The Alamo city scored well on affordability, air quality and access to health care, according to the rankings.
People ride on a GO RIO riverboat as others others walk along the River Walk near the La Antorcha de la Amistad sculpture in downtown San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 22, 2021. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures this week will be above normal.San Antonio is one of the best cities in the nation to retire, according to the Forbes magazine'sWeighing a variety of factors such as affordability.
San Antonio made the list for the fifth straight year. It is the only Texas city featured in Forbes’ most recent rankings.The article’s opening anecdote is of a couple who sold their half-million-dollar home in California for “an age-restricted, gated community on the edge of San Antonio,” a microcosm of the migration pattern from California into the Lone Star State.
San Antonio racked up points for its relative affordability, including a median home price of $262,000, which is 30% below the national average, and an overall cost of living 10 percent below the national average. The Alamo City as scored well for its air quality and ease of access to health care and an international airport.
Forbes also pointed to San Antonio’s “cultural scene” as a drawing card, citing the River Walk and the area's “Latino culture."
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