These Areas Are Becoming America’s New Retirement Hotspots

Retirement often brings a major question: where should you live next? For many Americans, the answer is no longer as simple as staying put. After leaving the workforce, retirees are increasingly looking for places that offer warmer weather, a lower cost of living, favorable tax conditions, and easier access to healthcare, recreation, and community.

Those moves can reshape entire regions. When large numbers of retirees settle in the same areas, they can influence housing demand, local businesses, healthcare systems, and the broader economy. In recent years, many parts of the Sun Belt and other retiree-friendly regions have seen especially strong growth as older Americans search for comfort, affordability, and a better quality of life.

Here are the parts of America attracting retirees in some of the biggest numbers.

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,059 (0.6% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 36.1% from different county in state; 27.7% from a different state; 36.1% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 97,857 (11.9% of population)
• Median age in county: 37.2 years old
• Location: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,072 (0.5% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 31.3% from different county in state; 60.5% from a different state; 8.2% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 129,089 (11.7% of population)
• Median age in county: 35.8 years old
• Location: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,092 (0.4% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 43.8% from different county in state; 39.1% from a different state; 17.2% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 133,532 (10.5% of population)
• Median age in county: 35.4 years old
• Location: Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,158 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 65.2% from different county in state; 22.3% from a different state; 12.5% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 230,399 (14.7% of population)
• Median age in county: 37.2 years old
• Location: Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,299 (0.5% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 35.6% from different county in state; 54.9% from a different state; 9.5% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 138,567 (12.4% of population)
• Median age in county: 37.4 years old
• Location: Raleigh, NC metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,320 (0.5% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 50.5% from different county in state; 33.6% from a different state; 15.9% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 121,023 (11.3% of population)
• Median age in county: 37.4 years old
• Location: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,325 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 40.4% from different county in state; 32.8% from a different state; 26.7% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 255,404 (15.9% of population)
• Median age in county: 39.1 years old
• Location: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,418 (0.6% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 48.2% from different county in state; 41.0% from a different state; 10.9% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 99,654 (11.0% of population)
• Median age in county: 36.9 years old
• Location: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,531 (0.4% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 59.7% from different county in state; 23.4% from a different state; 17.0% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 222,540 (17.7% of population)
• Median age in county: 41.6 years old
• Location: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,604 (0.9% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 31.2% from different county in state; 61.9% from a different state; 6.9% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 146,692 (24.2% of population)
• Median age in county: 47.4 years old
• Location: Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,669 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 32.8% from different county in state; 18.5% from a different state; 48.7% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 269,943 (14.2% of population)
• Median age in county: 38 years old
• Location: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,681 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 48.9% from different county in state; 23.9% from a different state; 27.2% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 243,239 (14.8% of population)
• Median age in county: 38.7 years old
• Location: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,840 (0.4% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 48.2% from different county in state; 34.5% from a different state; 17.3% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 284,256 (17.4% of population)
• Median age in county: 38.8 years old
• Location: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,884 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 48.1% from different county in state; 9.4% from a different state; 42.5% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 389,399 (16.7% of population)
• Median age in county: 40.2 years old
• Location: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 5,973 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 40.9% from different county in state; 46.7% from a different state; 12.5% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 248,631 (12.5% of population)
• Median age in county: 34.6 years old
• Location: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 6,006 (0.5% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 62.0% from different county in state; 22.2% from a different state; 15.8% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 190,307 (16.5% of population)
• Median age in county: 40.4 years old
• Location: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 6,126 (1.6% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 37.4% from different county in state; 58.1% from a different state; 4.5% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 109,251 (29.1% of population)
• Median age in county: 49 years old
• Location: Ocala, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 6,387 (1.5% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 29.9% from different county in state; 63.1% from a different state; 7.0% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 89,957 (21.0% of population)
• Median age in county: 40.1 years old
• Location: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 6,433 (1.7% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 34.6% from different county in state; 58.0% from a different state; 7.4% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 103,276 (26.9% of population)
• Median age in county: 47.3 years old
• Location: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 6,572 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 67.8% from different county in state; 18.8% from a different state; 13.4% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 259,927 (12.1% of population)
• Median age in county: 34.3 years old
• Location: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 6,789 (1.7% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 24.5% from different county in state; 64.7% from a different state; 10.9% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 114,243 (28.4% of population)
• Median age in county: 49.7 years old
• Location: North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 7,000 (1.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 49.4% from different county in state; 44.9% from a different state; 5.7% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 138,757 (25.0% of population)
