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11 Most Livable Cities for Wealthy Retirees in the Southwest

May 27, 2025

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Written by Heather Taylor

Edited by Chris Cluff

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If you’re a wealthy retiree, it’s not a bad idea to consider Southwestern cities like Round Rock, Tempe or Gilbert for retirement. These cities, and more, were recently named by media company Livability as among the top 100 places to live in the United States.

To determine the most livable Southwest cities for wealthy retirees, GOBankingRates pulled cities with a median home value of $350,000 or more along with high livability scores from the overall ranking. From highest to lowest LivScore ranking, here are 11 of the most livable Southwestern cities for wealthy retirees.

Flower Mound, Texas

LivScore: 875
Population: 77,122
Median home value: $476,609

Sugar Land, Texas

LivScore: 854
Population: 118,143
Median home value: $402,094

Round Rock, Texas

LivScore: 793
Population: 128,111
Median home value: $463,739

Gilbert, Arizona

LivScore: 791
Population: 272,479
Median home value: $496,010

Loveland, Colorado

LivScore: 744
Population: 76,771
Median home value: $479,719

Clovis, California

LivScore: 731
Population: 124,894
Median home value: $448,689

Aurora, Colorado

LivScore: 699
Population: 392,955
Median home value: $493,736

Colorado Springs, Colorado

LivScore: 698
Population: 486,839
Median home value: $467,431

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Tempe, Arizona

LivScore: 692
Population: 184,176
Median home value: $456,398

Redding, California

LivScore: 653
Population: 89,646
Median home value: $362,940

Santa Fe, New Mexico

LivScore: 641
Population: 88,812
Median home value: $446,470

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