In the latest edition of (AARP The Magazine) Texas' capital city has landed on the list of the top four "retirement-friendly" cities to watch.

Features that make a community livable, such as mass-transit systems, expanded sidewalks, better healthcare and a wide range of mixed-use housing, were among the criteria for determing the magazine's list of five great places to live and the four cities worth watching. These features tend to attract residents over age 50. According to the magazine, that age group is estimated to grow by 32 percent in the next 15 years.

The three other places to watch were Burlington, Vt.; Mankato, Minn.; and Traverse City, Mich. The top five places in the nation for retirees were Atlanta, Ga; Boston, Mass.; Chandler, Ariz.; Milwaukee, Wis.; and Portland, Ore.