Atlanta Business Chronicle
Metro Atlanta ranks No. 1 on a new list by Forbes of America's 40 "recession proof" retirement cities.
Forbes said it considered such factors as average income for seniors, current and expected home prices, job-growth predictions through 2014, the cost of living and median monthly housing cost.
Atlanta ranked 17th for number of sunny days, 17th for income of residents 65 and older, seventh for median home price, 17th for home price change predicted for 2009-2014, 11th for cost of living and 23rd for median housing cost.
Atlanta was followed by Dallas-Fort Worth, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Houston, St. Louis, Austin, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Kansas City and San Antonio.
New York finished last among the 40 cities, with Milwaukee and Boston near the bottom.
Click here for the Forbes report on recession-proof retirement cities.
And click here for the ranking of 40 cities.
