I wouldn’t retire in Iowa, but it one of the best places in the world to raise a family.
I live alone, and I’m looking for a small quiet town to retire to. I was looking at Kansas and Nebraska, but Kansas taxes social security income, and both Kansas and Nebraska have high capital gains taxes that look to go even higher. I know an Air Force pilot who grew up in Iowa and he swears by it. But an eminent move isn’t on the horizon so I got time to make a decision.