Report: Sandy Springs Named Best City To Retire in Georgia

CreditDonkey, a credit card comparison and financial education website, has named Sandy Springs the best city to retire in Georgia.

To come up with its best places, CreditDonkey collected U.S. Census data for all of Georgia’s incorporated cities with a population of at least 20,000.

Then, it assigned each city a ranking based upon five pieces of information — senior population, housing, income, recreation and healthcare/social assistance.

The cities that made the final list are the ones that had the best combined ranking across those categories, CreditDonkey said.

The top 10 cities named to the list are:

1. Sandy Springs
2. Marietta
3. Roswell
4. Duluth
5. Rome
6. Gainesville
7. Peachtree City
8. Griffin
9. Canton
10. Carrollton

Other metro Atlanta cities that were in the top 20 include Alpharetta, Stockbridge, Smyrna, Newnan, Atlanta and Lawrenceville.

Sandy Springs, which CreditDonkey describes as a “well-to-do” suburb with close to 100,000 residents, had the best ranking in the housing and income categories, “although retirees may pay a little more to rent or buy.”

The city also scored well due to the size of its senior population and availability of healthcare.

For those looking to stay active, Sandy Springs has an abundance of parks and recreational facilities such as Abernathy Greenway Park, Morgan Falls Overlook Park and Big Trees Forest Preserve. Additionally, the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area is perfect for anyone looking for a place to have an afternoon picnic or a weekend camping trip.

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(Photo credit: city of Sandy Springs)