To compile its list of the best and worst places to retire in the U.S., Bankrate ranked all 50 states across five weighted categories:
Affordability (40%): Analyzes factors such as local and state sales taxes, cost of living and average annual property taxes
Overall wellbeing (25%): Includes factors such as the number of adults over 62 per 100,000 residents and access to food and health care
Quality and cost of health care (20%): Looks at factors such as the cost of health care at the state level and the performance of each state’s health system
Weather (10%): Evaluates data on factors such as a state’s average annual temperature and average number of tornado strikes, earthquakes and hurricane landfalls
Crime (5%): Examines factors such as the amount of property crimes and violent crimes per 100,000 residents
Bankrate analyzed datasets from a number of sources, including the Council for Community and Economic Research, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Tax Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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