Map 3 - The title is “Favorable Amenities and Lower Living Costs Are Attracting Affluent Retirees and Baby Boomers to the Southwest.”

A map of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado showing counties having twice the national average of Prosperous Empty Nesters and Silver and Gold. Prosperous Empty Nesters are concentrated in the western and southeastern counties of New Mexico, central counties in Colorado, the eastern half of Oklahoma, and counties scattered throughout Texas. Silver and Gold are concentrated in central counties in New Mexico, northern and central counties in Colorado, a northeast county in Oklahoma, and central and coastal areas of Texas. Southeast New Mexico and central and eastern counties in Texas have high concentrations of both groups.

Source: ESRI.