Best/Worst states to retire

[Free_Salato_Blue]

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

Kentucky 43rd
Florida #1

Recently came back from FL and was surprised the cost of living was the same except for housing. I'm sure that depends on location.

 

[AustinTXCat]

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

Kentucky 43rd
Florida #1

Recently came back from FL and was surprised the cost of living was the same except for housing. I'm sure that depends on location.

I returned from Orlando this past Monday evening.

Lakeland-area 55+ trailer parks offer many outstanding deals. Cheaper finds are available near Sebring and Frostproof. North FL around Gainesville is okay, too.

 

[funKYcat75]

Best: Solid.
Worst: Liquid.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Mentions theaters per capita but nothing about weather...

Does the author realize WHY retires started going to Florida in the first place.

NY is towards the bottom and rightfully so.. awful weather, cost of living, taxes.

 

[Free_Salato_Blue]

Mentions theaters per capita but nothing about weather...

Does the author realize WHY retires started going to Florida in the first place.

NY is towards the bottom and rightfully so.. awful weather, cost of living, taxes.

Read the Methodology under Quality of Life - Mildness of Weather.

It weighs more than any factor but not enough for a state like Wyoming and South Dakota to be #2 and #3.
Florida not having state income tax and warm weather would be it's biggest draw.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Lol why the hell did they put the authors in the middle? That was my cue for "article's done".

The thing with South Dakota and more so a place like Wyoming.. is that those states, I can't explain it, but it's like the people WANT to be in the middle of no where and in the cold. Being outsdoorsy, living off the land. It's similar to Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine etc.

 

[Get Buckets]

Iowa at 4 lol.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Welcome back! Yo that avatar of the dude dressed as a woman in eyeliner is actually from my home town!

.. In New York.

Reasons #78 not to come here.

 

[UKserialkiller]

Welcome back! Yo that avatar of the dude dressed as a woman in eyeliner is actually from my home town!

.. In New York.

Reasons #78 not to come here.

Did you f*** him when you were a bartender?

 

[LineSkiCat14]

He tried to fool me, but there just wasn't enough eyeliner to bait me.

 

[Hank Camacho]

Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, and Hawaii. That's the list in order, IDGAF the criteria.

 

[P19978]

If you can swing it:

Michigan in the summer and Florida in the winter.

Or San Diego year round.

 

[BernieSadori]

If you can swing it:

Michigan in the summer and Florida in the winter.

Or San Diego year round.

Dream retirement location is Coronado Island.

 

[GrandePdre]

Dream retirement location is Coronado Island.

Kailua, Hawaii here.

 

[Supreme Lord Z]

Dream retirement location is Coronado Island.

Then you'd better start saving otherwise Imperial Beach for you.

 

[numberonedad]

I live in Fort Myers, and housing has EXPLODED here, You can still buy a place at a decent price, but renting is OUTRAGEOUS ! If you plan on moving here, anything less than 12 or 13 hundred a month, and you're in the hood. And those are apartments, not houses. And don't even think about $anibel I$land unless you have mega bucks or have a friend who owns property there

 

[AlbanyWildCat]

Mentions theaters per capita but nothing about weather...

Does the author realize WHY retires started going to Florida in the first place.

NY is towards the bottom and rightfully so.. awful weather, cost of living, taxes.

Good - keep the poors out. All about quality of life. Outside of living on Sobe, I think retiring in Florida is probably hell.

 

[UKserialkiller]

Good - keep the poors out. All about quality of life. Outside of living on Sobe, I think retiring in Florida is probably hell.

Not if you know a certain bartender in the Keys.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good - keep the poors out. All about quality of life. Outside of living on Sobe, I think retiring in Florida is probably hell.

Not if you know a certain bartender in the Keys.

Or some certain folks with good smoke in the Sunshine State.

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Yes--retire in Americas penis. The dirty syringe dumping ground and shitacular state of Florida. Go and start a new life there along with every waistoid, derelict and pervert escaping the mainland. Damn f@@k that place

 

[UKserialkiller]

Yes--retire in Americas penis. The dirty syringe dumping ground and shitacular state of Florida. Go and start a new life there along with every waistoid, derelict and pervert escaping the mainland. Damn f@@k that place

hahahha

Home sweet home. I loved living in Lex. But I won't move back. Florida is cheap and awesome.

 

[AlbanyWildCat]

Not if you know a certain bartender in the Keys.

Tell me more about these keys....i need to get out of the cold for a long weekend.

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

 

[AustinTXCat]

Tell me more about these keys....i need to get out of the cold for a long weekend.

March 2014: Rode a Greyhound bus from Orlando to Miami after partying with brother @Willy4UK . Took the train from Miami Central Station to Dadeland South. Rode a bus to Florida City, south of Miami. Jumped on another bus to Marathon Key at MM 50 right in front of the Publix. Rode yet another bus to Key West and partied my GD *** off. Total cost for the 150 mile trek from Miami Central to Key West: $9.65, but I got $2 off the fare because I'm retired military. Drank some decent beer (I bought it) with the local bums. Yeah, life was good. No open container laws.

