One CT City Named One of the Worst in the US to Retire to...

Whether you’re counting down the days until you retire or you have many more years of work ahead of you, you can still dream about where you want to spend your golden years. Some people look forward to a change of scenery later in life, while others want to stay put, and it turns out, some locations are more ideal for retirement. A new report from WalletHub reveals where those are.

• Their list of the Best and Worst Places to retire in the U.S. has just come out.
• They compared 182 cities across the country on 45 key metrics related to retirement in the areas of Affordability, Activities, Quality of Life, and Healthcare.
• Cities were rated on factors ranging from the cost of living to golf courses per capita to the share of population ages 65 and older.
• This year’s best place to retire is Orlando, Florida, which gets high scores for Affordability (5th) and Health Care (14th).
• Based on their research, retirees would do pretty well in Florida, as four of the top 10 cities are in the Sunshine State.
• Number one for affordability is Casper, Wyoming, while San Francisco is first for Activities, Scottsdale, Arizona, is number one for Quality of Life, and Missoula, Montana, is tops for Health Care.
• On the flip side, California doesn’t look so good for retirees, with six of the 10 worst places to retire located in the state.

The Top 10 Best Places to Retire in the U.S.

1. Orlando, Florida
2. Scottsdale, Arizona
3. Minneapolis, Minnesota
4. Miami, Florida
5. Tampa, Florida
6. Atlanta, Georgia
7. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8. Cincinnati, Ohio
9. Madison, Wisconsin
10. Casper, Wyoming

The 10 Worst Places to Retire in the U.S.

1. San Bernardino, California
2. Stockton, California
3. Rancho Cucamonga, California
4. Bakersfield, California
5. Newark, New Jersey
6. Fresno, California
7. Fontana, California
8. Pearl City, Hawaii
9. Salem, Oregon
10. Bridgeport, Connecticut

Source: WalletHub⠀

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