20 Best U.S. Suburbs For Your Happy Retirement

10. OLYMPIA FIELDS, ILLINOIS

Percentage of households collecting Social Security: 51.7 percent
Median home listing price: $185,000

The village of Olympia Fields is home to the Olympia Fields Country Club, unique architecture, convenient public transportation access and more than 140 acres of parkland. Homes are pretty affordable in this Chicago suburb, but its 2.009 percent property tax rate is the highest of all the suburbs included in this study.

Compared to other suburbs in the study, however, Olympia Fields has the highest average income among households with retirement income at $49,963 a year.