7 Worst States for Retirement

Smart Asset ^ | 4-2-14 | Rebecca Lake

[TurboZamboni]

If you’re looking to retire some place warm and sunny then Minnesota probably isn’t high on the list. Aside from experiencing some of the coldest weather in the country, Minnesota also has an above average cost of living and residents pay some of the highest property, sales and state income taxes nationwide. Seniors will find it easier to get access to quality medical care and the crime rate is relatively low but you could end up shelling out more for these perks.

[TurboZamboni]

Tennessee,Minnesota,Hawaii,California,Connecticut,Rhode Island,Vermont. And MN taxes military retirement ,too.

[Ken522]

Just glad Florida isn’t on that list ....

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Aw crap. I was looking at Tennessee as an ultimate destination. Now I’ll have to start from scratch.

[KYGrandma]

Come to Kentucky instead.

[17th Miss Regt]

California will tax income from a source that has an office in California even if you live in a state like Texas.

[jobim]

Balderdash. My wife and I are retired in Hawaii and I wouldn't trade it for any place else.

Here on the Big Island property taxes are low, farmers markets provide year-round produce, an affordable house with a plot to easily grow food is quite affordable on the east side (windward), crime is low, a sense of Hawaiian ohana (family) does in fact permeate to create an atmosphere of friendliness.

And the weather, beaches, hiking... I guess you know about that, but in retirement, these become even more important components in enjoyment of God's bounteous beauty.

And each island offers quite different variations, but all are unified in that unique sense of Hawaiian ohana.

[Jagdgewehr]

Yep.

[mylife]

Try Kentucky.

[ruesrose]

SC is nice too if you don’t mind the heat. Aiken and Lexington are great places to live.

[Williams]

Must be because liberals care so much for senior citizens. /s

[Aria]

Do they get away with that???

[smokingfrog]

You can buy some cheap land there too, and it's brand new.

[WildHighlander57]

17th Miss Regt wrote:

“California will taxincome from a source that has an office in California even if you live in a state like Texas.”

If an employee of a company with offices/labs in Massachusetts, California and Texas transfers from California to Texas, and the company is based in Massachusetts, and the paychecks are issued from Texas, when does California start going after that employees wages?

I.e. how long after that transfer will the employee start seeing California pestering them for money?

What if the company office in Texas, as part of the transfer process, filed paperwork saying the employee is now a resident of Texas and not California.

[mylife]

Lexington seems nice enough.
Good healthcare but close to the country.

[AlexW]

“SC is nice too if you don’t mind the heat.”
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I enjoyed my stays in SC. I had a girlfriend in Wedgefield,(near Sumter) quite a few years ago.
Then, and after, Pawleys was a favorite, especially on the 4th of July. Sadly, the Cassina Inn was taken out by a hurricane.

[eyedigress]

Ha! I love this list.

[Tijeras_Slim]

What is this... FRRP?

[mylife]

FRRP?