What's New 06/22/09: Home prices updated for April-May 2009.
04/16/09: Home prices updated for January-March 2009.
03/11/09: Added Google Maps Street View for cities.
02/26/09: Completed updates for Building Permits (2008), Population Growth (2007) and Population Density.
01/09/09: Home prices updated for November-December 2008.
12/09/08: Added 2007 Crime data from the FBI and 2008 Tax data from the Tax Foundation.
11/11/08: Home prices updated for August-October 2008.
08/20/08: Home prices updated for June-July 2008.
06/30/08: Home prices updated for April-May 2008.
06/24/08: Added recently released Air Quality data from the EPA for 2007.
06/09/08: Completed research for 20 new cities - Bigfork, Bishop, Carolina Beach, Concord, Fargo, Fond du Lac, Half Moon Bay, Key West, Lynchburg, Marietta, Newnan, Oak Ridge, Pocatello, Port Townsend, Princeton, Provincetown, The Woodlands, Vail, Valdosta and Wenatchee.
04/11/08: Home prices updated for March 2008.
04/04/08: Changed domain name to GreatPlacesToRetire.com from RetireHomeSmart.com.
03/17/08: Home prices updated for January-February 2008 and building permits for December 2007.
01/15/08: Home prices updated for December 2007.
01/04/08: City Report data tables and charts now include averages for the complete GreatPlacesToRetire 80-City survey.
12/13/07: Home prices updated for October-November 2007.
12/03/07: Building Permits updated through October 2007.
11/26/07: Added recently released Crime data from the FBI for 2006.
11/24/07: Added video to city profiles.
11/10/07: Added recently released Water Quality data from the EPA for 2004 and 2006.
10/18/07: Added recently released Air Quality data from the EPA for 2006.
10/13/07: Home prices updated for August-September 2007.
10/03/07: Completed research for 11 new cities - Las Cruces, Casper, Boise, Vancouver, Boone, Springfield, Bend, Boca Raton, Tyler, Rochester and Missoula.
08/14/07: Home prices updated for June-July 2007.
07/25/07: Added Recreation as the 19th data category for top retirement cities. Data is from the National Park Service and 50 State Parks or Parks & Wildlife organizations.
07/12/07: Added Natural Hazard Risk data from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
06/28/07: Homes for Sale (MLS Listings powered by HomeGain) and other local real estate resources now available by retirement city.
06/10/07: Home prices updated for April-May 2007.
05/05/07: Added Medical Care data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
04/19/07: Home prices updated for March 2007.
04/09/07: Tax rates updated for 2007 from the Tax Foundation 04/04/07 report.
03/21/07: Home prices updated for February 2007. Building Permits updated through January 2007.
03/08/07: Completed research for 10 new cities - Ann Arbor, Columbia, Colorado Springs, Georgetown, Sarasota, Clarksville, Stamford, Chandler, Champaign and Prescott.
02/15/07: Home prices updated for January 2007.
02/12/07: Upgraded City Report with easier to read format and charts.
01/04/07: Home prices updated for November 2006.