You've just spent the best years of your life commuting, navigating the asphalt jungle, and breathing in the city's unique perfume of gas fumes, aromas from street food carts and general pollution. Now you want it—retirement in the suburbs. And you won't be alone—in fact, one of the big trends these days, according to a Huffington Post report, is people heading even farther out than the suburbs to rural areas. So to which suburbs should you go to get the most bang for your retirement buck? Luckily, GoBankingRates began with a list of the 50 largest U.S. cities by population and narrowed that list down to 35. It then analyzed each of the 35 major cities and their five major suburbs, based on population size and data availability. A maximum of four cities per state was allowed. It considered two main factors: median rent in the main urban city compared with the average median rents of surrounding suburbs, sourced from Zillow's rent index for February 2018; and overall cost of living, which includes itemized categories like utilities, transportation, health and miscellaneous, in the main urban city compared with average costs of living of surrounding suburbs, sourced from Sperling's Best Places. Out of those 35 cities, city living is cheaper than choosing its suburbs in 25 areas; in the other 10, living in the suburbs will actually save you a few bucks. Depending on which part of the country you favor, you can choose from "reasonable" suburbs surrounding pricey cities like San Francisco, New York City and the nation's capital—or you can tough it out and go for what most appeals to you, regardless of price. A CNBC report also looks at the data, and provides some comparisons of factors that will be important when you're trying to make a decision. Lots of these ideal spots are in the South. According to GoBankingRates and CNBC, here are the 10 best suburbs for retirement.
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