Retirement
Best Homes for Retirees: What Actually Matters After 60
Single level living, low upkeep, and walkability beat square footage every time. A practical look at what retirees love ten years later.
By Lisa Copeland · 6 min read
Ask a hundred retirees what they'd change about their home and almost none of them say they wish it were bigger.
One story living is the near-universal winner. Stairs are the single most common reason people move a second time, and a second move is expensive.
Low-maintenance exteriors — brick, fiber cement, xeriscaped yards — quietly return dozens of weekends a year.
Proximity matters more than acreage. Being ten minutes from a hospital, a grocery, and people you love outperforms a beautiful lot forty minutes from everything.
And finally: light. Homes with generous natural light are consistently rated happier by their owners, regardless of size.
