The following AARP Age-Friendly Community Surveys (PDFs) were published in 2017:

Milwaukee, WI

Davidson County, TN

Warwick, RI

San Juan, PR

Bernalillo County, NM

Albany County, NY

Greater Kanawha Valley, WV

Miami-Dade County, FL

Greater East Lansing, MI

Tucson, AZ

Springfield, IL

Greater Rapid City, SD

Wilmington, NC

Seattle, WA

For more information, contact Joanne Binette atjbinette@aarp.org.

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