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Out of curiosity I am always drawn like a moth to a flame to look at these lists even though I have not yet found one whose validity I can endorse. While the criteria used are fairly rational, the problem (as I see it) is that we all give very different weight to the different criteria. For example:
1. You couldn't pay me enough money to live in Florida, or in any other gulf state either, because I just can't stand the humidity and the bugs. Yet Florida is probably the nation's premier state for retirees, and I do understand that low cost of living (including no state income tax) and absence of ice and snow are draws for many people.
2. One would have to live in a cave not to be aware that New York City has one of the highest costs of living in the United States. But that is not a factor if you can afford to live there. I think it would be pretty cool to have the opera, the symphony, the live theatre, the museums, the foreign films, and the like. Yes, there is the cold winter weather. I am not tempted personally by New York City because here in Los Angeles I have a very, very close second with the culture plus better weather and a lower (but not low) cost of living.
So it all comes down to personal factors, which is why these lists usually provoke disagreement. But they are interesting nonetheless.
The best approach to these meaningless lists is to figure out where one wants to live and doesn't want to live ... and then find published lists that agree.
The best approach to these meaningless lists is to figure out where one wants to live and doesn't want to live ... and then find published lists that agree.
Probably why I like this list; it's sheer genius!
I did see one really comprehensive one a while back that rated areas on lots of criteria and didn't really have winners and losers; you just looked up one you were interested in to see pros and cons.
What's the difference? You're retired, you build your own little retirement empire, you learn where everything is that you need and how to get it, and live from day to day. You don't even care about the weather. You don't have to drive to work, so if it snows, you go to WalMart tomorrow or the next day. Sit home all day and look at click bait.
you will see it is national. You will also see the breakdowns of how they rated things on the attributes.
EDIT - I am still not claiming it is right.
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