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Most people save up for retirement for a long time because they know it will allow them to finally relax and spend time with loved ones without the constant demands of a 9 to 5. There are a lot of aspects to consider when deciding where to retire and set down roots.
What kind of place would you rather call home? Somewhere sunny and pleasant, with plenty of sunshine, or a quaint little village far from the madding crowds of a major metropolis?
In order to find the greatest and worst places to retire, WalletHub analyzed data from about 200 communities across the nation, including the 150 most populous cities in the US.
To no one’s surprise, half of the cities ranked as the best locations to retire are in Florida. The sunshine state is clearly a mecca for retirees.
Two of Missouri’s three cities are in the bottom half of the ranking, which means they are some of the worst locations to retire in the United States. St. Louis, in contrast, scored very well in the activities area, which propelled it into the Top 30. The following cities are included:
- Number 22: St. Louis
- Springfield, number 108
- Kansas City, number 110
The top ten retirement destinations, as ranked by WalletHub, are as follows:
- The city of Orlando in Florida
- The city of Miami in Florida
- Twin Cities, Minnesota
- Located in the Sunshine State
- Located in the Sunshine State
- Phoenix, Arizona
- The city of Cincinnati in Ohio
- New Port Richey, The Sunshine State,
- The Wyoming town of Casper
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
With an eye toward affordability, WalletHub ranked 182 American cities according to four criteria: activities, quality of life, health care, and overall quality of life. Afterwards, 45 pertinent metrics were used to assess these elements.
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These metrics encompass a wide range of topics, such as adjusted cost of living, friendliness toward retirees as taxpayers, yearly cost of in-home services, recreation and senior centers per capita, availability of adult volunteer activities, public and municipal golf courses per capita, temperature, violent crime rate, health care facilities per capita, life expectancy, and more.
