Hail Columbia (S.C.): Best of the ‘best places' to retire?

Consumer Reports News: September 30, 2009 03:04 PM

We rate many things around here, but so far, places to retire isn't one of them.

A major reason is that deciding where to retire is a very subjective business. The huge majority of us (80 percent or so in every survey I've seen) tend to stay where we were before we retired. We may trade down to a smaller home, but we aren't likely to require a long-distance mover.

Still, it's always interesting to see other publications and Web sites take a shot at it—especially because their lists are often so different.

As it happens, two such lists came out just recently: Money magazine's "25 Best Places to Retire" and the U.S. News Group's "America's Best Affordable Places to Retire," with 10 entries.

So, how many places do Money and U.S. News agree on? Just one, it seems: Columbia, South Carolina.

Sorry, Columbia, but it looks like your secret is out. —Greg Daugherty

Greg writes the "Retirement Guy" column each month in the Consumer Reports Money Adviser newsletter.

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