You want your golden years to be comfortable, relaxing and devoid of subway rats as your neighbors — sorry, New York.
Factors like cost of living, availability of health care and the local lifestyle can make or break the place where you choose to settle down.
Every year, new data is released on which states are best for retirees that take these factors into consideration.
We combined each state's retirement rankings from WalletHub, MoneyRates and The Motley Fool to create scores out of a possible 150 and make sure you know not to end up in the rotisserie-level heat of Nevada.
The higher the score, the lower the state ranks as a retirement destination. Here’s how every state stacks up for retirement — ranked from horrible to heavenly — plus its absolute worst city to call home.
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