Jacksonville, Fla., has been selected as a top retirement destination in the sixth edition of America’s 100 Best Places to Retire, a comprehensive guidebook of the country’s most appealing retirement towns. The book, edited and published by the experts at Where to Retire, is available online at WhereToRetire.com and Amazon.

Editors and staff spent 11 months researching more than 800 cities. The final selection represents 35 states and includes 18 Florida locales. Each city profile combines extensive research, local knowledge and in-depth interviews with 670 retirees who made the move.

The chosen cities vary in size, climate, amenities and lifestyle, and each falls into one of 10 categories that focuses on the city’s defining feature, such as beaches, mountains, low costs, four seasons and appealing downtowns.

The authority on retirement relocation since 1992, Where to Retire is published six times a year. The magazine covers the best retirement regions, towns and master-planned communities. It has a national circulation of 200,000 and is sold on various newsstands and at Barnes & Noble bookstores. A one-year subscription is $18.