The Milken Institute presents the 2017 Best Cities for Successful Aging™ report and index, a collaboration of the Institute’s Center for the Future of Aging and Research Department. This third edition of our groundbreaking series methodically evaluates 381 U.S. metropolitan areas on how well they serve the needs and meet the expectations of the nation’s largest-ever population of mature adults, enabling them to age productively, securely, and in optimal health.

Best Cities is not about the best places
to retire. It’s about the most livable cities across the life course.

Our aim is to help people fulfill the potential of their later years, a potential that, research tells us, can immensely benefit not just older adults but individuals across the age spectrum and the broader society as well. As we create better cities for older adults, we create communities that are livable for people of all ages.

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