For Sports Fans

The best US cities to retire if you're a sports fan.

From our curated database of U.S. retirement cities — a sampling, not an exhaustive ranking. We add new cities regularly.

Where you don't have to give up your teams.

Multi-sport metros

Cities with teams in 4 or more major leagues — football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer.

Commanders · Nationals · Wizards · Capitals · DC United · Mystics (WNBA) · 19-min Metro to Capital One Arena · 29-min Metro to Nationals Park

6 teams via Metro →

Cowboys · Rangers · Mavericks · Stars · FC Dallas · Wings (WNBA)

Dolphins · Marlins · Heat · Panthers · Inter Miami CF

Eagles · Phillies · 76ers · Flyers · Union

Cardinals · Diamondbacks · Suns · Mullett · Mercury (WNBA) · Cactus League spring training

Vikings · Twins · Timberwolves · Wild · Minnesota United · Lynx (WNBA)

Major sports cities

Cities with multiple major-league teams across two or three leagues.

Colts · Pacers · Fever (WNBA)

Chiefs · Royals · Sporting KC

Raiders · Golden Knights · Aces (WNBA)

Titans · Predators · Nashville SC

Saints · Pelicans

Steelers · Pirates · Penguins

Salt Lake CityUT

Jazz · Mammoth · Real Salt Lake

Cardinals · Blues · St. Louis City SC

Buccaneers · Rays · Lightning · Tropicana Field reachable from St. Pete in under 30 min

Honorable mentions: elite college sports towns

No major-league teams nearby, but college football and basketball are practically a religion. For retirees whose Saturdays already revolve around their team.

Michigan Wolverines · The Big House (107,601 capacity)

Indiana Hoosiers · Assembly Hall basketball culture

Ohio State Buckeyes · Columbus Crew (MLS Cup champion)

College + MLS →

Tennessee Volunteers · Neyland Stadium (101,915 capacity)

Kentucky Wildcats · Rupp Arena basketball mecca

Wisconsin Badgers · Camp Randall football & strong basketball

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