Salt Lake City rates poorly as a place to retire

• That's down from No. 124 in 2021 and No. 111 in 2020.

Between the lines: Salt Lake's score for access to quality health care dropped from last year, and appears to be driving down its ranking for retirees.

• U.S. News used its hospital ratings as a factor in the retirement ranking, calculating the quantity and quality of nearby hospitals in each city.

The big picture: Many of the cities that leap-frogged Salt Lake City in the rankings this year are in the South — and scored much better on housing affordability than Salt Lake City.

Yes, but: Western cities fared much better in the magazine's rankings for the best cities to live for all ages, which were released in May.

• Salt Lake ranked No. 23, with high scores for "quality of life" and "value" (whether average incomes can cover housing costs).