America's 100 best places to retire

The top 10: Best art towns, Best budget towns, Best undiscovered towns, Best lake towns, Best beach towns, Best college towns, Best mountain towns, Best small towns, Best four-season towns and Best Main street towns 8

Map of cities 11

Albuquerque, New Mexico 14

Ann Arbor, Michigan 17

Asheville, North Carolina 20

Athens, Georgia 23

Auburn/Opelika, Alabama 26

Austin, Texas

29

Bend, Oregon 33

The Berkshires, Maine

37

The Black Hills, South Dakota 41

Boca Raton, Florida 44

Bosie, Idaho 47

Bradenton, Florida 50

Branson, Missouri 56

Cape Cod, Massachusetts 59

Carson City, North, Nevada 62

Cedar City, Utah 65

Charleston, South Carolina 68

Chattanooga, Tennesee 71

Coachella, Valley, California 71

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 77

Colorado Springs, Colorado 80

Columbia, Missouri 83

Dade County, Florida 86

Danville, Kentucky 92

Door County, Wisconsin 95

Eugene, Oregon 98

Eureka Springs, Arkansas 101

Fairhope, Alabama 104

Flathead Valley, Montana 108

Florence/The Shoals, Alabama 111

Fort Collins, Colorado 114

Fort Myers, Florida 117

Fredricksburg, Virginia 120

Gainesville, Florida 123

Georgetown, Texas 126

The Golden Isles/Brunswick, Georgia 129

Grand Junction, Colorado 132

Green Valley Region, Arizona 129

Grand Junction, Colorado 132

Green Valley, Arizona 136

Greenville, South Carolina 139

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 142

Hendersonville, North Carolina 145

Hilton Head, South Carolina 148

Hot Springs, Arkansas 151

Huntsville, Alabama 154

Jupiter, Florida 157

Kentucky Lake, Kentucky 161

Lafayette, Louisiana 164

Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri 167

Lancaster, Pennsylvania 170

Las Crues, New Mexico 173

Lincoln City, Oregon 176

Logan, Utah 179

Lynchburg, Virginia 182

Marylands Eastern Shore 185

Missoula, Montana 188

Mount Dora, Florida 191

Mountain Home, Arkansas 194

Myrtle, Beach 197

Nacogdoches, Texas

200

Naples, Florida 203

Greater Nashville, Tennessee 207

Natchez, Mississippi 210

Natchitoches, Louisiana 213

New Bern, North Carolina 216

New Hampshire Lakes Region 219

Northampton, Massachusetts 222

Oahu, Hawaii 225

Ocala, Florida 228

Ocean City, New jersey 234

Olympia, Washington 237

Ormond Beach, Florida 240

Oxford, Mississippi 243

Panama City/Panama City Beach, Florida 246

Pensacola, Florida 249

Greater Phoenix, Arizona 253

Pinehurst/Southern Pines, North Carolina 256

Port Townsend, Washington 259

Grater Portland, Oregon 263

Prescott, Arizona 266

Greater Raleigh, North Carolina 269

Reno, Nevada 272

Roanoke, Virginia 275

Ruidoso, New Mexico 278

St. George, Utah 281

Salem, Oregon 284

Santa Fe, New Mexico 287

Greater Sarasota 290

Savannah, Georgia 300

Southern Port, North Carolina 297

Spokane, Washington 300

Tallahassee, Florida 303

Temecula, California 306

Valdosta, Georgia 309

Venice, Florida 312

Vero Beach, Florida 315

Whidbey Island, Washington 318

Williamsburg, Virginia.