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Retirees

For people who want to enjoy the next chapter: good doctors close by, mild winters, a safe street to walk down and a budget that stretches.

  • Healthcare
  • Climate
  • Safety
  • Cost
  • Calm

What matters most to you?

The six largest cities for retirees

The same cities as on the homepage, scored for this group. Ranks are among 153 cities with enough data.

All 153 cities

Ranked for retirees, all-round. Scroll the list or search.

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#CityRegionFit
1Granadilla de AbonaCanariasGreat fit
2SieroPrincipado de AsturiasGreat fit
3PontevedraGaliciaGood fit
4ZamoraCastilla y LeónGood fit
5GranollersCataluñaGood fit
6MotrilAndalucíaGood fit
7AdejeCanariasGood fit
8BilbaoPaís VascoGood fit
9AvilésPrincipado de AsturiasGood fit
10OviedoPrincipado de AsturiasGood fit
11San Cristóbal de La LagunaCanariasGood fit
12TorrelavegaCantabriaGood fit
13A CoruñaGaliciaGood fit
14BurgosCastilla y LeónGood fit
15GetxoPaís VascoGood fit
16Rincón de la VictoriaAndalucíaGood fit
17CalviàIlles BalearsGood fit
18El EjidoAndalucíaGood fit
19LugoGaliciaGood fit
20Sant Cugat del VallèsCataluñaGood fit
21SantanderCantabriaGood fit
22VigoGaliciaGood fit
23Santa Lucía de TirajanaCanariasGood fit
24Santiago de CompostelaGaliciaGood fit
25Vitoria-GasteizPaís VascoGood fit
26AronaCanariasGood fit
27BenalmádenaAndalucíaGood fit
28GijónPrincipado de AsturiasGood fit
29La Línea de la ConcepciónAndalucíaGood fit
30LogroñoLa RiojaGood fit
31Santa Coloma de GramenetCataluñaGood fit
32MataróCataluñaGood fit
33San Bartolomé de TirajanaCanariasGood fit
34San FernandoAndalucíaGood fit
35San Vicente del RaspeigComunitat ValencianaGood fit
36Vila-realComunitat ValencianaGood fit
37ViladecansCataluñaGood fit
38ZaragozaAragónGood fit
39Mollet del VallèsCataluñaGood fit
40OurenseGaliciaGood fit
41PalenciaCastilla y LeónGood fit
42PonferradaCastilla y LeónGood fit
43Roquetas de MarAndalucíaGood fit
44ValladolidCastilla y LeónGood fit
45Castellón de la PlanaComunitat ValencianaGood fit
46Cerdanyola del VallèsCataluñaGood fit
47ElcheComunitat ValencianaGood fit
48EsteponaAndalucíaGood fit
49MelillaMelillaGood fit
50MijasAndalucíaGood fit
51Vilanova i la GeltrúCataluñaGood fit
52BenidormComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
53CuencaCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
54EldaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
55FerrolGaliciaMixed fit
56LeónCastilla y LeónMixed fit
57SalamancaCastilla y LeónMixed fit
58TarragonaCataluñaMixed fit
59UtreraAndalucíaMixed fit
60AlcoyComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
61AlgecirasAndalucíaMixed fit
62ArrecifeCanariasMixed fit
63BarcelonaCataluñaMixed fit
64CosladaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
65FuenlabradaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
66GironaCataluñaMixed fit
67IrunPaís VascoMixed fit
68RubíCataluñaMixed fit
69SegoviaCastilla y LeónMixed fit
70TorremolinosAndalucíaMixed fit
71CádizAndalucíaMixed fit
72CeutaCeutaMixed fit
73Chiclana de la FronteraAndalucíaMixed fit
74GuadalajaraCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
75PintoComunidad de MadridMixed fit
76San SebastiánPaís VascoMixed fit
77ToledoCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
78VicCataluñaMixed fit
79AranjuezComunidad de MadridMixed fit
80BadalonaCataluñaMixed fit
81CartagenaRegión de MurciaMixed fit
82Ciudad RealCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
83FuengirolaAndalucíaMixed fit
84HuescaAragónMixed fit
85Las Rozas de MadridComunidad de MadridMixed fit
86SabadellCataluñaMixed fit
87TeldeCanariasMixed fit
88TerrassaCataluñaMixed fit
89TorrentComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
90MálagaAndalucíaMixed fit
91PamplonaComunidad Foral de NavarraMixed fit
92Rivas-VaciamadridComunidad de MadridMixed fit
93SaguntoComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
94Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanariasMixed fit
95Torrejón de ArdozComunidad de MadridMixed fit
96Alcalá de HenaresComunidad de MadridMixed fit
97IbizaIlles BalearsMixed fit
98ValdemoroComunidad de MadridMixed fit
99Arganda del ReyComunidad de MadridMixed fit
100BarakaldoPaís VascoMixed fit
101CastelldefelsCataluñaMixed fit
102MadridComunidad de MadridMixed fit
103Molina de SeguraRegión de MurciaMixed fit
104ReusCataluñaMixed fit
105El Prat de LlobregatCataluñaMixed fit
106Las Palmas de Gran CanariaCanariasMixed fit
107LorcaRegión de MurciaMixed fit
108Sant Boi de LlobregatCataluñaMixed fit
109Collado VillalbaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
110Cornellà de LlobregatCataluñaMixed fit
111El Puerto de Santa MaríaAndalucíaMixed fit
112Jerez de la FronteraAndalucíaMixed fit
113LinaresAndalucíaMixed fit
114PalmaIlles BalearsMixed fit
115Tres CantosComunidad de MadridMixed fit
116AlbaceteCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
117GranadaAndalucíaMixed fit
118L'Hospitalet de LlobregatCataluñaMixed fit
119ManresaCataluñaMixed fit
120Talavera de la ReinaCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
121GandiaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
122PaternaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
123Sanlúcar de BarramedaAndalucíaMixed fit
124Boadilla del MonteComunidad de MadridMixed fit
125JaénAndalucíaMixed fit
126MarbellaAndalucíaMixed fit
127OrihuelaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
128ValenciaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
129Vélez-MálagaAndalucíaMixed fit
130AlcobendasComunidad de MadridMixed fit
131AlicanteComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
132AlmeríaAndalucíaMixed fit
133CáceresExtremaduraMixed fit
134San Sebastián de los ReyesComunidad de MadridMixed fit
135AlcorcónComunidad de MadridMixed fit
136Dos HermanasAndalucíaMixed fit
137MajadahondaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
138MóstolesComunidad de MadridMixed fit
139MurciaRegión de MurciaMixed fit
140Alcalá de GuadaíraAndalucíaWeak fit
141Pozuelo de AlarcónComunidad de MadridWeak fit
142SevillaAndalucíaWeak fit
143CórdobaAndalucíaWeak fit
144LleidaCataluñaWeak fit
145ÁvilaCastilla y LeónWeak fit
146Colmenar ViejoComunidad de MadridWeak fit
147MéridaExtremaduraWeak fit
148ParlaComunidad de MadridWeak fit
149TorreviejaComunitat ValencianaWeak fit
150BadajozExtremaduraWeak fit
151LeganésComunidad de MadridWeak fit
152GetafeComunidad de MadridWeak fit
153HuelvaAndalucíaWeak fit

