These surveys are almost always biased towards the result desired by the author. Take Kentucky, for example. My wife’s from KY. You can buy land for 1-2K per acre in most areas of the state. A 500K home in Delaware will get you 2000 sq. ft. and 1/2 acre, while in KY it would buy you a 3,000 sq. ft. house with 150 acres. Maryland is the worst state hands down. Everything is taxed, houses/land are expensive, and regulations are burdensome.
Agree.
I love how some surveys point out things like diversity of cuisine, as if retirees on restricted diets care about eating the latest Nigerian or Cambodian fusion dishes.
For me, I want access to health care, low/no taxes, access to cruise ports, and weather that I don't have to shovel.
-PJ