Best/Worse Place to Retire

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-to-retire/18592

Must be before our state turned democrat. We've went down hill like no tomorrow in the past year.........

FL no way I hate the heat and humidity you can have that paved swamp. LOL

I was reading on this subject last week.

I am moving to Ky. from Il. and they say I will be taking a step backwards. I don't know how they figure those things, but they are full of !!!!

I can not think of any reason KY. would be worse than this hole.

I lived in IL felt like a drone in a hive with no value just keep paying them taxes to be treated poorly.

Funny NY ranks 49th, but quality of life ranks 17th. I believe that to be true, despite all of its taxes and political ineptness , NY is a beautiful state with many diverse landscapes.

No way I'm retiring to North Dakota. Looks like where I'm at is near the top, but the winters are gonna send me south starting in about 5 years.

Wow I'm surprised isn't 50th.

Squash, I spent the first 53 years of my life in NY, and have an old college room mate that live in Osecola (close to you?)

People that have never been in NY don't have any idea of the outdoor possibilities available.

But, in the famous words of an ex fellow worker (who moved to Florida after retiring).

Other than the crappy weather, high unemployment, and high taxes, what's not to like. One does have to disregard some other things, like NYC.

That SW corner where Turtle dale lives is sure nice.

People seem to not consider what goes into moving elsewhere to retire. Moving involves a lot of work, expense, stress, anxiety, and takes a lot of time.

Plus, the grass is not always greener on the other side. Are our lives perfect where we live? No, but if we relocate we will still have most of the same stress in our lives.

Ohio is not in the 10 best or worst and I agree.

If it wasn't for the politics Illinois would be a great place to live. Southern Il is beautiful, flat lands and hilly timbered lands. Our trapping/hunting laws are fair IMO, and we have some very good lakes to catch all sorts of fish. Along the river bottoms we have some of the best crop fields in the nation. So many good things here, but all wasted.

Like you folks in NY, the big city/cities ruin the entire state. Chi town is a pit of the devil himself.

I have lived here 50+ years of my 64 yrs. Want to stay really, but they have beat me. I will not live here any longer than a few more months.

Minnesota, Ha Ha our Governor is a moron voted in by morons. If the Dems ever get complete control we will be the Cali. of the north.

New Jersey is number 50
Oh the pain, the pain
But on the bright side
When DC becomes a state
New Jersey will be number 51

"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence."

Jbyrd lives in KY, nuff said!

I moved here after living in Chicago it was the best move of my life I ever made I have NEVER regretted it, until you have made that move know this heck not only greener but the greenest it has ever been. LOL

My buddy just moved to MO he will never be happier then he is today just a fact, if you stay that is your choice but better is out there. Most folks are anchored to where they don’t want to live be it family or money that holds them back.

True Words Law Dog, Grandkids are a pull, magnet. But who leaves them behind.?

Delaware is a terrible place to retire. I don’t know where they get their information. We are full.

Well y’all can come because you’re not going to try and make us even more like the terribly high taxed commie states you moved from.

Depends on how old you are when you retire.

Any Liberal run state. California has to be one of the worst.

Very true, Jerry. Not a few have moved even clear across the country to definately better places for them. Better-even amazing, IS out there, if you know exactly what you want or have finally found your goal in happiness . Then it is only a matter of doing it. Many have made changes like this , and yes, never regretting a moment ...matter of fact, if they could have done it years sooner they would have , if it was in view for them earlier.

There is no one or anything that dictates where one moves, either north to south, or south to north . Or east to west. Visiting relatives and friends is a flight away, always in contact via computer or video...and it is all gains with new friends wherever you decide to move to.

I love the thought, you'll always have the state you move from or spent time in, that will always be yours, and now you are also gaining the state you are moving to. Win win gains .

Never waste years in attaining what is felt in one's cells in finally finding what they have wanted so much. For me, what is on a chart is not even applicable in happiness grasped.

When the pluses in large and small things add up in mighty ways over the minuses, and the main goal of happiness is in plain sight, that makes it all worth...... every mile.

I'm surprised to see montana in the top 10, go to the grocery store get 2 bags of stuff and it's over $50.00
And closes medical center is 60+ miles away.
But good job here for me, but slowly making the trapping regs. Tougher to deal with.
But that's just to please the transplants.

I agree. Our deer camp in Brown county is a sportsman's paradise. Other than the politics and those annoying buffalo gnats it would be a great place to live.

Pa taxes the crap out of you after you die, especially if your survivors are not immediate family.

Venezuela. Same govt. nicer weather.

Not sure about food prices in the dakotas but here in Iowa they are very reasonable, the nice part about states like Iowa or the dakotas you can still escape the city and enjoy the quiet but if you want some city life you only have to drive a couple hours usually to be in a larger city, then run for home when you get tried of it.

Think I’ll stay right here in Georgia. Close to the flats and can travel a few hours to the mountains if I desire. Wouldn’t know how to react without the heat, humidity, gnats, mosquitoes, gators, and all the snakes. 12 deer a year with a 3.5 month long season. Great turkey hunting. And paying landowners that want critters gone. Sounds like Heaven to me.

Yes Wally World is a hour away Soo Foo less then 2 hours then I can be back home setting traps before the sunsets with no traffic in sight, it works for me.

When we come home from Deadwood...90East
Always sucks to go East.. get close to the Minnesota border and the Traffic starts...horrible

Lot of subjectivity in "quality of life" as it can mean many different things to any of us. Fairly heavy weight on access to health care as it is a survey regarding where to retire and also lower costs of living, meaning housing, food, travel, taxes etc.
In reality every state would have a niche for any of us depending upon our health, mobility, hobbies and what we determine items that contribute to my quality of life.
For me as long as I like the outdoors, seasons, am active and mobile and enjoy rural and semi rural life and have access to public lands that have a vast array of assets and plenty of water, woods, open space and a lot of variety in wildlife.

Bryce

Best is Southwest Kansas with trips all over.
Worse in New York or any major city

over the years i've seen scores of lists/charts of best/worst places to retire.

pick one on the top, and before you get your house listed, it has sunk to the bottom.

That said, i hope Snowy makes his move to Minnesota soon. We are waiting for him.

^ MN wouldn't work for me. I would rather move to California South it would be much warmer and wouldn't have winter for 9 months and humidity for 3 months. I'm sure it would be a great place to retire for some but I have been there and it doesn't do much for me. A farmers dream with great producing ground.

I have a good friend that bought a house somewhere by the cities. He has a two kids in that area and wanted to spend time with them off and on. I asked him how that was going. Lol He said, to many people and the traffic is horrible. He said the bugs and humidity in the summer is awful. Have to remember he has lived in the very rural area entire life. I'm sure once you got use to it, it may not be to bad.

Figure out where you’re happy to die at and you found your true happy place on earth.

So any place, since I know where I’m going when I do.

My sister and brother in law just moved back from Montana. They said with real estate skyrocketing they way it was, decided to sell and move back. Said with all the out of staters moving in, MT was no longer the same. I have been contemplating the move to MT or WY myself but no that may longer be an option as people are buying houses on line without ever setting foot in them for well over what they are listed for.

Dress lightly where your going SPF 3000 might help.

I will be pretty close to the Son, so maybe.

20scout >>> that is true. Moving back they are use to that culture/weather etc. and really is home I would guess. Many out of state people come here and buy and last a few years then leave. I'm not sure if they leave MT but they are selling and moving.

I want to be on or very near a large lake. Hence western Ky. I am looking at land on Lake Barkley right now. I would prefer it be on Ky. lake but the price difference is significant.

Funny part is the two lakes are only a cpl miles apart from each other.