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Wichita a good place to retire? Not according to this list

Gretta Costlow and Bob McVey and others at the Park City Senior Center enjoy some square dancing in 2012.
Gretta Costlow and Bob McVey and others at the Park City Senior Center enjoy some square dancing in 2012. File photo

In a list of 150 U.S. cities, Wichita is the seventh-worst city to retire in, according to a new WalletHub report released Monday morning.

Wichita ranked even worse for quality of life, at fourth-worst in the nation, according to the report.

The rankings factored in cost of living, annual cost of in-home services, mild weather, percent of employed people ages 65 and older, recreation and senior centers per capita, fishing facilities per capita, museums per capita and portion of the population ages 65 and older.

Of course, tropical destinations made much of the top 10 list. But two Midwestern cities made the list: Minneapolis and Sioux Falls, S.D.

Here are the best and worst places to retire for 2016, according to WalletHub.

Best places to retire

1. Orlando, Fla.

2. Tampa, Fla.

3. Scottsdale, Ariz.

4. Miami, Fla.

5. Sioux Falls, S.D.

6. Las Vegas, Nev.

7. Cape Coral, Fla.

8. Atalanta, Ga.

9. Minneapolis, Minn.

10. Los Angeles, Calif.

Worst places to retire

1. Providence, R.I.

2. Worcester, Mass.

3. Newark, N.J.

4. Chula Vista, Calif.

5. Aurora, Ill.

6. Detroit, Mich.

7. Wichita, Kan.

8. Bakersfield, Calif.

9. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

10. Fontana, Calif.

Gabriella Dunn: 316-268-6400, @gabriella_dunn

This story was originally published August 15, 2016 at 8:27 AM with the headline "Wichita a good place to retire? Not according to this list."

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