The 10 Best Places to Retire in Georgia

Retire in Georgia magazine recently announced the “10 Best Places to Retire in Georgia.” You may be surprised to see some of these places listed as a great place to retire, but the staff at the publication carefully researched each nominated county/city and compared numerous criteria to determine which were the best. The categories used to analyze each nomination were climate, travel and tourism assets, technology infrastructure, cost of living, healthcare systems and lifelong learning opportunities. All of these components help make the retirement age truly enjoyable, and that is what makes these 10 places stand out among the rest:

• City of Decatur (Dekalb County)
• Peachtree City (Fayette County)
• Blairsville-Union County
• Cobb County
• Dublin-Laurens County
• Georgia’s Lake Country (Morgan, Greene, Putnam and Baldwin Counties)
• City of Perry (Houston County)
• Augusta and the Clarks Hill Lake Region (Warren, Wilkes, Washington, Lincoln, McDuffie and Columbia Counties)
• Dalton-Whitfield County
• Moultrie-Colquitt County

What would make one of these great places an even better place to retire? An active adult community that you can call home. In Cobb County, Jim Chapman Communities has the Brookhaven of East Cobb, which is an award-winning active adult community in Kennesaw. These low maintenance new homes cater to every need of the retirement age, and offer an exceptional array of amenities that help keep you active and promote of sense of community with your neighbors.

If retiring to a golf community sounds more like your style, then look to Blairsville-Union County, which is home to Owen Glen. With spacious home sites that offer beautiful mountain views, Owen Glen offers a serene setting for your retirement age where you can spend your days perfecting your golf score.

These two communities help Cobb County and Blairsville-Union County stand out a little more than the rest, but all 10 of these locations made it on the list because they offer something for retirees that other areas in Georgia do not. Your perfect retirement home is waiting for you in one of these places, and no matter what you had in mind for your retirement, you are sure to get the most out of the golden years by choosing one of these fantastic Georgia destinations.