BEST PLACES TO RETIRE 

Growth in 50+ population / Most 50+ / Oldest
Rank City % increase in
50+ population
2000-2006
1 Atlanta, GA 31.4%
2 Austin, TX 30.8%
3 Las Vegas, NV 27.7%
4 Fort Worth, TX 26.9%
5 Houston, TX 26.2%
6 Charlotte, NC 26.0%
7 Phoenix, AZ 22.7%
8 Jacksonville, FL 22.6%
9 Los Angeles, CA 22.0%
10 San Antonio, TX 20.3%
11 Dallas, TX 20.1%
12 San Jose, CA 19.3%
13 Seattle, WA 19.0%
14 Columbus, OH 18.6%
15 San Diego, CA 18.0%
16 Portland, OR 16.4%
17 Nashville-Davidson, TN 14.1%
18 Memphis, TN 13.6%
19 New York, NY 13.0%
20 Chicago, IL 11.9%
21 Indianapolis, IN 11.4%
22 Louisville, KY 11.3%
23 San Francisco, CA 9.1%
24 Denver, CO 9.0%
25 Detroit, MI 8.5%
26 Milwaukee, WI 7.9%
27 Baltimore, MD 6.3%
28 Boston, MA 3.9%
29 Washington, DC 2.9%
30 Philadelphia, PA 0.9%
Source: Census data, Onboard 2006 projection/aggregation
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