Chuckle every time I see these best & worst lists. Live in the state of Mississippi, retired, no taxes on my IRA withdrawals, Social Security and private pension income. Cost of living is great. I bass fish on beautiful lakes and left a state with huge pending population challenges in front of it while I tool around relaxed and will watch a movie tomorrow morning in a state of the art movie theatre. One of our past governors made the decision to entice retirees to the state knowing there was no way to get IBM to move its HQS here. Smart. Stats for SE states since the Civil War are very misleading...
And if i recall correctly, your state voted 80% against "gay" marriage.