U.S. News Media Group Releases "The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012"

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News Media Group today unveiled The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012. The list can be found at http://usnews.com/retire.

U.S. News worked with Onboard Informatics, the premier data services company for top tier organizations in real estate, media, and technology, to create a list of great places to retire in 10 key categories. "Everybody's got their own idea of the best place to live," said Brian Kelly, editor of U.S. News, "so we've created tools to make the search fun and useful. There are some great and unexpected choices."

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Many of the categories focus on how to achieve the retirement lifestyle you want on a fixed income, such as the best place for water views on a budget (Traverse City, Mich.), an affordable mountain town for retirees (Boone, N.C.), and the best place to find affordable housing (Port Charlotte, Fla.). We also recognize Pittsburgh as a place that provides a great mix of affordability and amenities for retirees.

This list also includes a place with pleasant weather year-round (Flagstaff, Ariz.), a locale with unique recreation and cultural opportunities to explore (Santa Fe, N.M.), and a college town that is also friendly to retirees (Ithaca, N.Y.). Retirement is a period of life in which many people reinvent themselves, so we've included a great place to launch a second career (Lincoln, Neb.) or form a new relationship in a city with plenty of single people age 55 and older (Pittsfield, Mass.).

The U.S. News Best Places to Retire search tool provides extensive information for consumers considering relocating in retirement. The interactive search tool can help users find locations that best fit their individual lifestyles. Visitors can examine and sort through economic and quality-of-life data, such as housing prices, proximity to hospitals, and even the average temperature, to find a locale that best meets their needs.

The cities honored as The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012 are:

Pleasant year-round weather: Flagstaff, Ariz.

Affordable mountain town: Boone, N.C.

Water views on a budget: Traverse City, Mich.

Greenest place to retire: Walnut Creek, Calif.

A college town for retirees: Ithaca, N.Y.

Place to launch a second career: Lincoln, Neb.

Best mix of affordability and amenities: Pittsburgh

Best place for affordable housing:  Port Charlotte, Fla.

Best place for single retirees: Pittsfield, Mass.

Best place for recreation and culture: Santa Fe

For more information about The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012 and the U.S. News Best Places to Retire search tool, please visit http://usnews.com/retire.

About the U.S. News Media Group

The U.S. News Media Group is a multi-platform digital publisher of news and analysis, which includes the monthly U.S. News & World Report magazine, the digital-only U.S. News Weekly magazine, www.usnews.com, and www.rankingsandreviews.com. Focusing on Health, Money & Business, Education, and Public Service/Opinion, the U.S. News Media Group has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. The U.S. News Media Group's signature franchises include its News You Can Use® brand of journalism and its "America's Best" series of consumer guides that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, health plans, and more.

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