The Milken Institute, founded by financier Michael Milken, has released an analysis of 100 large metropolitan areas and rated them on their ability to provide healthy, productive and purposeful lives for their aging residents.

The rankings are based on a wide range of factors that promote age-friendly communities such as health care, wellness, living arrangements, transportation/convenience, financial well being, employment/educational opportunities, community engagement, and overall livability.

The following 15 large metropolitan areas offer aging residents the ability to lead fulfilling lives, with No. 1 receiving the highest score.

No. 15
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Ark.

This area boasts great health care, special needs transportation and affordable living. Unemployment among older residents is low, and the area is home to many small businesses. However, high rates of inactivity and unhealthy eating lead to elevated obesity and diabetes rates.
 

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