Median home price: $423,500
2011 price change: -1.9% It may sound crazy, but lots of people are retiring in the Big Apple, where by 2025 the 65-and-up set will number 1.2 million. Prices are high, but no other place on the planet is as stimulating: Broadway shows, any kind of cuisine, museums and parks galore, and classes by the thousands. New York's apartment living is very senior-friendly; you don't need a car, and guess what? Everyone delivers.
Boston
Median home price: $335,560
2011 price change: -1.75%
With some of the best colleges and universities in the world, Boston is tops for health care, education, and culture.
New Orleans
Population: 343,829
Median home price: $152,200
2011 price change: -4.8%
If hurricanes (the cocktail kind) and zydeco won't keep you young, we can't help you.
San Francisco
Population: 805,235
Median home price: $676,100
2011 price change: -6.7%
The City by the Bay is expensive, but values will probably rise further amid the IPO craze.
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