Best and Worst States to Retire

MoneyRates.com has released the best and worst states to retire. According to the online financial website, Texas is the best state to retire and Maine is the worst state to retire. Provided below is the full list:

1. Texas
2. Kentucky
3. Oklahoma
4. Iowa
5. Louisiana
6. Virginia
7. Mississippi
8. South Dakota
9. Tennessee
10. Kansas
11. Nebraska
12. Missouri
13. Hawaii
14. New Mexico
15. Illinois
16. North Dakota
17. Utah
18. Georgia
19. Arkansas
20. Wyoming
21. Pennsylvania
22. Alabama
23. New Hampshire
24. Indiana
25. Arizona
26. Delaware
27. Colorado
28. South Carolina
29. West Virginia
30. Florida
31. Montana
32. California
33. Idaho
34. North Carolina
35. Ohio
36. Vermont
37. Nevada
38. Minnesota
39. Oregon
40. New Jersey
41. Wisconsin
42. New York
43. Washington
44. Rhode Island
45. Maryland
46. Alaska
47. Connecticut
48. Massachusetts
49. Michigan
50. Maine

See Money-Rates Says Maine, Michigan & Massachusetts Are Worst States to Retire, BeaufortTribune.com, Sept. 10, 2012.

Special thanks to David S. Luber (Attorney at law, Florida Probate Attorney Wills and Estates Law Firm) for bringing this article to my attention.