A report said the North Carolina was the fifth worst state to retire, except for Raleigh. It is ranked in the top 20 of 2017’s best places to retire, which ranked in the top 150 U.S. cities across the country on four key areas – affordability, activity, health care and the most important quality of life. Raleigh’s top ranking came due to its healthcare which is the 6 ^th best among the 150 cities in the poll, however, other criteria tend to fall behind in terms of quality of life and activity.

The city has a superiority on the surroundings with accessibility to mountains, oceans and a moderate climate.

Raleigh boasts about having around 12 colleges and universities with over 70,000 students accounting for the top 3 universities.

The indisputable part of Raleigh is the healthcare and medical facilities of the city.

The city was awarded for its commitment to efficiently use the energy saving process and practices. With locally grown foods, recycling, water conservation and other methods of saving for the future, the city of Raleigh have made a huge impact for its citizens. It has also planned to reduce fossil fuel by 20% in the next five years.

In addition, there are a lot of retirement homes for active adults in Raleigh. This includes assisted living facilities as well as 55+ communities. Due to the reasons stated above Raleigh has become one of the best destinations to retire.