Forbes screened more than 800 locales in the U.S. for everything from climate change risk to crime to availability of doctors. We then compared those that made the cut for what they offered in leisure pursuits—from the arts, fine dining and learning to hiking, skiing, watersports and golf.
Here are the top 25:
Pittsfield? One of my best friends lives there. No. Just no.
For the rest? Notice the high cost of living and high housing prices. These aren’t retirement locales, these are just rated nice places to live.
And clearly elder friendly weather was not a consideration.