Facing Retirement/NOT? Bankrate.Com Advertises Loans and Rank$ Mesa #1 + AARP Score: 45 out of 100

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FORGET ABOUT RETIREMENT: No Such Thing!
The New Urban Downtown Mesa is looking for active people of all ages who not only invest their money but their time, experience and energy to regenerate where and how we live: it's your choice to engage in the opportunities of a lifetime right here + right now

Tricky advertising campaign: yes, statistics do exist, but as a word of caution - and this is directly from their advert spluge -  " . . .  anyone looking to move would be well served to do their own research to make sure they know what they're getting into . . . "  and a word from your blogger: Don't Swim with LoanSharks

Bankrate.com

Any number of people have justifiably been questioning the effectiveness of lists like Bankrate's that use just a few broad categories to assess whether an area is suitable for retirement. The  AARP Livability Index, an online, interactive resource which takes into account 60 factors, is regarded as a better tool for determining cities where to live. It was the result of a survery of 4,500 Americans aged 50 and up who were asked about what aspects of their communities were most important to them. You can play with it, check your community, compare to neighboring communities, as well as look up cities that you might think you want to retire to.

Bankrate listed Mesa, Arizona as the best place to retire, but the AARP Livability Index gave Mesa an overall livability score of only 45 out of 100,

 

The biggest takeaway from this ranking is simply that these statistics exist, and can be used to attract banking customers.
Keep in mind that The New Urban Downtown Mesa is the location for a number of banks as well as a number of both residential and commercial real estate offices that have been here for years - why not see them first?  

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