Been there. Done that. Earned the GD T-shirt.

 

[numberonedad]

Good - keep the poors out. All about quality of life. Outside of living on Sobe, I think retiring in Florida is probably hell.

You think wrong! It's AWESOME! I fish 12 months a year, wear sandals and shorts, Ride my Harley 12 months a year, It's great

 

[BernieSadori]

Then you'd better start saving otherwise Imperial Beach for you.

I know. Grandmother and aunt both live on the island so Im well aware of housing costs.

 

[Supreme Lord Z]

Not if you know a certain bartender in the Keys.

He's no longer in the keys. He threw away his entire life on a lark and headed to Tampa with some wench that promptly started screwing every Haitian refugee she could lay her nipples on as soon as he unpacked. Poor rube... er, rouge.

 

[roguemocha]

Or some certain folks with good smoke in the Sunshine State.

Everyone is dabbing down here these days.

Yes--retire in Americas penis. The dirty syringe dumping ground and shitacular state of Florida. Go and start a new life there along with every waistoid, derelict and pervert escaping the mainland. Damn f@@k that place

Someone a little mad they can't afford to move?

He's no longer in the keys. He threw away his entire life on a lark and headed to Tampa with some wench that promptly started screwing every Haitian refugee she could lay her nipples on as soon as he unpacked. Poor rube... er, rouge.

Im actually back in KW bub.

 

[numberonedad]

Everyone is dabbing down here these days.

Someone a little mad they can't afford to move?

Im actually back in KW bub.

Which bar you at Rogue? we are driving down in the next couple weeks

 

[roguemocha]

Which bar you at Rogue? we are driving down in the next couple weeks

Conch Republic Seafood Company and Tattoos&Scars. They're both on Greene St come on by.

 

[numberonedad]

Conch Republic Seafood Company and Tattoos&Scars. They're both on Greene St come on by.

I was in tattoos& Scars a month or so ago when we were there. Cool place

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Someone a little mad they can't afford to move?.

No, dickwad, I lived in Hillsborough Co for two years. I've done my time. Tampa, Jax, Miami-(Dade) are shitholes with more stripclubs than schools. That's OK, the schools are ****** so that works out. Enjoy your free Disney tix, no sales tax and a plentiful crop of sex offenders.

 

[Supreme Lord Z]

Im actually back in KW bub.

Well what happened? You were so smitten. I was sure it would last forever.

 

[roguemocha]

Actually agree with catgotmytongue and think most places on mainland Florida suck. Just a really big fan of island life to be honest.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Actually agree with catgotmytongue and think most places on mainland Florida suck. Just a really big fan of island life to be honest.

It depends. I also lived down there for a time. Major metros (Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Tampa-St. Pete, Jax, Orlando) qualify as total suckage, depending on the area one resides.

Various "jewels" are found in St. Augustine, Gainesville, Pensacola, New Smyrna Beach and, of course, Key West. I can name others. FL offers great places as well as shitholes.

 

[Dore95]

I guess it depends on your outlook. South Florida (Dade, Broward, Palm Beach) is one of the most attractive places to live in the country - if you have a good job. But if you are a derelict, then I guess I can see how you would not like it. I mean - trailer parks? Greyhound buses? If that's what you're into you should stay in Ky or North Florida.

 

[GhostVol]

Charleston, SC USED to be great. I'll probably bail once I retire. Our population has doubled in 20 years and you can tell now...because traffic sucks 24/7 instead of just rush hour. Funny thing is, Savannah, GA is now the new go-to place for folks bailing out of Chucktown. Developers are killing the goose that lays the golden eggs...the charm and beauty of Charleston. If there is ANY available real estate on the peninsula, there's a developer trying to build a hotel!

 

[roguemocha]

I was in tattoos& Scars a month or so ago when we were there. Cool place

Yeah I love that bar, was a regular before they asked me to work there. Actually met @gattongrad09 there a few weeks back.

Loved Charleston when I was kid as well but haven't been there in forever.

 

[numberonedad]

Charleston, SC USED to be great. I'll probably bail once I retire. Our population has doubled in 20 years and you can tell now...because traffic sucks 24/7 instead of just rush hour. Funny thing is, Savannah, GA is now the new go-to place for folks bailing out of Chucktown. Developers are killing the goose that lays the golden eggs...the charm and beauty of Charleston. If there is ANY available real estate on the peninsula, there's a developer trying to build a hotel!

Charleston used to be my favorite city in the south. Went there for years. Like you said, now it is so crowded, over developed, it's not really worth the hassle or aggravation of all the traffic and constant construction around to go there. There are plenty of other options

 

[crazyqx83_rivals88013]

I returned from Orlando this past Monday evening.

Lakeland-area 55+ trailer parks offer many outstanding deals. Cheaper finds are available near Sebring and Frostproof. North FL around Gainesville is okay, too.

I grew up near frostproof. Housing in that area was significantly cheaper than lexington. Not sure about these days.