If you are over 65, don’t have young children, don’t need a job, and don’t mind be victimized by criminals then Tucson, Arizona is your choice to live and …. probably die according to Forbes Magazine.
Forbes has included Tucson on the 2015 list of “The Best Places to Retire.” The list of 25 cities does not rank those cities in any particular order.
Forbes weighed data on nearly 500 cities from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
According to Forbes, Tucson has its pros and cons:
CONS: Sagging economy, hot summers, below average air quality, high serious crime rate.
PROS: Affordable big city with college veneer (University of Arizona) and Latino flavor. Cost of living 9% below national average. Median home price $174,000, good tax climate. High number of doctors per capita, above average Milken aging rank. Top rating for bicycling. Pleasant winter.
NOTED: Population 526,000, largest on this list.