Virginia must be 11th in quality of life because you can spend all your remaining years visiting civil war battlefields.
Statewide rankings of any subject, not just this one, are of very limited value.
Living in New York City is very different from living in Watertown.
Living in Baltimore is very different from living in Cumberland.
Living in Chicago is very different from living in Dixon.
Living in LA is very different from living in Visalia.
Any quality of life indicators you wish to use, will show very different results within states.
Cali is very big state. J away from big cities there are many modestly priced houses.
I would suggest that the qualifiers used for the study...are mostly slanted/biased.
People reaching 60 and considering movement as they retire...tend to look at four essential things:
1. Safety (urban landscapes don’t sell).
2. State taxes.
3. Weather (states like NY, NJ and Mich don’t sell well, but the hurricane record in FL is also a negative).
4. More than basic civilization offerings (reason why much of Kentucky or Michigan ever get on a interest chart). This also influences cost of living.
I will say this...retirement planning and execution are a lot different than twenty years ago. I’d also suggest that today...one out of seven folks who’ve lived their entire life in one state...are willing to move upon retirement to get more bang-for-the-buck or improved weather.
Wallet Con is a Lefty Woke Joke .
Ignore this Pure garbage website .
There’s still tons of homeless encampments in CA. It doesn’t cost very much to live in them.