Three Texas metros among best places to retire

​​​​​​​​WASHINGTON – Three major Texas metros have landed on U.S. News and World Report​‘s list of the best places to retire in America. 

​Austin ranked fourth with a​ 5.6 healthcare score, ​6.0 housing affordability score, and a 7.2 overall score. 

San Antonio (​5.4 healthcare, 7.0 housing affo​​rdability, ​7.0 overall) and Dallas-Fort Worth (6.4 healthcare, 6.4 housing affordability, 7.0 overall) ranked eighth and ninth, respectively. 

The rest of the top ten rankings are: ​​​

• No. 1 Lancaster, Penn.; 

• No. 2 Fort Myers, Fla.; 

• No. 3 Sarasota, Fla; 

• No. 5 Pittsburgh;

• No. 6 Grand Rapids, Mich.;

• No. 7 Nashville, Tenn.; and 

• No. 10 Lakeland, Fla. 

El Paso followed closely behind, ranking 11th with a 7.0 overall score, 7.9 housing affordability score, and 4.7 in healthcare. 

To identify the best places to retire, U.S. News analyzed data for the 100 largest metropolitan areas. Top criteria include the happiness of local residents, housing affordability, tax rates, and healthcare quality.​​