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Oregon one of the worst states for retirement, WalletHub says

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Oregon is the 39th worst U.S. state for retirement, according to a new WalletHub study.

The 11 states that ranked worse for retirees are Indiana, Hawaii, Arkansas, West Virginia, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New Mexico, Washington, Mississippi, Louisiana and Kentucky, the personal finance website said.

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WalletHub’s top 10 state for retirement:​

  1. Floria
  2. Minnesota
  3. Colorado
  4. Wyoming
  5. South Dakota
  6. Pennsylvania
  7. New Hampshire
  8. Delaware
  9. North Dakota
  10. Wisconsin
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As a resident of Washington, I’m not surprised my state made the “worst” list. It keeps getting more and more expensive to live here and won’t improve once I stop working.
 
Phys251 said:
If Washington State is so bad, then why do people keep moving there?
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It’s a beautiful state, so it’s understandable why people want to come here, plus jobs with Boeing, Amazon, etc. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s expensive which makes it costly to retire here.
 
Moon said:
It’s a beautiful state, so it’s understandable why people want to come here, plus jobs with Boeing, Amazon, etc. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s expensive which makes it costly to retire here.
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And yet you're still there.
 
Phys251 said:
If Washington State is so bad, then why do people keep moving there?
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It does seem to offer some perks for retirees (like no income tax), especially in smaller towns in the eastern (less rainy and expensive) part of the state.
 
The article says Oregon is the 39th worst state to retire in. That means only ten state are better than Oregon to retire in. That's pretty damned good.

There should be a penalty for people who don't read the OP they post.
 
Loulit01 said:
The article says Oregon is the 39 worst state to retire in. That mean only ten state are better than Oregon to retire in. That's prett damned good.

There should be a penalty for people who don't read the OP they post.
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You’re reading that backwards.
 
Moon said:
No, they're two separate states.
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Then why does the thread title talk about Oregon and you mention Washington?
 
Airyaman said:
Then why does the thread title talk about Oregon and you mention Washington?
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The article was written in Portland Oregon. I live in Washington. Washington ranked worse than Oregon.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
I’m surprised that South Dakota made the top 10 (best) for retirement states and that Texas didn’t.
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Florida ranked #1, but I wouldn’t want to live there. Also surprised Texas didn’t make the list.
 
Interesting how there ends up being so little political correlation in lists like these.

4 red states, 4 blue states, and 2 swing states in the top 10. 5 red states and 5 blue states in the bottom 10.
 
I never understood people who moved far away from their families to retire - unless they have already decided that their kids will be more trouble than they are worth once the problems of aging and the inevitable physical and cognitive decline that comes with it. Personally, I want my family near by.
 
btthegreat said:
I never understood people who moved far away from their families to retire - unless they have already decided that their kids will be more trouble than they are worth once the problems of aging and the inevitable physical and cognitive decline that comes with it. Personally, I want my family near by.
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That’s certainly a consideration as well.
 
Moon said:
It’s a beautiful state, so it’s understandable why people want to come here, plus jobs with Boeing, Amazon, etc. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s expensive which makes it costly to retire here.
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I'm starting to think that is just about everywhere except some of the dirt poor southern states.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
I’m surprised that South and North Dakota made the top 10 (best) for retirement states and that Texas didn’t.
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The major cities in Texas have also become very expensive. Aside from that, I'll agree that it's a great place to live.
 
Anagram said:
Interesting how there ends up being so little political correlation in lists like these.

4 red states, 4 blue states, and 2 swing states in the top 10. 5 red states and 5 blue states in the bottom 10.
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Makes you think it was massaged.
 
dseag2 said:
The major cities in Texas have also become very expensive. Aside from that, I'll agree that it's a great place to live.
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Major cities almost everywhere are more expensive, but we live inexpensively (on our SS retirement incomes) about 25 miles SSE of Austin, Texas.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Major cities almost everywhere are more expensive, but we live inexpensively (on our SS retirement incomes) about 25 miles SSE of Austin, Texas.
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Dripping Springs area? I have friends that live there.

Dallas is ridiculously expensive these days. We moved here 18 years ago and probably couldn't afford it now.
 
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