To rank the states according to what people say they want in retirement, we pull together data on these eight criteria:Cost of livingHealthcare qualityCrimeCultural vitalityWeatherTaxesSenior citizens’ overall well-beingThe prevalence of other seniorsTwo of our categories are new: cultural vitality (whether residents can find fun stuff to do) and the prevalence of other seniors (whether it would be easy to find other retirees to hang out with).We weight the factors based on the importance they were given in our survey.
Source: Where Are The Best And Worst States To Retire?
