Best and Worst States to Retire in the U.S. in 2024From Bankrate: Retirement options are explored providing a comprehensive ranking of the best and worst states for retirement by analyzing dozens of data points for each U.S. state, such as overall well-being, living costs, health care costs, and more. States are ranked based on five broad categories: affordability (40 percent), overall well-being (25 percent), the cost and quality of health care (20 percent), weather (10 percent) and crime (5 percent).
