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The Member List

263 communities (and counting), from Texas to Michigan, from Honolulu to Washington, D.C.

AARP Livable Communities, Updated June 19, 2018

The communities listed below, presented in alphabetical order by state and representing more than 70 million people, have joined the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. Membership does not mean that AARP is endorsing any of the following municipalities as a place to live. Nor does it mean that the community listed is currently "age-friendly." What membership means is that the community's elected leadership has made the commitment to actively work toward making their town, city, county or state a great place for people of all ages.

Map of the United States with pinpoints marking the locations of communities in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities

AARP.org/agefriendly

The stars represent member towns, cities and counties in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities.

Age-friendly communities are, by their nature, inclusive and considerate of the perspectives of all residents, of all ages, and all persuasions. Age-friendly communities encourage and benefit from diverse citizen engagement by encouraging signatories to engage residents in a process to identify the community’s needs, and develop and implement an action plan to address those needs.

Participation in the network involves following a multi-step process of improvement. A link to the community's age-friendly action plan has been added to this list if the town or city has reached Step 2 of the improvement process.

If an AARP Community Survey has been completed, or if the community has been featured in an AARP Livable Communities slideshow, interview or "how to" article, those links are provided as well. If you have questions, please write to Livable@AARP.org. For easy access to the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities Tool Kit, bookmark or visit AARP.org/AgeFriendly.

The dates below indicate when the community joined the age-friendly network.

Alabama

  • Birmingham (September 2014)

For more information, contact: AARP Alabama, 866-542-8167, alaarp@aarp.org

Arizona

  • Phoenix (February 2017)
  • Tucson (October 2016)

For more information, contact: AARP Arizona, 866-389-5649, aarpaz@aarp.org

Arkansas

  • Fayetteville (November 2013)

For more information, contact: AARP Arkansas, 866-554-5379, araarp@aarp.org

California

  • Berkeley (July 2016)
  • Chula Vista (July 2016)
  • Corte Madera (December 2017)*
  • Culver City (March 2018)
  • Emeryville (June 2018)
  • Fairfax (December 2017)*
  • Fremont (October 2016)
  • Glendale (May 2018)
  • La Mesa (May 2018)
  • Long Beach (January 2018)
  • Los Angeles (May 2016)
  • Los Angeles County (May 2016)
  • Novato (April 2017)
  • Sausalito (July 2017)
  • San Diego County (June 2016)
  • San Francisco (November 2014)
  • San Jose (September 2016)
  • San Rafael (September 2017)
  • Saratoga (May 2016)
  • Sonoma County (July 2016)
  • Sunnyvale (September 2016)
  • West Hollywood (April 2016)
  • West Sacramento (June 2015) Interview | Survey

For more information, contact: AARP California, 866-448-3614, caaarp@aarp.org

Colorado

  • Boulder County (July 2016)
  • Colorado Springs (October 2015) Action Plan
  • Denver (July 2014) Survey
  • Eagle County (August 2017)
  • Fruita (December 2017)
  • Larimer County (December 2015)
  • Manitou (December 2017)
  • Pitkin County (March 2017)

For more information, contact: AARP Colorado, 866-554-5376, coaarp@aarp.org

Connecticut

  • Glastonbury (June 2018)
  • Greenwich (December 2016)
  • Newtown (January 2017)

For more information, contact: AARP Connecticut, 866-295-7279, ctaarp@aarp.org

District of Columbia

For more information, contact: AARP Washington, DC, 202-434-7700, dcaarp@aarp.org

Florida

  • Coral Gables (May 2018)
  • Cutler Bay (March 2016)
  • Dunedin (February 2018)
  • Fort Lauderdale (January 2017)
  • Hallandale Beach (May 2016)
  • Hollywood (November 2016)
  • Lakeland (December 2016)
  • Longwood (December 2016)
  • Miami-Dade County (November 2016)
  • Palmetto Bay (March 2017)
  • Pembroke Pines (March 2017)
  • Pinecrest (July 2016)
  • Pinellas County (January 2017)
  • Sarasota County (February 2015) Survey | Action Plan
  • Satellite Beach (December 2016) 
  • St. Petersburg (June 2016) Survey 
  • Tallahassee (June 2015) Survey
  • Wilton Manors (February 2018)
  • Winter Haven (October 2015)

For more information, contact: AARP Florida, 866-595-7678, flaarp@aarp.org

Georgia

For more information, contact: AARP Georgia, 866-295-7281, gaaarp@aarp.org

Hawaii

For more information, contact: AARP Hawaii, 866-295-7282, hiaarp@aarp.org

Idaho

  • Boise (March 2018)

For more information, contact: AARP Idaho, 866-295-7284, aarpid@aarp.org

Illinois

  • Alton (February 2018)
  • Arlington Heights (May 2018)
  • Champaign (March 2017)
  • Danville (March 2018)
  • Evanston (April 2015*)
  • Urbana (March 2017)

