Forbes Picks the 25 Best Places to Retire

Planning to retire soon? Forbes magazine has assembled their annual list of the Best Places to Retire. This year, they've expanded their list from 16 cities to 25. While there's a slightly bigger bias toward warm climates - which reflects retirees' wishes - there are still a number of towns right here in the Midwest that are mentioned!

Towns were selected based on day-to-day economic issues (home prices, tax burden on retirees and cost of living) as well as weather, availability of doctors, serious crime rates and encouragement for an active retirement.

Here's the list:

1. Albuquerque, New Mexico
2. Alexandria, Louisiana
3. Asheville, North Carolina
4. Atlanta, Georgia
5. Austin, Texas
6. Bloomington, Indiana
7. Boise, Idaho
8. Cape Coral, Florida
9. Columbia, Missouri
10. Columbia, South Carolina
11. Corpus Christi, Texas
12. Fargo, North Dakota
13. Fort Myers, Florida
14. Huntsville, Alabama
15. Knoxville, Tennessee
16. Las Cruces, New Mexico
17. Lynchburg, Virginia
18. Pensacola, Florida
19. Phoenix, Arizona
20. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
21. Salt Lake City, Utah
22. San Antonio, Texas
23. Savannah, Georgia
24. Tucson, Arizona
25. Tulsa, Oklahoma