Florida or bust: The best U.S. retirement cities in 2025

Three Florida cities rank among the five best places to retire in 2025, according to a new study from the personal finance site WalletHub.

The analysis, published on September 2, ranked more than 180 cities on 45 metrics that span four broad areas: affordability, activities, quality of life and health care. The report taps dozens of data sources, including the Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Centers for Disease Control.

Here are the top five cities for retirees, according to WalletHub:

That list more or less tracks common wisdom on where Americans go to retire: Florida and Arizona.

“Your instinct’s going to tell you, Go to Florida. It’s warm, and there’s things to do,” said Chip Lupo, a writer and analyst at WalletHub. Orlando, Miami and Tampa are also “very retirement-friendly, from a tax perspective,” he said.