Delray Beach named among top retirement destinations
SmartAsset, a personal finance company, has announced its list of top cities for active retirement and Delray Beach has earned a place in the top 10.
Coming in fourth place, the city joins three other Florida cities that earned top 10 rankings.
Retirees wishing to gear up their activity level will find plenty to do in Delray Beach. One of the top draws for retiring here is the high concentration of golf courses giving golfers plenty of options to choose from. The ratio of golf courses to residents is 11.17 per 100,000, which gives Delray Beach the highest percentage over any other top 10 destinations.
Cities can take advantage of rankings like this to draw individuals and businesses into the area. Using brochure printing services, local officials can create colorful documents highlighting all that the city and surrounding communities have to offer.
SmartAsset reviewed just under 550 cities and ranked them using various metrics. The metrics included not only the number of golf courses but the number of retirement communities and medical centers. They also ranked them on average tax rate, number of fitness-related businesses, and percentage of senior population, which for Delray Beach was 24.60%.
Located on the coast of Florida the city has the same advantages as the other Florida cities that made the top 10. Among the other top 10 cities are Ft. Lauderdale, Clearwater and Pompano Beach, which claimed sixth, seventh, and eighth place respectively.
Coming in fourth place, the city joins three other Florida cities that earned top 10 rankings.
Retirees wishing to gear up their activity level will find plenty to do in Delray Beach. One of the top draws for retiring here is the high concentration of golf courses giving golfers plenty of options to choose from. The ratio of golf courses to residents is 11.17 per 100,000, which gives Delray Beach the highest percentage over any other top 10 destinations.
Cities can take advantage of rankings like this to draw individuals and businesses into the area. Using brochure printing services, local officials can create colorful documents highlighting all that the city and surrounding communities have to offer.
SmartAsset reviewed just under 550 cities and ranked them using various metrics. The metrics included not only the number of golf courses but the number of retirement communities and medical centers. They also ranked them on average tax rate, number of fitness-related businesses, and percentage of senior population, which for Delray Beach was 24.60%.
Located on the coast of Florida the city has the same advantages as the other Florida cities that made the top 10. Among the other top 10 cities are Ft. Lauderdale, Clearwater and Pompano Beach, which claimed sixth, seventh, and eighth place respectively.