The View From Unretirement: Looking for the best place to live in retirement? What all the lists do — and don’t — say.

What’s the best place to retire in America?

Sarasota, Fla., say both U.S. News & World Report and Travel & Leisure. (U.S. News’ top four places are in Florida.) No, says Money.com, it’s Carmel, Ind. Wrong, claims AARP, it’s Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Actually, it’s not a city at all. It’s a state, note The Motley Fool, Moneywise and WalletHub, proclaiming…