North Carolina City One of the Best Cities for Sandwich Generation to Live

Are you part of the sandwich generation? Then you might want to realize what cities are the best for this sandwich generation now. A new ranking was done by Fortune and CVS Health that assesses the quality of life for the sandwich generation. The name threw me off because I was not aware of the sandwich generation before now. The sandwich generation is those who are raising children while regularly caring for their parents. I am sure there are tons of those right now, as I have seen it within my parents.

Becker's Hospital Review discusses the findings in the report to show the top 15 cities for the sandwich generation to live in. Taking over 2,000 cities and towns to research and data to determine their list. Taking things into consideration such as school districts, graduation rates, nursing homes, home health care agencies, healthcare providers, and more. Findings from the report show that communities in the Midwest, West, and mid-Atlantic are more likely to offer better access to healthcare professionals and public schools.

One North Carolina city made the top 5 for the sandwich generation. Morrisville, North Carolina ranks as the No. 5 city for the sandwich generation. This town is right outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and part of Iredell County. No other Carolina cities made the top 15, but coming in at No. 1 is Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you are part of the sandwich generation, then it is best to be sure you pay attention to where you live.

Source: Becker's Hospital Review

While my wife and I still have a few years of work ahead before we can retire, that doesn’t stop us from dreaming about where we want to spend our later years. But as great as some locations may sound, they may not be ideal for retirement for a variety of reasons, and now a new report reveals which places are the best and worst to live out your golden years.

WalletHub has just come out with their picks for the Best and Worst Places to Retire in the U.S. They judged more than 180 cities across 46 key metrics ranking them in areas like Affordability, Activities, Quality of Life and Health Care. According to the site, Charleston, South Carolina is the best place to retire scoring a 58.97 out of 100. Charleston gets its best marks for activities (15) and affordability (21).

Overall, retirees would do pretty well in Florida, with four of the top ten cities in the Sunshine State. When it comes to affordability, Montgomery, Alabama, is tops; while Washington, DC is number one for activities; Fremont, California is number one for quality of life; and South Burlington, Vermont is best for health care.

Charlotte only ranks 85th overall, but at least its not last. That dubious distinction goes to Bridgeport, Connecticut. You can see the complete ranking HERE.