When deciding where to retire, there are a lot of factors to consider. With the help of the website Niche, who researched things such as a town’s number of retirees, weather, and access to healthcare and entertainment, we’ve put together a list of the best Mississippi retirement towns. (To see the complete list, click here. For more details on how the cities were scored, click here.) Read on to find out which Mississippi town you may be calling home at some point in the future.

15. Cleveland
Cleveland Tourism/Facebook
Residents 65 and Over: 12.2% Retiree Newcomers: .4% Monthly Housing Cost: $713
14. Greenwood
City of Greenwood – Office of the Mayor/Facebook
Residents 65 and Over: 11% Retiree Newcomers: .3% Monthly Housing Cost: $596
13. Pascagoula
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Residents 65 and Over: 12.9% Retiree Newcomers: .3% Monthly Housing Cost: $764
12. Vicksburg
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Residents 65 and Over: 14% Retiree Newcomers: .3% Monthly Housing Cost: $683
11. West Point
Visit Mississippi/Flickr
Residents 65 and Over: 16% Retiree Newcomers: .1% Monthly Housing Cost: $604
10. Hattiesburg
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Residents 65 and Over: 11% Retiree Newcomers: .4% Monthly Housing Cost: $687
9. Gulfport
DoD Inspector General/Flickr
Residents 65 and Over: 12.3% Retiree Newcomers: .3% Monthly Housing Cost: $855

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8. McComb
Earl McGehee/Flickr
Residents 65 and Over: 15.4% Retiree Newcomers: .3% Monthly Housing Cost: $581
7. Batesville
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Residents 65 and Over: 16.6% Retiree Newcomers: .4% Monthly Housing Cost: $713
6. Biloxi
Brent Moore/Flickr
Residents 65 and Over: 12.1% Retiree Newcomers: .6% Monthly Housing Cost: $825
5. Aberdeen
Jimmy Emerson DVM/Flickr
Residents 65 and Over: 17.9% Retiree Newcomers: .2% Monthly Housing Cost: $596
4. Picayune
City Hall of Picayune/Facebook
Residents 65 and Over: 14% Retiree Newcomers: 1% Monthly Housing Cost: $760
3. Amory
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Residents 65 and Over: 17% Retiree Newcomers: .2% Monthly Housing Cost: $576
2. Louisville
Jimmy Emerson DVM/Flickr
Residents 65 and Over: 19% Retiree Newcomers: .8% Monthly Housing Cost: $502
1. Columbia
Jimmy Emerson DVM/Flickr
Residents 65 and Over: 20.1% Retiree Newcomers: 1.7% Monthly Housing Cost: $567

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