A revised and expanded edition ranks and compares more than two hundred top retirement areas according to costs of living, housing, climate, personal safety, services, employment opportunities, and leisure activities, and guides in choosing the best location for one's lifestyle.

Retirement Places Rated

Savageau, David

FROMMER'S STAFF

Parenting & Relationships

Macmillan General* Reference

Updated with new statistics for 1997, this favorite guide to 351 metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada considers such factors as job markets, cost of living, health care, crime rates, and educational standards. Original.

Places Rated Almanac

Travel

Loftus, Geoffrey

United States

wiley

Whether you're considering retirement or scouting out the best location for a second home, Retirement Places Rated is an invaluable sourcebook. More than a quarter of a million people have turned to author David Savageau for help in choosing the perfect location, and now that the first of the baby boomers are entering their fifties, this information is more valuable than ever before. More than 200 top retirement areas in the United States, both traditional and newly discovered, are profiled.They're ranked and compared for cost of living, climate, health care, economic factors, crime, services, cultural life, and recreation. Included are climate graphs, maps of retirement regions, comparison charts, and demographic profiles of each area. A special section on relocation resources helps you set your plans in motion once you've chosen where to live.This brand-new, completely up-to-date edition includes approximately 20 new locations and factors in the latest statistics. Look for a brand-new two-color interior design and a full index.

This blockbuster best-seller makes headlines coast to coast with its candid, fascinating look at all the factors that contribute to our quality of life. Sometimes controversial and always thought-provoking, Places Rated has been completely updated with the latest statistics. It's packed with timely facts and unbiased information on more than 350 metro areas in North America.Whether you're mulling over the idea of relocating, trying to decide where to start out, or just curious about how your hometown stacks up, you'll be intrigued by Places Rated Almanac. Places Rated ranks each metropolitan area on a number of essential factors, many of which are of vital interest in today's economy. They include: 
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<li>Job markets</li> <li>Cost of living</li> <li>Housing costs</li> <li>Educational standards</li> <li>Quality of public transportation</li> <li>Health care</li> <li>Recreational facilities</li> <li>Crime rates</li> <li>Environmental factors</li> <li>Climate</li> </ul> Easy-to-use charts help readers put this wealth of information to work to find the places that best suit their special needs and interests. Packed with unbiased, reliable and up-to-date information, this one-of-a-kind guide offers something to amuse or intrigue on every page. Newly redesigned this year with a two-color interior!

Places Rated Almanac (Special Millennium Edition) (Places Rated Alamanac)

D'Agostino, Ralph B.

Places Rated Almanac: Your Guide to Finding the Best Places to Live in America (Cites Ranked & Rated) (Cities Ranked & Rated)

Boyer, Richard

Boyer,Rick

Reference

PRENTICE/HALL

For the millions of Americans who retire each year, a revised and expanded guide to retirement areas from the authors of the blockbuster Places Rated Almanac. Maps, diagrams, charts, tables, lists of rankings and ratings.

Retirement Places Rated: All You Need to Know to Plan Your Retirement or Select Your Second Home

The bestselling guide to the best places to retire in the United States. Completely revised and updated, Retirement Places Rated is an indispensable reference for the estimated 40 million Americans who will be 65 or older by 2010. Dividing the United States into 18 regions and 200 cities, towns, and counties, retirement quality-of-life expert David Savageau draws a detailed statistical portrait of each locale, ranking each for cost of living, climate, crime, services, employment opportunities, and leisure and recreational amenities. A rundown of the top 30 overall retirement places along with assessment tools, easy-to-read graphs and charts, interpretive commentaries by the author, and extensive appendices help retirees evaluate their relocation choices and make the right move. For the seventh edition, new features include: <ul>
<li>22 new places</li> <li>A new chapter on housing, with data on shelter choices (homes, condos, apartments, and mobile homes), plus home prices and property taxes</li> <li>An expanded ambience chapter, and new data on age, education, politics, and diversity</li> <li>An expanded services chapter, with new data on air travel, physician specialties, and hospital services</li> <li>Easy-to-use relocation resources, including Web sites, addresses, books, and other information</li> <li>David Savageau Washington DC has traveled throughout the country since 1982, visiting locations that attract older adults. He wrote the "Quality of Life" column for Expansion Management magazine, and has been a featured speaker at the U.S. Department of State’s quarterly seminars on retirement.</li> </ul>

Retirement Places Rated: What You Need to Know to Plan the Retirement You Deserve (Places Rated series)

Frommer

A great book to guide you towards your retirement.

Retirement Places Rated: All You Need to Plan Your Retirement

Rand Mcnally Company

The single best source for the latest facts and figures on the best places to live in the United States and Canada!
Places Rated Almanac makes headlines around the country with its candid, fascinating look at all the factors that contribute to our quality of life. This sometimes controversial bestseller, completely updated with all new 1997 statistics, is packed with timely facts and unbiased information on more than 350 metropolitan areas in North America.
Anyone who's mulling over the idea of relocating, trying to decide where to start out, or just curious about how his or her hometown stacks up against the competition will be intrigued by Places Rated Almanac.
Places Rated Almanac ranks each metropolitan area on a number of essential factors, many of which are of vital interest in today's economy. They include: -- Job markets -- Cost of living -- Housing markets -- Educational standards -- Quality and availability of public transportation -- Health care and recreational facilities -- Crime rates -- Culture and leisure opportunities -- Environmental factors -- Climate
Easy-to-use charts help readers put this wealth of information to work to find the places that best suit their special needs and interests.
Packed with unbiased, reliable and up-to-date information, this one-of-a-kind guide offers something to amuse or intrigue on every page!

Places Rated Almanac: Your Guide to Finding the Best Places to Live in North America

Whether you're considering retirement or scouting out the best location for a second home, Retirement Places Rated is an invaluable sourcebook. For more than 20 years, people have turned to author David Savageau for help in choosing the perfect location, and now that the number of Americans who are reaching retirement age is greater than ever, this information is more valuable than ever before. Nearly 200 top retirement areas in the United States, both traditional and newly discovered, are profiled.They're ranked and compared for cost of living, climate, health care, economic factors, crime, services, cultural life, and recreation. Included are climate graphs, maps of retirement regions, comparison charts, and demographic profiles of each area. A special section on relocation resources helps you set your plans in motion once you've chosen where to live.This completely updated edition includes new locations and factors in the latest statistics.

Retirement Places Rated: What You Need to Know to Plan the Retirement You Deserve

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Retirement Places Rated

Places Rated Almanac

Retirement Places Rated

Places Rated Almanac (Special Millennium Edition) (Places Rated Alamanac)

Places Rated Almanac: Your Guide to Finding the Best Places to Live in America (Cites Ranked & Rated) (Cities Ranked & Rated)

Retirement Places Rated: All You Need to Know to Plan Your Retirement or Select Your Second Home

Retirement Places Rated: What You Need to Know to Plan the Retirement You Deserve (Places Rated series)

Retirement Places Rated: All You Need to Plan Your Retirement

Places Rated Almanac: Your Guide to Finding the Best Places to Live in North America

Retirement Places Rated: What You Need to Know to Plan the Retirement You Deserve