PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA.

BEST CITY FOR RETIREES

Population: 374,713
Cost-of-Living Index: 103 (100 being national average)
Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class: 27%
Bohemian Indicator: 81
Creative-Class Salary Growth (2000-2005): 18.9%

They don't call this slice of Florida the Treasure Coast for nothing. It is nicely, not overly, developed and boasts two rivers as well as beachfront. If you want to improve your golf game, there's the PGA learning center nearby. And you're less than an hour away from Palm Beach and less than two hours from Miami.

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