It's Not Just Florida! America's 10 Fastest-Growing Retirement Towns Show Some Surprises
It's Not Just Florida! America's 10 Fastest-Growing Retirement Towns Show Some Surprises
Baby boomers are retiring at higher rates than ever before, and that could have a big impact on real estate. Here's a glimpse at the top retirement spots.
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Last year, more people in the U.S. retired than ever before. Roughly 28.6 million baby boomers left their work life behind in the third quarter of 2020 alone—about 3.2 million more than over the same period in 2019, according to the Pew Research Center. Some may have lost their jobs as casualties of COVID-19 and don't want to find another during a public health crisis, others may have retired a little earlier than planned out of fear of contracting the virus. And then there are those who may have simply felt like a pandemic was as good a time as any to live in the moment and begin enjoying their so-called golden years.