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2008 Best 25 Places to Retire Announced at Topretirements.com
Madison, CT. November 13, 2008 The Sunbelt was the big winner in the Topretirements' list of the 25 best places to retire towns announced today. Only 3 states from the northeast made the list. Arizona, with 6, was the state with the most towns making the list. Surprise picks were Halifax, Nova Scotia; Oxford, Ohio; and Old Saybrook, CT.
John Brady, President of Topretirements Find Your Best Retirement Community , commented about the winning towns: Brand name recognition is very important when it comes to choosing a retirement community. Baby boomers gravitate to towns that have a reputation as a best place to retire.
25 Best (Most Popular) Places to Retire for 2008
1. Asheville, NC
2. Sarasota, FL
3. Prescott, AZ
4. Paris, TN
5. Winston-Salem, NC
6. Athens, GA
7. Green Valley, AZ
8. San Diego, CA
9. Austin, TX
10. Phoenix, AZ
11. Halifax, Nova Scotia (CAN)
12. Charlottesville, VA
13. Fort Myers, FL
14. Venice, FL
15. Oxford, OH
16. Sedona, AZ
17. Gainesville, FL
18. Flagstaff, AZ
19. San Luis Obispo, CA
20. Old Saybrook, CT
21. San Antonio, TX
22. Mount Airy, NC
23. Beaufort, SC
24. Tucson, AZ
25. Crossville, TN
Methodology: This best places to retire list is comprised of the 25 towns with the most online visits at Topretirements.com from March through October 2008. It is a reflection of what baby boomers think are the best retirement towns, as well the referrals generated by the people viewing those pages.
Highlights
The best small towns making the list included Prescott, Arizona; Paris, Tennessee; and Oxford, Ohio. Asheville, North Carolina; which was the #1 retirement town on Topretirements 2007 list, repeated as a runaway favorite. Topretirements published a list of the top 10 retirement towns in 2007. San Diego, Austin, and Phoenix all moved into the top 10 for 2008. See also 25 Best Active Adult Communities for 2009
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For more information:
Contact: John Brady
203 415-4792
See our Press Release on 25 best places to retire at PRWeb
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