[CedarDave]

Link to parent article:

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-to-retire/18592/

[AnalogReigns]

Hmmmm, what is south of the border of New Mexico?

Goes along with what I just heard about California: Highest poverty rate in America.

[lodi90]

Interesting. I always enjoy driving through NM on my way east or west on I-10.

[fishtank]

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-to-retire/18592/

[Secret Agent Man]

Hint: “New” Mexico.

[ml/nj]

Funny!

When I did a USA tour with my family back in 1991, we passed through Tucumcari and I remember they had a billboard promoting it as a great place to retire.

ML/NJ

[Da Coyote]

It is a beautiful state. It does have a progressive infection in Santa Fe (as in Boulder, they love the smell of their f*rts).

We visit relatives who lived in Phoenix (their house was broken into and robbed), and also in Tucson (their house was broken into and robbed). Of course, these crimes were obviously committed by old white guys.

Given all of that, both the wife and I still love the scenery and attractions of both states.

[colorado tanker]

But number one in Mexican food.

[ExGeeEye]

Is this one of those ratings where the conservative reader would be best advised to assume the results are 180 deg from truth?

[dznutz]

Looks like we need Lucas McCain down there again.

[CedarDave]

Reference your earlier PING, NM isn't the poverty capital of America, but it isn't the best place to retire either (#43).

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[Dilbert San Diego]

These kinds of stories with rankings always depend on the criteria they are measuring.

There are pluses and minuses to living anywhere.

There are deal breakers such as cold weather to some people, which are actually welcomed by others.

There are deal breakers such as a place being very liberal, which is overridden in some people’s minds by family ties or other reasons to stay in a less than ideal locale.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Ping...follow up to your recent request for info on places to retire.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Years ago I spent a week in Albuquerque to see if it would be a good place to move to.

When locals first met me and saw that I was a visitor they were very friendly and welcoming.

As soon as I mentioned that I might be moving there, they clammed up and scowled at me.

Now that NM has already been Californicated, I wonder if they are any more or less welcoming to immigrants.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

New Mexico is 62% non-white.

[Tammy8]

Albuquerque = property crime. They really need to get a grip on it, totally out of control.

[smokingfrog]

New Mexico Taxes

Tax Burden: At 8.7% the total tax burden in New Mexico is the 37th highest of all the states (TaxFoundation.org).

Marginal Income Tax Rates: The New Mexico income tax has marginal rates from 1.7% to 4.7% (on a couple with $23,450 income).

Retirement Income Exemptions: There is a modest reduction
in taxes for people 65 or over with incomes less than $55,000 (couples). Military pensions might be eligible under this exemption.

Social security exemption: NM is one of the few states that taxes social security payments, although the exemption discussed above might apply.

Sales Tax: State sales tax is called the Gross Receipts Tax : it is 5.125%, though higher in many municipalities, so the statewide average after surcharges is 7.35%.

Property Taxes: Per capita property tax paid is $685, which ranks it a tax-friendly 47th of all states. People over 65 with incomes less than $18,000 can get a small rebate on some of their property taxes.

[Migraine]

The Land of Entrenchment...

[dennisw]

“Albuquerque”

Well, they say
that Santa Fe
Is less than ninety miles away,
And I got time to roll a number
and rent a car.
Oh, Albuquerque.

I’ve been flyin’
down the road,
And I’ve been starvin’ to be alone,
And independent from the scene
that I’ve known.
Albuquerque.

So I’ll stop when I can,
Find some fried eggs
and country ham.
I’ll find somewhere where
they don’t care who I am.
Oh, Albuquerque,
Albuquerque.
______________

I spent some time in NM (1970s) and liked it......but maybe now not so much so it seems.

[publius911]

I prefer not to move from California at my age, but...
If I had no choice--- New Mexico would be among my 4 top choices.

[chesley]

I'm in Alabama; I intend to die in Alabama. Not just yet, though.😉