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UES: Retirement Hot Spot!
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Jen Carlson
Published Mar 22, 2010
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Forget heading south during your autumn years—according to a new study one of the top retirement spots in the country is right here in NYC. Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood was ranked #7—just one spot below Fort Meyers, Florida. The study was based on housing, low crime rates and large populations of well-educated seniors.
For the NYC pick, they say: "some Retirees prefer city living and high culture... on Central Park East, this Manhattan neighborhood exudes quiet sophistication and culture. It is the ultimate in urban sophisticated retirement living." However, it comes with an expensive pricetag with an over $3M median housing value.
According to some uptown seniors that talked to the Daily News, the Upper East Side really is the place to be... though 72-year-old wild thing Millie Cantor objected, saying, "I prefer the West Side for living. It's more lively, less buttoned up."
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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