Best States To Retire (Homestead) In

If you think Virginia is bad don't come to North Carolina , they tax the taxes here.

Plus there's very little affordable land in the mountains. Took us MANY years to be able to finance just 10 acres.

Without knowing the criterion used to make up the list one has to wonder........

With this past "dry-hot" summer Texas (and the south/cental US) had I doubt weather was one of the considerations....

There are only about 2 on the whole Best list I'd even consider. Guess it's all a matter of opinion. Don't think I'm going anywhere to retire anyway. DH wouldn't leave the compound for anything. Heck it's just like the Kennedy Compound without the money!!

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"And what's wrong with Warshinton?" Either one has way too many Liberals. Wa State has no income tax, but the other taxes/fees will eat you alive.

"With this past "dry-hot" summer Texas (and the south/cental US) had I doubt weather was one of the considerations." This summer was fine - last summer was !!!!!! When thinking about weather and Texas think Winter. My pipes are buried only 6 inches.

If I was single I would live in Alaska. Being retired, with all of your Bounty I could live like a king.

We moved to Texas to be near the inlaws when they retired (I had no family of my own)
I will not leave Texas. I love it here. I do wish I was further north in Texas but I love the state.

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We are shopping hard for a piece of dirt in the Black Hills in SD. I'm not gonna' miss PA. too bad. We live in a rural county in N.E. PA. with virtually nothing in the way of services. On a county by county basis, in the entire country, we are ranked 51st out of 3077 of them, based on highest property taxes. We are also have the township with the highest tax rate in that county. I build small homes for a living. Literally every time I pull a permit for a new home, there is another hoop to jump through, and a bigger check to write. I currently spend well over $4K in permit fees to have the right to build a modest home, with a well and septic. The best part is that a lot of this money pays for a totally clueless bureaucrat to stumble around doing inspections. This lady couldn't find her own butt with two hands and a flashlight, but gets $1450 to pretend that she has some idea of what I'm doing. Given our current income, tax burden and a bureaucracy that continues to grow exponentially, moving to SD. will save us $12-15K annually, and be a lot less stressful..................................

Makes me want to visit South Dakota and Maine. I've been to Washington and Oregon and liked the states. I was born in Texas and grew up there. Been to lots of states. Now I live in Kansas due to wife being a native Kansan.

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You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.
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What part of Tx are you in? We are currently in the Huntsville area.

eta, We moved to Tx 30 years ago to be near my parents and wouldn't even think of leaving it! I hate, Hate, HATE the cold.

You've all heard this before but I'll say it again. We moved to Texas 3 years ago and absolutely love it. I have more house than I ever thought I could afford. I love our little farm with a near year round growing season, cheap irrigation to keep it green no matter what the weather does, and no snow. It is all in what you like I guess but we needed to get away from cold weather and found paradise. We brought our income with us so didn't have to worry about low pay and find it easy to find cheap good labor to help out on the farm. No tax on income, no tax on food, exemptions on land for agriculture and husband's disability. Other than crazy drivers, can't find anything to hate.

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Very Interesting. I also wonder what there criteria was for the 10 best. I'm guessing cost of living, taxes, ability to do what you want with your land. As a northerner, I can not imagine moving to any of the top 10. The heat would do me in. It seems that energy costs for cooling are more expensive than for heating these days.

Hubby and I are planning on retiring here. We love the long spring and long autumn and abundant sunshine. Most of all we love the seclusion. We got a lot for our money with our 10 acre homestead. Property taxes are only $800. No state income tax. Vet bills are not over the top like most places. People are friendly and helpful. Very, very low crime. Yes we do get some kick ass blizzards...but everyone just stays home until things clear up. July and August can get unbearably hot and humid so we just don't do anything outside during the heat of the day. Evenings usually cool down nice We are both originally from WI and have lived in MN. We would never go back. And I can't take the heat and bugs of the southern states

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Delaware didn't make either list, but it can't be far off from the top ten best places. We don't have sales tax, property taxes haven't been updated since the 70's so they are very low, property is fairly inexpensive to buy, and unless you're in the northern part of the state the beaches are 45 minutes away (tops). We have great saltwater and freshwater fishing, the hunting is awesome, and the ladies never have far to go to get to the shopping centers.

It only takes 2 hours to drive the entire length of the state, and 45 minutes to drive the entire width, so you don't have the endless possibilites of other states, but we are doing pretty well for ourselves in the southern tip.

Hmm, only as an inverse function.

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I confess I had to look that up. You're funny!

I'm very mobile and I've lived and traveled all over. I've loved things about everywhere I've lived, but I just don't get people who can move somewhere new permanently. I always end up back home in the 2nd worst state on the lists, surrounded by more fresh water than anywhere else on the planet. I'll still wander from time to time, but I hope I never have to leave for good!

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I blame the media blamers.

The best state to retire in is... drum-roll please... One where you enjoy living.

Everything else is moot.

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Isn't that funny? I grew up in Michigan and DH grew up in Western New York. We both hate the cold. My daughter on the other hand (born in Tx) would like to move to a colder state one day. lol

I always wanted to move to Northern Florida for retirement but now I find that I cannot handle high temperatures anymore. Of course, I also found out a couple of years ago that I cannot handle severely cold weather and get chillblains on my hands and feet. I also have Seasonal Affective Disorder, so I need sunlight. In order to have an active retirement, I'd need to be in a state with more moderate temperatures or just maintain two residences. There doesn't seem to be any other solution.

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You are so right Highlands We have lived in Missouri all our lives and cannot think of another better place to live. We drove an 18 wheeler for 15 years and was all over this country and was always glad to come home. We have lots of places to fish, hunt, and what ever one wants to do. We live on 73 acres and love it. Have timber, cattle and lots to hunt over. So where ever one likes to live should be the best place in the world to live.