NJ & NY top best states ranking for growing old — in part, ironically, thanks to air quality

There are blue skies for the grays of the tristate. Living out one’s golden years in New Jersey and New York is as good as gold, reveals a new ranking that rates both East Coast Edens in the top five best states for growing old in the US. The twilight life tastes sweeter in the Garden State and the Big Apple — even if the air is a bit sour. Fashion, foot traffic and fab healthcare are just a few of the factors that make New Jersey and New York great places in which to grow old. NurPhoto via Getty Images As the spunky spitfires of Generation X turn 60 this year, and the silver foxes of the Baby Boomers relish the revelries of retirement, researchers for Nursa, a healthcare staffing platform, to determine the most idyllic, affordable and healthy hotspots for folks to call home as they mature