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Originally Posted by pauld315
These cities were rated very heavily on health care and education. So, if you have a university with a medical school in your region and access to a large community college you are at a distinct advantage. I also think the ratings rely heavily on financial indicators which are much more meaningful in a "normal" multi-generational environment. IMO, Once again, TV is being dinged because it is a 55+ community and is large enough by itself to be ranked against multi generational communities. TV's own success has placed it into a survey where apples are being compared against an orange.
The state of Florida only had one region (Gainesville) make any of the top 20 lists yet Florida attracts more retirees than any other state in the country. Also, when I take a look at the Top 20 small metros I notice that most of them are in areas that I don't know anybody who wants to move to to retire. This survey is skewed to multi generational communities where unemployment statistics, availability of work etc are meaningful for their populations.
I don't know about you but I really have no desire to retire to Iowa City, Iowa or Sioux Falls, SD anytime soon !
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Gainesville actually does have a remarkable number of retirees (I believe it's mostly due to a) the healthcare system and b) cost and c) access to the University amenities) - but, agreed, I don't know of many people choosing to move to and retire in Fargo, etc. However, they did apparently "weight" some factors in considering the 55+ phenomenon - but, as I stated below in a response to someone else, they didn't either weight it enough or consider livability/desirability. It might be a better study to evaluate, for example, all the "55+ communities" in the U.S., or at least in Florida. I'll ask - why not?