Monticello Named Best Place To Retire
Monticello, GA has been named the best city to retire in in Georgia by Insurify.
Cities were evaluated on housing affordability, healthcare accessibility, life expectancy, low crime rates, and pedestrian and driver safety. Based on these measures, the highest-scoring community in each state was selected.
“Our quality of life depends highly on where we choose to live, and for retirees, this is no exception,” said Snejina Zacharia, CEO of Insurify.
“Insurify’s Best Cities to Retire Awards recognizes the cities across the nation that foster an exceptionally supportive community for their older residents.”
For more information on this analysis and the full list of Insurify’s 2021 Best Cities to Retire, visit: https://insurify.com/insights/best-cities-to-retire-awards-2021/
The data scientists at Insurify, a site to compare homeowners insurance, analyzed both proprietary and public data to identify the best cities to retire in 2021. They rated U.S. cities based on a composite score of factors comprising real estate affordability, life expectancy, accessibility to healthcare, low rates of property crime and violent crime, and driver and pedestrian safety.
Insurify’s research team referred to Realtor.com for statistics on real estate affordability. Cities with lower median home sale prices received a higher score. Life expectancy and healthcare accessibility statistics were provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Medical Association, respectively.
Cities with a higher life expectancy received a higher score, as did cities with a higher proportion of primary care physicians to residents. Property crime and violent crime rates were compiled from the latest Crime in the United States report, published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Cities with lower rates of property crime and violent crime received a higher score.
Driver and pedestrian safety statistics for each city were obtained from Insurify’s database of over 4 million car insurance applications. Cities were evaluated for rates of at-fault accidents and failure to yield to pedestrian violations. Higher scores were awarded to cities with lower rates of these two violations.
