Dunedin Among America's 100 Best Place To Retire

DUNEDIN, FL — If you're among the residents who chose to retire in Dunedin, you're in good company. Dunedin was selected as a top retirement destination in the sixth edition of “America’s 100 Best Places to Retire,” a comprehensive guidebook of the country’s most appealing retirement towns.

The book, edited and published by the experts at Where to Retire, is available online at WhereToRetire.com and Amazon.

Editors and staff spent 11 months researching more than 800 cities. The final selection represents 35 states and includes 18 Florida locales. Each city profile combines extensive research, local knowledge and in-depth interviews with retirees who made the move (670 retirees, to be exact).

“This book allows readers to tap into the wisdom of hundreds of relocated retirees, including those who moved to Dunedin, one of our 10 best undiscovered towns,” said Where to Retire editor Annette Fuller. “This volume will get you dreaming of your retirement and where you might land. But the stories also bring you past wistful dreams and into the realm of real research, including information on weather, taxes, downtown attractions and even the caveats of each city.”

The chosen cities vary in size, climate, amenities and lifestyle, and each falls into one of 10 categories that focuses on the city’s defining feature, such as beaches, mountains, low costs, four seasons and appealing downtowns.

“This is by far our most popular book, which compiles and updates profiles from our magazine,” Fuller said. “It will be your most helpful asset in planning your own post-retirement departure and arrival.”

Florida cities on the list include: Amelia Island, Boynton Beach, Cape Coral, Dade City, Destin, Dunedin, Jacksonville, Leesburg, Melbourne, Naples, Northern Palm Beach County, Ocala,
Orlando, Port St. Lucie, Punta Gorda, St. Augustine, Sarasota, and Winter Haven..

This isn't Dunedin's first national honor.

Dunedin was voted “Best Little Walking Town in America” by Walking Magazine and was named the Tampa Bay area's best-kept secret by Coastal Living Magazine.

And, in May, Dr. Beach, or Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, a professor and director for the Laboratory of Coastal Research at Florida International University who has been releasing annual lists since 1991, named Dunedin's Caladesi Island No. 7 on the list of top beaches in the country.

The authority on retirement relocation since 1992, Where to Retire is published six times a year. The magazine covers the best retirement regions, towns and master-planned communities. It has a national circulation of 200,000 and is sold on various newsstands and at Barnes & Noble bookstores. A one-year subscription is $18.

Images via city of Dunedin, Dunedin Merchants and Kokolakis Contracting.

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