1 small US city was just named best for middle-class retirees (you live here?)

What’s the Number 1 thing you’d value if you were picking somewhere to retire to?

Being a frozen Canadian myself, I think my ideal location would need the following two things:

1. Nice weather year-round
2. To be located near the water

The first one is obvious.

Although there are many outstanding benefits to living in Canada, from a relatively sane political climate (increasingly valuable), to great education, to reliable healthcare no matter your economic class, it gets downright depressing by late winter.

I’m very much into physical activity and being outdoors, and -35 C weather just isn’t conducive to spending a lot of time outside your office, home, or car from about early January to mid-March.

As for being near water, I don’t know, I just find it both soothing and energizing at the same time.

In my fantasy retirement life, nothing would beat a nice long nature hike followed by a cool dip at the beach.

Last week, I came across an article featuring a new ranking of the top U.S. cities for middle-class retirees, and it turns out more than a few of them meet my criteria — with some other benefits thrown in for good measure.

Would you move to any of the following places?