AARP Livability IndexTM Explore All Communities Search Feature

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Customize your community search by geographic region, community size, livability category, individual measures of livability, and other community features using search filters.

What is the AARP Livability Index Platform?

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Learn about AARP Livability Index data and scores, key features, and ways to use the tool to promote community livability.

Empowering People to Remain Independent

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See how the St. Charles community empowers members to live independent lives with the help of volunteer driver transportation

A North Carolina ADU Story: Keeping Family Close By

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See how one family and a Durham community turned to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as an affordable housing option.

Connecting Rural Arkansas via High-Speed Internet

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A look at how community, business, and government leaders brought internet service to unserved businesses and homes in a south Arkansas community.

Livability Index Day 3: Transforming Transportation

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Day 3 featured in-depth conversations on how livable communities provide their members with transportation options that connect people to social activities, economic opportunities, and medical care.

2022 Livability Index & More Housing Options with ADUs

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Day one of the 2022 AARP Livability Index Week featuring a demo of the new site, top performing communities, and expert tips on building accessory dwelling units (ADUs).

Housing for Older Adults and the Importance of Livable Communities

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AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge discuss the housing needs of older adults and how AARP and HUD are working to improve the health, well-being and safety of older adults by creating

Placemaking During a Pandemic: Andrew Howard

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While the COVID-19 pandemic is in some ways a barrier to placemaking with new social distancing, public gathering and masking requirements, in other ways the core tenants of placemaking are key to economic and societal recovery during this unpreceden

What Makes a Successful Place? with Andrew Howard

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Any community can combine the three core elements of placemaking—something to do, somewhere to sit, and something to eat and drink—to create a vibrant place that makes people want to gather together. These projects increase safety, health outcomes a

Video 6: AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities

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Learn about implementing an age-friendly action plan and writing the community's first progress report