In a report released Jan. 22, WalletHub determined the best and worst states to retire. The site compared the 50 states across three metrics: affordability, quality of life and healthcare. These dimensions were evaluated using 46 relevant metrics, including adjusted cost of living, risk of social isolation and family medicine physicians per capita. Read more about the methodology here.
Here are the 10 best states to retire:
1. Florida
2. Colorado
3. Virginia
4. Delaware
5. Wyoming
6. Idaho
7. New Hampshire
8. Minnesota
9. Montana
10. Pennsylvania
Here are the 10 worst states to retire:
1. Kentucky
2. New Jersey
3. Mississippi
4. Rhode Island
5. Oklahoma
6. Louisiana
7. New York
8. Washington
9. Arkansas
10. Illinois
