Where's the best place to retire in the U.S.? See how N.C. cities rank

Asheville ranks No. 20 and Wilmington ranks No. 27 out of 117 best major metropolitan areas for retirement, according to apartment finding firm Zumper. Zumper said it used to following criteria to rank retirement cities: "data available from U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Report, NOAA and Zumper’s database to investigate factors such as weather, crime and safety, access to affordable housing and access to doctors. After collecting the relevant data, we created standardized values for each factor…

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