It’s the dream of many tech entrepreneurs to retire young. But the state that houses the tech hub of the nation in Silicon Valley also has the worst cities in the state to retire in.
Personal-finance website WalletHub conducted a study that also looked at the best cities in America to settle and retire in.
The researchers noted that more Americans are delaying retirement because of financial insecurity and a fourth of workers say they have no money saved for their golden years.
To help Americans plan for a comfortable retirement, WalletHub’s analysts compared the affordability, quality of life, health care and availability of recreational activities in the 150 largest U.S. cities.
Its data set of 31 key metrics ranges from “cost of living” to “public-hospital rankings” to “percentage of the 65 and older population.”
Here is how it broke down:
Best Cities to Retire
1 Orlando, FL
2 Tampa, FL
3 Scottsdale, AZ
4 Miami, FL
5 Sioux Falls, SD
6 Las Vegas, NV
7 Cape Coral, FL
8 Atlanta, GA
9 Minneapolis, MN
10 Los Angeles, CA
Worst Cities to Retire
141 Fontana, CA
142 Rancho Cucamonga, CA
143 Bakersfield, CA
144 Wichita, KS
145 Detroit, MI
146 Aurora, IA
147 Chula Vista, CA
148 Newark, NJ
149 Worcester, MA
150 Providence, RI
Some more details:
Best vs. Worst
Laredo, Texas, has the lowest adjusted cost-of-living index for retired persons, 76.84, which is 2.6 times lower than in New York, the city with the highest, 196.2.
Laredo, Texas, has the lowest annual cost of in-home services, $20,592, which is 3.3 times lower than in San Francisco, the city with the highest, $68,640 per month.
Anchorage, Alaska, has the highest percentage of employed people aged 65 and older, 24.0 percent, which is 2.8 times higher than in Detroit, the city with the lowest, 8.5 percent.
Scottsdale, Ariz., has the highest percentage of the 65 and older population, 21.1 percent, which is 3.5 times higher than in Fontana, Calif., the city with the lowest, 6.1 percent.
Yonkers, N.Y., has the lowest property-crime rate, 10.01 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.6 times lower than in Spokane, Wash., the city with the highest, 85.59 per 1,000 residents.
Miami has the highest number of home-care facilities, 35.30 per 100,000 residents, which is 18.2 times higher than in Des Moines, Iowa, the city with the lowest, 1.94 per 100,000 residents.
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