Florida DominatesTop 100 Places to retire, Sarasota second on list, Venice number 11

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The Sunbelt is still shining when it comes to best places to retire. Every year Topretirements.com publishes a list of the 100 most popular places to retire. This year 68 of the 100 top positions were occupied by towns in the Sunbelt. Florida dominated the list, taking 23 of the spots, followed by North Carolina (11) and South Carolina (8). The list is hardly static -- 25 new towns made it to the top 100 in 2010.


1. Asheville, NC
2. Sarasota, FL
3. Prescott, AZ
4. Paris, TN
5. Austin, TX
6. Green Valley, AZ
7. Winston-Salem, NC
8. Beaufort, SC
9. San Diego, CA
10. Ft. Myers, FL
11. Venice, FL
12. Athens, GA
13. Charlottesville, VA
14. Mt. Airy, NC
15. Crossville, TN
16. Sedona, AZ
17. San Antonio, TX
18. San Luis Obispo, CA
19. Flagstaff, AZ
20. Tucson, AZ
21. Phoenix, AZ
22. Gainesville, FL
23. Naples, FL