Madison, Wisconsin just claimed the top spot on Milken Institute’s Best Cities For Successful Aging list for large metros. Yes, Madison, with its annual average snowfall of more than 50 inches. While that probably sounds pretty inviting to most Bostonians right now as they shovel out from under more than six feet of the white stuff they’ve gotten in recent weeks, whatever happened to the Sunbelt as the top retirement destination?
A few things, notes the Milken report. For one, warm climes may just matter less to today’s retirees. Other things, like the opportunity to continue contributing to society in some way may have supplanted the desire to play golf every day. It seems as though today’s retirees don’t actually stop work; it’s more like they cut back on it but still want a job. For many, they need the income.
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So what do you think? Would YOU retire to Madison?
