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Davis Makes Top 10 Suburbs to Retire

Davis is by far the most expensive town on the Forbes list.

Davis is among the best suburbs in the country to retire, according to a study done by Yahoo! and Forbes Magazine.

It is by far the most expensive of the cities that made the Top 10 list in terms of home prices: “In nearly half [of the towns], the price was $200,000 or less. The one exception was Davis, Calif., where home prices are in the mid 400,000’s but plenty of other factors offset this.”

All of the cities on the list are within 25 miles of a large city, so as to ensure proximity to cultural, sporting and other amenities. The study also looked at cost of living, the tax climate for retirees, availability of hospitals, higher education, crime rates and air quality.

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Here’s what they had to say about Davis:

The average home price of $450,000 is the highest on our list. But this Sacramento suburb of 65,000 has a lot going for it anyway. Favorable factors include a local hospital, its own University of California campus and rail links to both Sacramento 15 miles east and the San Francisco Bay area 50 miles southwest. There are good weather and above-average air quality, too.

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The city has said in recent months that retirees are one of the fastest-growing demographics in Davis. With development happening slowly, Councilmember Dan Wolk has stressed the importance of accommodating this demographic. 

See what other towns made the list on Yahoo! Real Estate.


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