Population sweet spot under 250,000
The average size of the cities on the top 25 places to retire list about 245,000. The largest city on the list is San Antonio, Texas (population 1.5 million) as the only one with a population topping one million while the smallest is Winchester, Va., at 27,000—barely smaller than Newark, Del. (population 30,000).
Eight cities with populations under 100,000 made the list.
The second-largest city on it is Tucson, Ariz., at 550,000 followed by Raleigh, N.C. (497,000) and Virginia Beach, Va. (457,000). All others were below 400,000.
See the complete Forbes Best Places to Retire in 2025 list here.
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