All-round is the group's overall fit from our scoring. Pick a focus above to re-rank.

Regions ranked for retirees

All-round fit by region. A region is wider than any one city in it, so read the reasons.

  1. País VascoGood fit · helped by Doctors, Life expectancy, Wait for a specialist appointment
  2. CeutaGood fit · helped by Doctors, Population, Homicides
  3. ExtremaduraGood fit · helped by Doctors, Recorded crime, Rent per m²
  4. Principado de AsturiasGood fit · helped by Doctors, Thefts, Robberies
  5. AragónGood fit · helped by Doctors, Infant mortality, Life expectancy
  6. Comunidad de MadridGood fit · helped by Doctors, Life expectancy, Wait for surgery
  7. Comunidad Foral de NavarraGood fit · helped by Life expectancy, Households spending >40% of income on housing, Infant mortality
  8. GaliciaGood fit · helped by Infant mortality, Wait for surgery, Life expectancy
  9. CantabriaMixed fit · helped by Wait for a specialist appointment, Life expectancy, Population
  10. Castilla y LeónMixed fit · helped by Life expectancy, Wait for surgery, Thefts
  11. La RiojaMixed fit · helped by Wait for a specialist appointment, Population, Life expectancy
  12. CanariasMixed fit · helped by Households spending >40% of income on housing, Thefts
  13. Región de MurciaMixed fit · helped by Rent per m², Thefts, Life expectancy
  14. Castilla-La ManchaMixed fit · helped by Life expectancy, Wait for a specialist appointment, Thefts
  15. Comunitat ValencianaMixed fit · helped by Life expectancy
  16. CataluñaWeak fit · helped by Life expectancy
  17. Illes BalearsWeak fit · helped by Life expectancy
  18. AndalucíaWeak fit · helped by Thefts

Places our guides recommend for retirees

City · GaliciaA CoruñaA glass-fronted port city on a peninsula, with a Roman lighthouse, a long seafront and the Atlantic on three sides.Above average overall 63/10070 m² rent €497 a monthShines in summerCulture, food and nightlifeYoung professionalsCity · Principado de AsturiasAvilésAbove average overall 65/10070 m² rent €419 a monthBudget-conscious moversRetireesCity · País VascoBilbaoA reinvented industrial port with a famous museum, a serious bar culture and a lot of rain.Above average overall 66/10070 m² rent €806 a monthGood all yearRetireesFounders and self-employedCity · Castilla y LeónBurgosA cathedral city on the Camino de Santiago with cold winters, safe streets and the best black pudding in Spain.Above average overall 65/10070 m² rent €496 a monthShines in summerBudget-conscious moversHigh earners and investorsCity · CataluñaGranollersAbove average overall 61/10070 m² rent €611 a monthRetireesCity · GaliciaLugoA walled Roman city in inland Galicia with free tapas, low rents, a big hospital and little else to hurry you.Above average overall 61/10070 m² rent €341 a monthGood all yearBudget-conscious moversHigh earners and investorsCity · Principado de AsturiasOviedoThe elegant, orderly capital of Asturias, with pre-Romanesque churches, cider streets and a civil-service calm.Above average overall 62/10070 m² rent €512 a monthShines in summerBudget-conscious moversRetireesCity · GaliciaPontevedraA rainy Galician city that took cars out of its old centre and became one of the most walkable places in Spain.Above average overall 60/10070 m² rent €443 a monthGood all yearRetireesHigh earners and investorsCity · CanariasSanta Lucía de TirajanaA working-class town in the dry southeast of Gran Canaria, with steady wind and sunshine and the airport next door.Around the middle overall 50/10070 m² rent €474 a monthGood all yearRemote workersRetireesCity · CantabriaSantanderA graceful seaside capital on a wide bay, with cool summers, a lively seafront and a small comfortable scale.Above average overall 64/10070 m² rent €580 a monthShines in summerCulture, food and nightlifeYoung professionalsCity · GaliciaVigoGalicia's biggest city: a working port and car-making town on a spectacular bay, with oysters, hills and rain.Around the middle overall 59/10070 m² rent €533 a monthShines in summerRetireesCity · Castilla y LeónZamoraAbove average overall 63/10070 m² rent €344 a monthBudget-conscious moversRetirees

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