20 Best U.S. Suburbs For Your Happy Retirement

13. LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA

Percentage of households collecting Social Security: 82.6 percent
Median home listing price: $329,000

The heart of Laguna Woods is Laguna Woods Village, an active lifestyle community for people 55 and older located outside of Los Angeles. The retirement village is located only 10 minutes from the Laguna Beach coastline and has a variety of amenities, including golf courses, tennis courts and an equestrian center.

Laguna Woods has one of the lowest property tax rates compared to other suburbs in this study, at 0.715 percent. Although the cost of living in Laguna Woods is about 30 percent higher than the national average, it’s still around 36 percent less than the cost of living in L.A.