If your idea of retirement is a permanent vacation, it makes sense to choose a locale with plenty of wide-open spaces. Parks not only provide refuge from the noise and bustle of the city, but they also strengthen neighborhoods, reduce pollution, and inspire lazy strolls and impromptu picnics.

Parks are especially vital for densely populated urban areas, says Peter Harnik, director of the Center for City Park Excellence at the Trust for Public Land. “The more crowded a city is, the more important parks are,” he says. “Fewer and fewer people have their own private green space, so they depend on public space.”

Hmmm… the Bayfront is the densest populated area in the City, an Open Space study showed we drastically lack open space & picked Pleasure House Point as the number one property to purchase to create more open space, it’s well known “empty-nesters” are a large portion of the residents & homeowners in the area & therefore contribute more to the “bottom line” of the City’s tax revenues. Did you also know First Landing State Park is the most visited park in the entire state? Wouldn’t that also mean we, at the Bayfront, need more open space?!
Read 10 Greenest Places to Retire at US News & World Report.