Following recent reports for Arlington, Virginia being ranked as the “Best City to Live in America” and the “2nd Best City for Millennials,” the community has also earned the title as the #1 Best City to Retire, according to Bankrank.com.

Around 200 cities were analyzed during the study, which ranks the “Best to Worst” cities to retire. Along with Arlington, other cities in the D.C. metro area ranked highly including (#2) Alexandria, VA., (#4) Silver Spring, MD, (#8) Rockville, MD and (#33) Washington, D.C.

BankRank.com sites the following factors when considering the rankings:

• Health care quality
• Cost of living
• Crime rate (violent and property crimes)
• State and local tax burden
• Personal well-being for seniors
• Walkability
• Weather (temperature and precipitation)
• Vitality of the local cultural scene

The Shooshan Company is proud to be an Arlington-based business and continues to help development and improve this great city.

Sources:

1 great chart for comparing the best and worst cities for your retirement. (2016). BankRate.com. Source: http://www.bankrate.com/finance/retirement/ranking-best-worst-cities-to-retire-1.aspx