Lookout Mountain is Tennessee’s top dream destination for retirement, survey shows

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Lookout Mountain and Moccasin Bend, seen from the Tennessee Riverwalk, are reflected in the Tennessee River during a cloudy dawn in March 2023. Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Lookout Mountain and Moccasin Bend, seen from the Tennessee Riverwalk, are reflected in the Tennessee River during a cloudy dawn in March 2023.

By Staff Report June 4, 2024 2 min read

Lookout Mountain is Tennessee’s most coveted retirement destination, according to a new survey of more than 3,000 older adults across the country.

Lookout Mountain, which boasts the highest elevation and highest income in the Chattanooga area, also ranks among the top 10 places in the U.S. retirees aspire to live given the resources to live where they wanted.

The financial news website Marketbeat.com surveyed more than 3,000 Americans age 60 years and older to discover the most desirable locations in the United States among retirees. In Tennessee, the top-rated dream destinations for retirement, in order — and their national ranking among all cities — were Lookout Mountain (No. 10 nationally), Sequoyah Hills in Knoxville (No. 45) and Belle Meade in Nashville (No. 61).

Top dream destinations for retirement

1. Wailea, Maui, Hawaii

2. Pelican Bay, Naples, Florida