely there is at least one place in Texas in the top 52.

[JustTheTruth]

Apache Junction, AZ??? Have they ever been to Apache Junction??? I don’t think so.....