Where should you lead your post-retirement life? Here are top 10 places

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.

Athens, Georgia

  • 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

Augusta, Georgia

  • 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

Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Median home price is just USD 223,000

  • No state income tax on Social Security

  • Good climate and air quality

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

  • Median home price is USD 2,98,000

  • Good air quality

  • Low serious crime rate

Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Median home price is USD 3,75,000

  • Good climate and air quality

  • No state income tax on Social Security

Fargo, North Dakota

  • Median home price of USD 2,79,000

  • Cost of living is 11 percent below the national average

  • Good air quality

Green Valley, Arizona

  • Median home price is USD 2,91,000

  • Good air quality

  • Mild winters

Greenville, South Carolina

  • Median home price is USD 282,000

  • Lots of doctors

  • Good climate and air quality

Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Median home price is USD 219,000

  • Cost of living is 40% below the national average

  • Good climate

Iowa City, Iowa

  • Median home price is USD 275,000

  • Good air quality

  • No state income tax on retirement income