The 50 Best Quiet, Affordable Small Towns to Retire in America

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 7,696 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in the U.S., scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Haskell, TX.

1. 50Rugby, North Dakota

   Retirement: 92nd percentile · Quiet: 89th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

   2,509 people · Pierce County · median home $131,800 · income $50,365 · Jan low -4°F · 43 in snow

2. 49Rochester, Illinois

   Retirement: 84th percentile · Quiet: 80th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 90th percentile

   3,863 people · Sangamon County · median home $238,900 · income $117,118 · Jan low 19°F · 19 in snow

3. 48Jackson, Pennsylvania

   Retirement: 86th percentile · Quiet: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 90th percentile

   4,236 people · Cambria County · median home $160,600 · income $81,414 · Jan low 16°F · 80 in snow

4. 47Binghamton, New York

   Retirement: 85th percentile · Quiet: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 87th percentile

   4,617 people · Broome County · median home $222,300 · income $105,345 · Jan low 16°F · 77 in snow

5. 46Economy, Pennsylvania

   Retirement: 92nd percentile · Quiet: 90th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

   9,098 people · Beaver County · median home $250,800 · income $95,313 · Jan low 21°F · 20 in snow

6. 45St. Helen, Michigan

   Retirement: 79th percentile · Quiet: 89th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 87th percentile

   2,735 people · Roscommon County · median home $95,600 · income $44,871 · Jan low 10°F · 63 in snow

7. 44Daugherty, Pennsylvania

   Retirement: 73rd percentile · Quiet: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile

   3,078 people · Beaver County · median home $191,300 · income $87,969 · Jan low 19°F · 30 in snow

8. 43Keating, Pennsylvania

   Retirement: 81st percentile · Quiet: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 96th percentile

   2,725 people · McKean County · median home $121,700 · income $74,297 · Jan low 16°F · 80 in snow

9. 42Pilesgrove, New Jersey

   Retirement: 94th percentile · Quiet: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 79th percentile

   4,183 people · Salem County · median home $383,300 · income $158,281 · Jan low 27°F · 17 in snow

10. 41West Mahanoy, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 69th percentile · Quiet: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 100th percentile

    2,785 people · Schuylkill County · median home $88,700 · income $85,471 · Jan low 18°F · 48 in snow

11. 40Pompey, New York

    Retirement: 86th percentile · Quiet: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    7,080 people · Onondaga County · median home $275,400 · income $111,000 · Jan low 11°F · 115 in snow

12. 39Stephentown, New York

    Retirement: 82nd percentile · Quiet: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 79th percentile

    2,791 people · Rensselaer County · median home $208,800 · income $88,617 · Jan low 14°F · 54 in snow

13. 38Salem, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 89th percentile · Quiet: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

    4,027 people · Luzerne County · median home $200,600 · income $78,560 · Jan low 16°F · 36 in snow

14. 37Baraga, Michigan

    Retirement: 93rd percentile · Quiet: 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

    3,478 people · Baraga County · median home $133,300 · income $52,254 · Jan low 6°F · 178 in snow

15. 36Sumner, Illinois

    Retirement: 70th percentile · Quiet: 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 100th percentile

    2,631 people · Lawrence County · median home $46,000 · income $55,625 · Jan low 21°F · 16 in snow

16. 35Caribou, Maine

    Retirement: 95th percentile · Quiet: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    7,396 people · Aroostook County · median home $134,100 · income $53,709 · Jan low 3°F · 118 in snow

17. 34Kane, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 78th percentile · Quiet: 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 98th percentile

    3,630 people · McKean County · median home $73,600 · income $52,353 · Jan low 13°F · 93 in snow

18. 33Rush, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 89th percentile · Quiet: 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 87th percentile

    3,668 people · Centre County · median home $158,500 · income $75,732 · Jan low 16°F · 50 in snow

19. 32Pickford, Michigan

    Retirement: 72nd percentile · Quiet: 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 95th percentile

    2,791 people · Chippewa County · median home $167,400 · income $99,688 · Jan low 7°F · 101 in snow

20. 31Paint, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 88th percentile · Quiet: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

    3,041 people · Somerset County · median home $157,600 · income $61,364 · Jan low 19°F · 74 in snow

21. 30Dulce, New Mexico

    Retirement: 87th percentile · Quiet: 73rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 99th percentile

    2,788 people · Rio Arriba County · median home $53,300 · income $39,773 · Jan low 10°F · 56 in snow

22. 29South Pymatuning, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 89th percentile · Quiet: 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile

    2,653 people · Mercer County · median home $180,700 · income $77,614 · Jan low 19°F · 55 in snow

23. 28Mahoning, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 77th percentile · Quiet: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 87th percentile

    2,708 people · Lawrence County · median home $134,500 · income $65,370 · Jan low 19°F · 28 in snow

24. 27Pine Grove, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 76th percentile · Quiet: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 90th percentile

    2,604 people · Warren County · median home $188,900 · income $96,318 · Jan low 18°F · 72 in snow

25. 26Scott, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 94th percentile · Quiet: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