For more information, contact: AARP Illinois, 866-448-3613, aarpil@aarp.org

Indiana

  • Fishers (July 2017)
  • Gary (June 2018)

For more information, contact: AARP Indiana, 866-448-3618, in@aarp.org

Iowa

For more information, contact: AARP Iowa, 866-554-5378, ia@aarp.org

Kentucky

  • Berea (January 2015)
  • Bowling Green (July 2015)
  • Lexington (June 2014)
  • Louisville (September 2016)

For more information, contact: AARP Kentucky, 866-295-7275, ky@aarp.org

Maine

  • Auburn (June 2018)
  • Augusta (May 2016)
  • Bangor (July 2016)
  • Bar Harbor (February 2017)
  • Belfast (September 2016)
  • Berwick (May 2016)
  • Bethel (September 2015) Action Plan
  • Biddeford (November 2016) Article
  • Blue Hill (September 2016)
  • Bowdoinham (April 2015*) Article | Action Plan
  • Brooklin (March 2017)
  • Brooksville (February 2017)
  • Bucksport (June 2016)
  • Caribou (February 2018)
  • Castine (March 2017)
  • Cumberland (July 2016)
  • Danforth (April 2018)
  • Deer Isle (May 2017)
  • Dexter (March 2017)
  • Dover-Foxcroft (January 2017)
  • Eastport (April 2016) Article
  • Eliot (February 2018)
  • Ellsworth (December 2014)
  • Gardiner (May 2018)
  • Georgetown (June 2018)
  • Gilead (January 2017)
  • Greenville (January 2018)
  • Greenwood (March 2016) Action Plan
  • Hallowell (September 2016)
  • Jackman (November 2017)
  • Kennebunk (March 2015)
  • Limestone (May 2018)
  • Madison (December 2017)
  • Milo (January 2017)
  • Newry (April 2016) Action Plan
  • North Yarmouth (December 2016) Survey
  • Old Orchard Beach (August 2017) Article
  • Ogunquit (March 2018)
  • Paris (March 2015)
  • Penobscot (March 2017)
  • Portland (August 2014)
  • Presque Isle (May 2018)
  • Raymond (November 2017)
  • Readfield (May 2016)
  • Saco (April 2016) Article
  • Sedgwick (March 2017)
  • Skowhegan (December 2017)
  • Stonington (July 2017)
  • Sullivan (January 2018)
  • Surry (April 2017)
  • Waldo County (March 2018)
  • Waterville (May 2017)
  • Wayne (September 2016)
  • Westbrook (September 2016)
  • Woodstock (April 2016) Action Plan
  • Yarmouth (May 2017)

For more information, contact: AARP Maine, 866-554-5380, me@aarp.org

Maryland

For more information, contact: AARP Maryland, 866-542-8163, md@aarp.org

Massachusetts

Massachusetts is a member of the network (January 2018) Article

  • Acton (February 2017)
  • Agawam (April 2017)
  • Arlington (November 2017)
  • Bedford (February 2018)
  • Bolton (February 2018)
  • Boston (May 2014)
  • Boxborough (April 2018)
  • Carlisle (February 2018)
  • Concord (February 2018)
  • Dartmouth (January 2016)
  • Dedham (March 2018)
  • Hudson (March 2018)
  • Lawrence (September 2017)
  • Lincoln (May 2018)
  • Littleton (February 2018)
  • Martha's Vineyard (July 2016)
  • Maynard (April 2018)
  • New Bedford (July 2015)
  • Newton (February 2016)
  • North Adams (January 2015)
  • Peabody (January 2017)
  • Pittsfield (January 2015)
  • Salem (August 2015) Action Plan
  • Scituate (June 2018)
  • Stoneham (May 2018)
  • Stoughton (September 2017)
  • Stow (February 2018)
  • Sudbury (April 2018)
  • Wakefield (October 2017)
  • Wendham (June 2018)
  • West Springfield (November 2016)

For more information, contact: AARP Massachusetts, 866-448-3621, ma@aarp.org

Michigan

  • Auburn Hills (March 2013) Action Plan
  • East Lansing (February 2017)
  • Highland Park (December 2013)
  • Lansing (June 2015) Survey
  • Southfield (March 2017)

For more information, contact: AARP Michigan, 866-227-7448, miaarp@aarp.org

Minnesota

  • Alexandria (January 2016)
  • Maple Grove (June 2016)
  • Minneapolis (May 2015) Interview
  • Northfield (September 2016)

For more information, contact: AARP Minnesota, 866-554-5381, aarpmn@aarp.org

Mississippi

  • Hernando (July 2016)
  • Holly Springs (March 2018)
  • Jackson (May 2018)
  • Southaven (March 2018)
  • Vicksburg (May 2018)

For more information, contact: AARP Mississippi, 866-554-5382, msaarp@aarp.org

Missouri

For more information, contact: AARP Missouri, 866-389-5627, aarpmo@aarp.org

Montana

  • Bozeman (June 2017)
  • Carbon County (February 2018)

