Everyone has a list of the best places to retire; Florida, Arizona and other warmer climes usually dominate. But weather might not be the best way to judge which cities are the best to age "successfully."

The Milken Institute recently released its biannual list of cities for successful aging. The top of the list is dominated by places whose residents must endure real winters.

Milken looked at a number of metrics — 84 in all — that measured financial security, safety, affordability, cultural amenities, health and happiness, among other things. The idea was to dig beyond weather and look at services and lifestyle amenities available in large cities and smaller metro areas across the country.

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