Many of the US metro areas are accessible to budget-conscious retirees

Here’s the list of the 20 most affordable US places to retire in 2021. Source: pexels.com
55places.com, a real estate platform for home buyers 55+, has released a list of the 20 most affordable places to retire in 2021.
The company examined US cities with a population of at least 50,000 and fixed an estimate based on a variety of data points, including cost of living, average home value, taxes, health care accessibility, public transportation, and walking distance estimates, over 55 communities. The result was a list of metropolitan areas that offer a combination of quality living opportunities at an affordable price.?
Here is the list of the 20 US most affordable places to retire in 2021:
- Boynton Beach Area, Florida
Median Home Price: $187,100 - Sarasota Area, Florida
Median Home Price: $239,600 - Salt Lake City Area, Utah
Median Home Price: $237,500 - Dallas-Fort Worth Area, Texas
Median Home Price: $165,000 - Tampa-St. Petersburg Area, Florida
Median Home Price: $182,900 - Corpus Christi Area, Texas
Median Home Price: $133,200 - Baltimore Area, Maryland
Median Home Price: $156,400 - Pittsburgh Area, Pennsylvania
Median Home Price: $116,300 - Delray Beach Area, Florida
Median Home Price: $267,100 - Ocala Area, Florida
Median Home Price: $128,600 - Philadelphia Area, Pennsylvania
Median Home Price: $156,800 - Wilmington Area, Delaware
Median Home Price: $169,400 - Tucson Area, Arizona
Median Home Price: $146,500 - Houston Area, Texas
Median Home Price: $161,300 - San Antonio Area, Texas
Median Home Price: $136,800 - Harlingen Area, Texas
Median Home Price: $83,500 - Phoenix Area, Arizona
Median Home Price: $217,400 - Florissant Area, Missouri
Median Home Price: $96,400 - Charlotte Area, North Carolina
Median Home Price: $200,500 - Yuma Area, Arizona
Median Home Price: $134,100
While choosing a location to retire is a personal and subjective decision, shoppers always think about affordability. Actually, 43% of respondents revealed they expect the value of their next home to be lightly or a lot less than their current home.
We’ve reported that 35% of retirees didn’t consider how taxes would affect their retirement income when planning for retirement. Therefore, a third of them express regrets wishing they had better prepared for paying taxes in retirement.
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