The Best Communities in Palm Beach, FL

With over 160 golf courses and 348 days a year of temperatures over 70 degrees, Palm Beach is a haven for seniors looking to make the most of retirement. Worth Avenue offers some of the nation’s best upscale shopping and dining, and Palm Beach county’s 83 state parks offer access to beaches, walking trails and other natural discoveries. Lion Country Safari invites residents to view zoo animals in a cageless situation, simulating their natural habitat, and seniors receive discounted admission. Seniors also receive discounts on Tri-Rail, which offers transit service to Fort Lauderdale and Miami, while baseball fans can get discounted tickets to all Wednesday games as part of the Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals’ Silver Sluggers program.

To help seniors discover the most senior-friendly locations around the country, Caring.com conducted a new study, “The Best and Worst Places for Senior Living.” The Caring Senior Living Report analyzes and ranks 300 cities and 50 states on the quality of senior living in that area. The cities were graded using 46 metrics across five categories: Health Care, Senior Living & Housing, Affordability, Quality of life, and Transportation.