Atlanta named one of the best cities to retire

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Looking for a place to settle down during your golden years? You don't have to stray from home, because Atlanta has been named one of the best places to retire by WalletHub.

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The personal finance website determined its results by analyzing the 150 largest U.S. cities using 40 metrics across four major categories: affordability, activities, quality of life and health care.

While Orlando and Tampa took first and second place, respectively, Atlanta wasn’t too far behind at No. 5.

It came out on top thanks to its high activities ranking. It was No. 8 on that list. It even tied with New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and St. Louis for most museums per capita.

Other Georgia cities didn’t fare as well. Augusta fell to the bottom of the pack at No. 75 and so did Columbus at No. 122.

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Overall, Florida dominated. Seven of the state’s cities placed in the top 20 including Miami, which was No. 3, Cape Coral, which was No. 13, and Fort Lauderdale, which was No. 15.

Want to know how other areas fare? Check out the map of findings below.