Best Places to Retire Young

You may be ready to quit your day job - but that doesn't mean you want to sit around all day. These places, selected by Money Magazine with Bert Sperling of BestPlaces.net, all offer thriving economies and plenty to do.

Hanover, NH
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Hanover, NH
Population: 8,305
15-year population growth: 13.2%
Median home price: $297,400
Home price 2-year forecast: 0.9%
Ivy League living within drive time of Boston, Montreal and New York City awaits in this colonial enclave and home to Dartmouth College. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is among the premier institutions in all the Northeast U.S. The entire region is known as the "Upper Valley" and offers trails for snowshoes and cross-country skiing that are among the best you'll find anywhere.

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