PSU Watch Bureau
Forbes compiled a list of 25 cities for retirees on the basis of several indicators, including, housing costs, air quality, crime, healthcare taxes, climate change, and natural hazard risks.
Median home price is USD 290,000
Good climate and air quality
Social Security, plus up to USD 65,000 per person of retirement income exempt from state income tax
Median home price is just USD 1,73,000
Comfortable climate and good air quality
Georgia exempts Social Security plus USD 65,000 per person of retirement income from state income tax
Median home price is just USD 223,000
No state income tax on Social Security
Good climate and air quality
Median home price is USD 2,98,000
Good air quality
Low serious crime rate
Median home price is USD 3,75,000
Good climate and air quality
No state income tax on Social Security
Median home price of USD 2,79,000
Cost of living is 11 percent below the national average
Good air quality
Median home price is USD 2,91,000
Good air quality
Mild winters
Median home price is USD 282,000
Lots of doctors
Good climate and air quality
Median home price is USD 219,000
Cost of living is 40% below the national average
Good climate
Median home price is USD 275,000
Good air quality
No state income tax on retirement income