The highest scores this year went to areas where the population of seniors is already substantial and is growing rapidly. The study’s six factors included the percentage of residents who were 65 or older, the share of seniors who were born in another state, and the recent rate at which retirees moved to a specific market.Bradenton-Sarasota ranks first because of its striking performances in several categories: 

• Nearly 27 percent of its residents are 65 or older, the fourth-highest concentration of seniors in any market. That’s more than double the national average of 12.9 percent.
• Bradenton-Sarasota has a median age of 48.1. A median is a midpoint, with half of all residents being older and half being younger. The national median age is 36.8 years.
• Fully 95 percent of the seniors in Bradenton-Sarasota moved to Florida from another state. Only 53 percent of the elderly residents of a typical U.S. market were born out of state.

But don´t think of Bradenton/Sarasota as an area that is for seniors only.  There is also a big younger crowd that already enjoys to live in the sun!

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