5 best cities to grow older in

Advantages: Healthy lifestyles, lots of job growth
Drawbacks: High cost of living

It must be all the fresh mountain air. Provo's older residents tend to live much healthier lifestyles, with fewer smokers, binge drinkers and bad eaters, Milken found.

First published November 18, 2014: 10:51 AM ET

Source: Milken Institute's Best Cities for Successful Aging 2014.
Milken Institute compiled its rankings based on research and data from several government agencies, nonprofits and other organizations. It looked at a range of indicators as they applied to seniors in a metropolitan statistical area, including general living conditions, access to and quality of health care, wellness and lifestyle, financial factors, living arrangements, employment and education opportunities, transportation and community engagement.

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