Charlottesville has been named one of the top ten healthiest cities to live in and retire to by AARP's magazine.

The Virginia city was number seven on the list. Charlottesville, according to the magazine, ranks fourth among U.S. metropolitan areas in the number of physicians per capita and it also makes the top ten for family-practice doctors, oncologists and cardiologists.

The city is home to the University of Virginia, which has a medical school and teaching hospital.

The magazine evaluated more than 20 measures for the rankings, including: opportunities for exercise, number of doctors in the area, availability of healthcare, housing affordability, the local economy, educational resources, crime, climate, recreational amenities, and arts and culture.

The magazine's complete list of healthiest cities to live and retire is as follows:

1. Ann Arbor, Mich.,

2. Honolulu,

3. Madison, Wisc.,

4. Santa Fe, N.M.,

5. Fargo, N.D.,

6. Boulder, Colo.,

7. Charlottesville,

8. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.,

9. San Francisco Bay Area;

10. Naples-Marco Island, Fla.