Pittsburgh, Boston, and Los Angeles may be surprising cities to top the list of best places for retirees. But a new study by Bankrate.com says the numbers show that these nontraditional retiree havens may make a perfect spot for retirement.

Bankrate.com scored the 50 largest metros on factors like health care quality; tax burdens; crime rates; living costs; weather; public transportation; cultural activities; percentage of the population over the age of 65; and seniors’ well-being as scored by the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.

The 10 best places to retire in America, according to Bankrate.com, are:

1. Pittsburgh
2. Boston
3. Los Angeles
4. Denver
5. Providence, R.I.
6. Minneapolis
7. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.
8. Phoenix
9. Austin, Texas
10. Dallas

View the full list of top 50 cities ranked at Bankrate.com.

Source: “Which Are the Best Cities for Retirement? Which Are the Worst?” Bankrate.com (2017)

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