For more information, contact: AARP Montana, 866-295-7278, mtaarp@aarp.org

Nevada

  • Henderson (July 2015)
  • Winnemucca (December 2016)

For more information, contact: AARP Nevada, 866-389-5652, aarpnv@aarp.org

New Hampshire

  • Goffstown (June 2018)
  • Portsmouth (June 2018)

For more information, contact: AARP New Hampshire, 866-542-8168, nh@aarp.org

New Jersey

  • Montclair (February 2015)
  • Princeton (April 2014) Action Plan
  • Teaneck (May 2018)

For more information, contact: AARP New Jersey: 866-542-8165, njaarp@aarp.org

New Mexico

  • Albuquerque (October 2017) Article
  • Carlsbad (June 2014)

For more information, contact: AARP New Mexico: 866-389-5636, nmaarp@aarp.org

New York

New York State is a member of the network (December 2017) Article

  • Albany County (July 2016)
  • Big Flats (September 2014) Action Plan
  • Brookhaven, Long Island (March 2013) Survey
  • Chemung County (April 2012*) Action Plan
  • Elmira (City) (August 2013) Action Plan
  • Elmira (Town) (November 2013) Action Plan
  • Erie County (February 2015) Article
  • Glen Cove (February 2018)
  • Great Neck Plaza, Long Island (April 2013)
  • Ithaca (March 2015) Action Plan
  • New York City (April 2012*) Action Plan
  • North Hempstead, Long Island (November 2014)
  • Oneida County (September 2016)
  • Southport (October 2015)
  • Suffolk County, Long Island (August 2013) Survey
  • Tompkins County (March 2015) Action Plan
  • Westchester County (April 2012) Action and Implementation Plan

For more information, contact: AARP New York, 866-227-7442, nyaarp@aarp.org

North Carolina

  • Buncombe County (August 2017)
  • Forsyth County (May 2018)
  • Guilford County (April 2018)
  • Matthews (October 2015) Survey
  • Mecklenburg County (September 2016)
  • Orange County (July 2016)
  • Wake County (September 2016)

For more information, contact: AARP North Carolina, 866-389-5650, ncaarp@aarp.org

Ohio

  • Cleveland (September 2015*) Survey | Action Plan
  • Cincinnati (February 2018)
  • Columbus (July 2015)
  • Delaware County (February 2018)
  • Oxford (October 2017)

For more information, contact: AARP Ohio, 866-389-5653, ohaarp@aarp.org

Oregon

  • Multnomah County (November 2014)
  • Newberg (January 2017)
  • Portland (April 2012*) Action Plan | Interview
  • Salem (May 2017)
  • Springfield (January 2015)

For more information, contact: AARP Oregon, 866-554-5360, oraarp@aarp.org

Pennsylvania

For more information, contact: AARP Pennsylvania, 866-389-5654, aarpa@aarp.org

Puerto Rico

  • Coamo (May 2016)

For more information, contact: AARP Puerto Rico, 866-542-8169, aarppr@aarp.org

South Carolina

  • Columbia (August 2017)

For more information, contact: AARP South Carolina, 866-389-5655, scaarp@aarp.org

Tennessee

  • Chattanooga (April 2018)
  • Kingsport (September 2016)
  • Knoxville (February 2018)
  • Memphis (April 2018)

For more information, contact: AARP Tennessee, 866-295-7274, tnaarp@aarp.org

Texas

For more information, contact: AARP Texas, 866-227-7443 

Utah

  • Salt Lake City (October 2015)

For more information, contact: AARP Utah, 866-448-3616, vtaarp@aarp.org

Vermont

For more information, contact: AARP Vermont, 866-227-7451, vtaarp@aarp.org

Virginia

  • Albemarle County (June 2017)
  • Alexandria (June 2016)
  • Arlington County (May 2018)
  • Charlottesville (June 2017)
  • Grayson County (January 2017)
  • Roanoke (January 2018)

For more information, contact: AARP Virginia, 866-542-8164, aarpva@aarp.org

Washington

  • Puyallup (March 2016)
  • Seattle (August 2016)

For more information, contact: AARP Washington, 866-227-7457, aarpwa@aarp.org

West Virginia

  • Charleston (December 2016)

For more information, contact: AARP West Virginia, 866-227-7458, aarpwv@aarp.org

Wisconsin

  • Greendale (August 2017)
  • Sheboygan (August 2017)
  • Shorewood (March 2017)

For more information, contact: AARP Wisconsin, 866-448-3611, wistate@aarp.org

Wyoming

  • Casper (May 2017)
  • Jackson (May 2017)
  • Teton County (May 2017)

For more information, contact: AARP Wyoming, 866-663-3290, wyaarp@aarp.org

* Indicates a community that joined the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities before joining the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. Membership in the AARP network comes with automatic membership in the WHO network.

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