    4,629 people · Lackawanna County · median home $246,700 · income $93,384 · Jan low 20°F · 59 in snow

26. 25Fallowfield, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 89th percentile · Quiet: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    4,099 people · Washington County · median home $163,900 · income $66,802 · Jan low 21°F · 10 in snow

27. 24Garner, Iowa

    Retirement: 96th percentile · Quiet: 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

    3,065 people · Hancock County · median home $186,300 · income $70,726 · Jan low 6°F · 40 in snow

28. 23Woolwich, Maine

    Retirement: 97th percentile · Quiet: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    3,068 people · Sagadahoc County · median home $254,500 · income $102,175 · Jan low 12°F · 72 in snow

29. 22Schuyler, New York

    Retirement: 81st percentile · Quiet: 86th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 94th percentile

    3,296 people · Herkimer County · median home $116,000 · income $65,469 · Jan low 10°F

30. 21Madrid, Iowa

    Retirement: 90th percentile · Quiet: 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 87th percentile

    2,802 people · Boone County · median home $185,600 · income $89,844 · Jan low 12°F · 33 in snow

31. 20Conemaugh, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 90th percentile · Quiet: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile

    6,760 people · Somerset County · median home $166,100 · income $75,459 · Jan low 19°F · 65 in snow

32. 19Hancock, New York

    Retirement: 92nd percentile · Quiet: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

    2,764 people · Delaware County · median home $161,100 · income $62,243 · Jan low 16°F · 55 in snow

33. 18Kewaunee, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 76th percentile · Quiet: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile

    2,837 people · Kewaunee County · median home $159,600 · income $82,028 · Jan low 12°F · 48 in snow

34. 17Fort Fairfield, Maine

    Retirement: 83rd percentile · Quiet: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile

    3,322 people · Aroostook County · median home $161,000 · income $70,852 · Jan low 3°F · 108 in snow

35. 16West Brunswick, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 97th percentile · Quiet: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 79th percentile

    3,278 people · Schuylkill County · median home $289,700 · income $119,167 · Jan low 20°F · 21 in snow

36. 15Palatine, New York

    Retirement: 81st percentile · Quiet: 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 90th percentile

    3,189 people · Montgomery County · median home $142,500 · income $69,722 · Jan low 7°F · 54 in snow

37. 14Carroll, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 99th percentile · Quiet: 86th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 79th percentile

    5,380 people · Washington County · median home $189,300 · income $79,219 · Jan low 21°F · 10 in snow

38. 13Clarksville, Texas

    Retirement: 89th percentile · Quiet: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 96th percentile

    2,857 people · Red River County · median home $53,700 · income $33,014 · Jan low 32°F · 2 in snow

39. 12Iron River, Michigan

    Retirement: 82nd percentile · Quiet: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 96th percentile

    3,007 people · Iron County · median home $85,000 · income $54,183 · Jan low 0°F · 67 in snow

40. 11Pierrepont, New York

    Retirement: 85th percentile · Quiet: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 98th percentile

    2,523 people · St. Lawrence County · median home $131,300 · income $92,500 · Jan low 6°F · 77 in snow

41. 10Gerrish, Michigan

    Retirement: 90th percentile · Quiet: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 79th percentile

    2,796 people · Roscommon County · median home $232,100 · income $95,813 · Jan low 11°F · 66 in snow

42. 9Rogers City, Michigan

    Retirement: 95th percentile · Quiet: 86th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile

    2,850 people · Presque Isle County · median home $110,200 · income $49,266 · Jan low 14°F · 85 in snow

43. 8Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 84th percentile · Quiet: 90th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 95th percentile

    4,775 people · Venango County · median home $108,200 · income $63,987 · Jan low 18°F · 54 in snow

44. 7Rush, New York

    Retirement: 96th percentile · Quiet: 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile

    3,490 people · Monroe County · median home $264,600 · income $122,519 · Jan low 16°F · 52 in snow

45. 6L'Anse, Michigan

    Retirement: 97th percentile · Quiet: 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile

    3,551 people · Baraga County · median home $122,700 · income $54,898 · Jan low 7°F · 208 in snow

46. 5Ozona, Texas

    Retirement: 78th percentile · Quiet: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 100th percentile

    2,663 people · Crockett County · median home $66,900 · income $81,622 · Jan low 30°F

47. 4Ralpho, Pennsylvania

    Retirement: 89th percentile · Quiet: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 90th percentile

    4,186 people · Northumberland County · median home $243,900 · income $120,386 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow

48. 3Clarion, Iowa

    Retirement: 98th percentile · Quiet: 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 94th percentile

    2,810 people · Wright County · median home $116,200 · income $64,625 · Jan low 6°F · 31 in snow

49. 2Providence, Kentucky

    Retirement: 93rd percentile · Quiet: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 100th percentile

    2,892 people · Webster County · median home $60,300 · income $55,121 · Jan low 25°F · 9 in snow

50. 1Haskell, Texas

    Retirement: 99th percentile · Quiet: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 95th percentile

    3,089 people · Haskell County · median home $104,500 · income $62,378 · Jan low 29°F · 3 in snow

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