Words: Ashley Rigg
Published: 14th September 2009
US: Top 25 places to retire
CNN Money has put together a list of the best places to retire in the United States.
All the locations offer a great climate and local amenities.
The areas towards the top of the list have experienced dramatic price falls and represent the best value for money.
Location |
3 bed price |
Prices down by |
|
Port
Charlotte, Florida |
$170,000
|
63%
|
|
Palm
Springs, California
|
$250,000 |
44%
|
| Traverse
City, Michigan
|
$250,000 |
20%
|
| Pinehurst,
North Carolina
|
$300,000 |
27% |
| Surprise,
Arizona
|
$150,000
|
48%
|
| Boulder
City, Nevada
|
$315,000
|
|
|
Fredericksburg,
Texas |
$220,000 |
|
| Savannah,
Georgia
|
$225,000 |
|
| Lakewood,
Colorado
|
$230,000
|
|
| Philadelphia,
Philadelphia |
$375,000
|
|
|
Virginia
Beach, Virginia
|
$245,000 |
|
| Bella
Vista, Arkansas |
$170,000
|
|
| Miami,
Florida |
$200,000
|
|
| Fairhope,
Alabama |
$265,000 |
|
|
Lake
St. Louis, Missouri
|
$235,000 |
|
| Roanoke,
Virginia |
$190,000 |
|
|
Providence,
Rhode Island
|
$365,000 |
|
| Stevens
Point, Wisconsin |
$135,000 |
|
| Holland,
Michigan |
$115,000 |
|
| Louisville,
Kentucky |
$155,000 |
|
| Chattanooga,
Tennessee |
$140,000 |
|
| Columbia,
South Carolina |
$150,000 |
|
| Bangor,
Maine |
$165,000 |
|
| Cape
Girardeau, Missouri |
$130,000 |
|
| Broken
Arrow, Oklahoma |
$140,000 |
|
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