Marietta

Marietta combines one of the guide's strongest healthcare scores with a lively historic Square and relatively attainable housing. Wellstar Kennestone gives residents unusually strong hospital and specialist access, while the downtown core offers restaurants, arts, festivals and a degree of walkability that the citywide Walk Score understates. Cobb senior services and tax relief strengthen the aging-in-place case. The limitation is transportation: outside the Square and a few connected neighborhoods, Marietta remains car-oriented and has no MARTA rail.