Asheville has regularly been cited in surveys by magazines such as Money and Modern Maturity as being one of the best places to retire in the United States. Approximately 20 percent of Asheville’s residents are over sixty-five; this contributes to an eclectic mix of residents from young students to working adults to middle-aged artists to third-age retirees. “For a city its size, it’s quite remarkable — the cultural richness, the small-business community,” boasted Rogers.