Top 10 Suburbs for Retirement in 2015

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No. 5: Eagen, Minnesota

Population: 65,000

Distance from city centre: 10 miles from Minneapolis

Average home price: $255,000

Cost of living: 15 points above national average

Pluses: strong local economy, easy access to facilities, local hospital, and low crime rates

No. 4: Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Population: 8,000

Distance from city centre: 22 miles from Philadelphia

Average home price: $280,000

Cost of living: 9 points above national average

Pluses: local hospital, low crime rate, and on-foot access to most facilities

top suburbs for retirement in 2015

No. 3: Cary, North Carolina

Population: 146,000

Distance from city centre: 9 miles from Raleigh

Average home price: $249,000

Cost of living: 4 points below national average

Pluses: low crime rate, local hospital, good air quality, and strong local economy

No. 2: Broomfield, Oregon

Population: 58,000

Distance from city centre: 13 miles from Denver

Average home price: $284,000

Cost of living: 7 points above national average

Pluses: strong local economy, very low crime rate, good air quality, nearby hospital

No. 1: Beaverton, Oregon

Population: 93,000

Distance from city centre: 9 miles from Portland

Average home price: $275,000

Cost of living: national average

Pluses: quality of air, good weather, rail line connection to downtown Portland, 5 miles away from the nearest hospital, and strong local economy

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