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Best metros for healthcare access

Major-system and specialist access, ranked — the dimension retirees underweight until they need it.

#	Metro	Median home price	Healthcare	Airport connectivity	Safety
01	Fort Worth, TX	$367K	10/10	10/10	6/10
02	Dallas, TX	$367K	10/10	10/10	5/10
03	San Antonio, TX	$280K	10/10	8/10	5/10
04	Austin, TX	$427K	10/10	8/10	6/10
05	Houston, TX	$309K	10/10	9/10	5/10
06	Nashville, TN	$458K	10/10	9/10	5/10
07	Raleigh-Durham, NC	$438K	10/10	8/10	7/10
08	Charlotte, NC	$391K	10/10	9/10	6/10
09	Greenville, SC	$317K	10/10	7/10	6/10
10	Jacksonville, FL	$354K	10/10	7/10	5/10
11	Pittsburgh, PA	$236K	10/10	8/10	6/10
12	Cincinnati, OH	$313K	10/10	8/10	5/10
13	Columbus, OH	$335K	10/10	8/10	6/10
14	Cleveland, OH	$256K	10/10	8/10	4/10
15	Madison, WI	$455K	10/10	6/10	7/10
16	Milwaukee, WI	$394K	10/10	7/10	5/10
17	Omaha, NE	$312K	10/10	7/10	6/10
18	Kansas City, MO	$332K	10/10	8/10	5/10
19	St. Louis, MO	$280K	10/10	8/10	4/10
20	Tulsa, OK	$256K	10/10	7/10	5/10
21	Oklahoma City, OK	$248K	10/10	7/10	5/10
22	Boise, ID	$497K	10/10	7/10	7/10
23	Las Vegas, NV	$430K	10/10	9/10	5/10
24	Phoenix, AZ	$447K	10/10	9/10	5/10
25	Salt Lake City, UT	$567K	10/10	9/10	6/10
26	Seattle, WA	$745K	10/10	9/10	6/10
27	Sacramento, CA	$584K	10/10	8/10	5/10
28	San Diego, CA	$941K	10/10	9/10	6/10
29	Los Angeles, CA	$968K	10/10	10/10	5/10
30	San Francisco, CA	$1142K	10/10	9/10	5/10
31	Riverside, CA	$586K	10/10	7/10	5/10
32	Boston, MA	$747K	10/10	9/10	7/10
33	New York, NY	$735K	10/10	9/10	6/10
34	Philadelphia, PA	$395K	10/10	9/10	5/10
35	Chicago, IL	$360K	10/10	10/10	4/10
36	Sioux Falls, SD	$344K	10/10	6/10	7/10
37	Honolulu, HI	$858K	10/10	8/10	6/10
38	Wichita, KS	$227K	10/10	6/10	5/10
39	Baton Rouge, LA	$250K	10/10	5/10	4/10
40	Miami, FL	$477K	10/10	9/10	5/10
41	Fort Lauderdale, FL	$477K	10/10	9/10	5/10
42	Provo, UT	$548K	10/10	5/10	8/10
43	Chattanooga, TN	$328K	9/10	6/10	5/10
44	Charleston, SC	$436K	9/10	7/10	6/10
45	Tampa, FL	$361K	9/10	9/10	5/10
46	Sarasota, FL	$404K	9/10	7/10	6/10
47	St. Petersburg, FL	$361K	9/10	9/10	5/10
48	Orlando, FL	$387K	9/10	9/10	5/10
49	Lancaster, PA	$393K	9/10	6/10	7/10
50	Providence, RI	$532K	9/10	7/10	6/10
51	Indianapolis, IN	$297K	9/10	8/10	5/10
52	Ann Arbor, MI	$426K	9/10	9/10	7/10
53	Minneapolis, MN	$396K	9/10	9/10	6/10
54	Colorado Springs, CO	$457K	9/10	6/10	6/10
55	Fort Collins, CO	$558K	9/10	10/10	7/10
56	Spokane, WA	$425K	9/10	7/10	6/10
57	Reno, NV	$574K	9/10	7/10	6/10
58	Tucson, AZ	$343K	9/10	7/10	5/10
59	San Jose, CA	$1584K	9/10	8/10	7/10
60	New Haven, CT	$415K	9/10	6/10	5/10
61	Baltimore, MD	$408K	9/10	9/10	4/10
62	Detroit, MI	$272K	9/10	9/10	4/10
63	Fort Wayne, IN	$262K	9/10	5/10	6/10
64	Duluth, MN	$269K	9/10	4/10	7/10
65	Little Rock, AR	$233K	9/10	6/10	4/10
66	Daytona Beach, FL	$332K	9/10	5/10	5/10
67	McAllen, TX	$195K	9/10	6/10	5/10
68	El Paso, TX	$233K	8/10	7/10	7/10
69	Birmingham, AL	$264K	8/10	7/10	4/10
70	Knoxville, TN	$370K	8/10	7/10	6/10
71	Winston-Salem, NC	$285K	8/10	6/10	5/10
72	Columbia, SC	$258K	8/10	6/10	5/10
73	Virginia Beach, VA	$377K	8/10	7/10	7/10
74	Lexington, KY	$329K	8/10	6/10	6/10
75	Louisville, KY	$284K	8/10	7/10	5/10
76	Grand Rapids, MI	$362K	8/10	7/10	6/10
77	Rochester, MN	$345K	8/10	4/10	8/10
78	Denver, CO	$573K	8/10	10/10	6/10
79	Prescott, AZ	$550K	8/10	3/10	7/10
80	Santa Fe, NM	$561K	8/10	5/10	5/10
81	Albuquerque, NM	$354K	8/10	7/10	4/10
82	Fresno, CA	$411K	8/10	6/10	4/10
83	Buffalo, NY	$295K	8/10	7/10	5/10
84	Rochester, NY	$291K	8/10	4/10	6/10
85	Hartford, CT	$407K	8/10	7/10	5/10
86	Washington, DC	$585K	8/10	9/10	5/10
87	Toledo, OH	$206K	8/10	4/10	4/10
88	Green Bay, WI	$351K	8/10	5/10	7/10
89	Fargo, ND	$329K	8/10	6/10	7/10
90	Melbourne, FL	$344K	8/10	5/10	6/10
91	West Palm Beach, FL	$477K	8/10	8/10	5/10
92	Flagstaff, AZ	$633K	8/10	4/10	7/10
93	Grand Junction, CO	$438K	8/10	5/10	6/10
94	Eugene, OR	$464K	8/10	6/10	6/10
95	Memphis, TN	$248K	7/10	7/10	3/10
96	Atlanta, GA	$383K	7/10	10/10	5/10
97	The Villages, FL	$389K	7/10	9/10	8/10
98	Fort Myers, FL	$338K	7/10	8/10	6/10
99	Portland, ME	$550K	7/10	6/10	8/10
100	Fayetteville-Bentonville, AR	$370K	7/10	6/10	6/10
101	Portland, OR	$553K	7/10	6/10	5/10
102	Harrisburg, PA	$315K	7/10	6/10	6/10
103	New Orleans, LA	$265K	7/10	8/10	3/10
104	Gainesville, FL	$306K	7/10	5/10	5/10
105	Myrtle Beach, SC	$341K	7/10	7/10	5/10
106	Lubbock, TX	$214K	7/10	6/10	5/10
107	Corpus Christi, TX	$226K	7/10	5/10	5/10
108	Tyler, TX	$274K	7/10	3/10	6/10
109	Helena, MT	$480K	7/10	4/10	7/10

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