• Median age in county: 46.9 years old
• Location: Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 7,041 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 52.6% from different county in state; 27.3% from a different state; 20.1% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 290,461 (11.3% of population)
• Median age in county: 34.2 years old
• Location: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 7,044 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 52.4% from different county in state; 36.5% from a different state; 11.0% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 247,826 (11.9% of population)
• Median age in county: 35.3 years old
• Location: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 7,181 (1.0% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 25.6% from different county in state; 62.8% from a different state; 11.6% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 146,515 (20.1% of population)
• Median age in county: 40.2 years old
• Location: Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 7,228 (1.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 40.9% from different county in state; 45.7% from a different state; 13.3% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 126,195 (22.4% of population)
• Median age in county: 44.2 years old
• Location: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 7,285 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 34.5% from different county in state; 39.5% from a different state; 26.0% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 306,055 (13.7% of population)
• Median age in county: 37.5 years old
• Location: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 7,545 (0.5% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 29.0% from different county in state; 49.5% from a different state; 21.6% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 214,615 (14.8% of population)
• Median age in county: 38 years old
• Location: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 7,738 (2.0% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 13.7% from different county in state; 73.5% from a different state; 12.8% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 124,784 (33.1% of population)
• Median age in county: 52.5 years old
• Location: Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 7,939 (0.3% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 16.9% from different county in state; 34.2% from a different state; 48.9% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 446,559 (16.8% of population)
• Median age in county: 40.9 years old
• Location: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 8,849 (0.6% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 30.1% from different county in state; 38.9% from a different state; 31.0% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 177,634 (12.6% of population)
• Median age in county: 36.2 years old
• Location: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 9,132 (0.9% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 16.6% from different county in state; 75.1% from a different state; 8.3% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 212,565 (20.6% of population)
• Median age in county: 39.4 years old
• Location: Tucson, AZ metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 9,991 (0.2% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 30.5% from different county in state; 36.4% from a different state; 33.1% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 793,931 (15.4% of population)
• Median age in county: 37.9 years old
• Location: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 10,794 (1.1% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 27.4% from different county in state; 57.5% from a different state; 15.0% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 245,332 (25.8% of population)
• Median age in county: 49.1 years old
• Location: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 11,058 (2.5% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 22.2% from different county in state; 72.6% from a different state; 5.2% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 163,928 (37.5% of population)
• Median age in county: 57.3 years old
• Location: North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 11,340 (0.2% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 41.9% from different county in state; 32.2% from a different state; 25.9% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 521,651 (11.2% of population)
• Median age in county: 34.5 years old
• Location: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 11,671 (0.6% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 32.9% from different county in state; 37.7% from a different state; 29.4% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 335,342 (17.5% of population)
• Median age in county: 41.3 years old
• Location: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 11,732 (0.4% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 46.6% from different county in state; 37.0% from a different state; 16.4% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 481,993 (14.8% of population)
• Median age in county: 37.1 years old
• Location: San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 11,930 (0.4% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 54.4% from different county in state; 24.6% from a different state; 21.0% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 488,359 (15.5% of population)
• Median age in county: 39.1 years old
• Location: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 12,395 (1.6% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 16.4% from different county in state; 71.8% from a different state; 11.8% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 223,302 (29.2% of population)
• Median age in county: 49.5 years old
• Location: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 13,483 (0.6% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 2.5% from different county in state; 87.3% from a different state; 10.2% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 343,754 (15.3% of population)
• Median age in county: 38.2 years old
• Location: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 14,755 (0.1% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 38.4% from different county in state; 32.8% from a different state; 28.8% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 1,415,856 (14.4% of population)
• Median age in county: 37.7 years old
• Location: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 14,910 (1.0% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 25.7% from different county in state; 56.1% from a different state; 18.2% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 365,029 (24.6% of population)
• Median age in county: 45.6 years old
• Location: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 16,117 (0.7% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 58.3% from different county in state; 27.4% from a different state; 14.3% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 359,162 (14.9% of population)
• Median age in county: 36.7 years old
• Location: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area

• Retirement age residents who moved in in 2022: 27,630 (0.6% of current population)
• Origin of new retirement age residents: 12.5% from different county in state; 73.5% from a different state; 14.0% from abroad
• Total number of retirement age residents: 692,770 (15.8% of population)
• Median age in county: 37.5 years old
• Location: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area