Worst States to Retire In, Ranked
Retirement is important. We save most of our lives for it and put a huge amount of money aside, so we have something to live off of. Since we aren’t tied down by work, we can move pretty much anywhere, so it isn’t strange for retirees to pack up once they’ve finally reached that point.
Many of us have dreams of endless beaches, but it’s also important to be realistic about our money. That beach paradise would be great for a few years before our savings are completely gone. Then, we may have to return to work! Granted, not every affordable city is a great choice either. Some are notorious for having inadequate healthcare and treating retirees poorly.
If you’re retiring soon, this is a list that you’ll want to read. These states have been chosen as the worst places to retire by BankRate and WalletHub. We’ve also backed their choices with evidence from Zillow, U.S. News, and other sources to discuss relevant stats.
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Did you know...
- The largest pool in the world can be found at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile. It has 66 million gallons (enough water to fill 100 Olympic-sized pools). It's 3,323 feet in length, over twice the length of the next biggest pool. At a cost of $3,000,000, that sounds like a pretty good deal.
- There are over 61,000 people on a plane in the air over the U.S. at any given moment. That makes sense because the U.S. has one third of all the airports in the world. Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world with over 100 million total passengers every year since 2015.
- Even though it is spread across five time zones, the entire country of China is set to Beijing time. Having a single time zone in the United States would certainly make things easier. Currently, the USA is spread across six, but a single time zone would make things a little wonky in Alaska and Hawai'i.
- The surface area of Pluto is just under 6.5 million square miles. The CIA Factbook lists the area of Russia to be just over 6.6 million square miles. That makes Russia bigger than Pluto (and much closer to visit). Are you still very upset that Pluto isn’t a planet anymore?
- Jet lag is worse when you're traveling from west to east. That's because the changes in time zones become not only more physically apparent on your body, but they are also more culturally apparent. If restaurants close at 10pm on the East Coast, you'll just be getting hungry since it will feel like 7pm on your West Coast-adjusted body.