10 California Towns Where Retirees Are Quietly Moving In

10 California Towns Where Retirees Are Quietly Moving In California loses more retirees than any state in the country — nearly 57,000 people over 60 left in a single year. But CalPERS data shows 81% of California's public retirees stay in-state after leaving work. They're not leaving. They're moving sideways. This video counts down ten California towns where retirees are quietly landing in 2026: Rio Vista, where the median age of the entire town is 63.8 and Trilogy's 90 resident clubs await; Cloverdale, wine country at $545,000 median; Chico, which absorbed 20,000 Camp Fire refugees and now tops California's affordability rankings; Auburn's 27% over-65 population in the Sierra Foothills; Redding at $376,000 median with Santiago Calatrava's Sundial Bridge outside your door; Nipomo's Monarch Dunes golf resort; Nevada City's preserved Victorian gold rush downtown; Ojai's pink moment and 75-year music festival; Grass Valley's $580,000 median and 367 miles of gold mine tunnels; and Paso Robles — named California's best small town for retirement by WorldAtlas, surrounded by 200 wineries, with a median sitting well below the coastal premium. Every figure sourced and current to 2026. Keywords: best California retirement towns 2026, affordable California retirement, Paso Robles retirement, Grass Valley California retirees, Nevada City California property, Rio Vista Trilogy 55 plus, Cloverdale wine country retirement, Redding California affordable housing, Auburn California retirement, Ojai retirement community, Chico California retirement, California retirees staying in state, CalPERS retirement data California, Sierra Foothills retirement towns, Central Coast California retirement, California small towns 2026, best small towns California retirees, California retirement affordability, 55 plus communities California, realestate.com California retirement 2026 Hashtags: #CaliforniaRetirement #RetirementTowns2026 #PasoRobles #GrassValley #NevadaCity #RioVista #Cloverdale #Redding #AuburnCA #Ojai #ChicoCA #Nipomo #SierraFoothills #CentralCoastCalifornia #AffordableCalifornia #RetireInCalifornia #CaliforniaRealEstate2026 #BestRetirementTowns #55PlusCommunities #SmallTownCalifornia Disclaimer: This video is produced for informational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial, retirement planning, real estate investment, or healthcare advice. Median home prices, rental figures, population statistics, age demographics, cost of living data, and community amenity details cited in this video are sourced from Redfin, Zillow, realestate.com.au, 55places.com, RetirementLiving.com, the California Department of Finance, the California Association of Realtors, WorldAtlas, and other publicly available sources current to mid-2026 unless otherwise stated. CalPERS retention data reflects publicly available CalPERS reporting.