Best Places to Retire: Top 5

5. Spring, Texas
Population: 68,356
Average Commute: 30 minutes
Median Home Value: $251,247
Median Monthly Rent: $1,326
Median Household Income: $88,359
4. The Woodlands, Texas

Population: 118,429
Average Commute: 23 minutes
Median Home Value: $474,279
Median Monthly Rent: $1,449
Median Household Income: $139,696
3. Homosassa Springs, Florida
Population: 15,052
Average Commute: 19 minutes
Median Home Value: $219,581
Median Monthly Rent: $863
Median Household Income: $52,150
2. Weirton, West Virginia

Population: 18,315
Average Commute: 18 minutes
Median Home Value: $124,746
Median Monthly Rent: $548
Median Household Income: $58,097
1. Midland, Michigan
Population: 42,740
Average Commute: 14 minutes
Median Home Value: $206,142
Median Monthly Rent: $790
Median Household Income: $76,166
Amanda Umpierrez is the Managing Editor of 401(k) Specialist magazine. She is a financial services reporter with nearly a decade of experience and a passion for telling stories and reporting news. She is originally from Queens, New York, but now resides in Denver, Colorado.
