Best and worst cities to live.

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Taken from this article.

After putting in decades of hard work, we naturally expect to have financial security in our golden years. But not all Americans can look forward to a relaxing retirement. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2022 Retirement Confidence Survey, 7 in 10 workers reported feeling at least somewhat confident that they will have enough money to retire comfortably, but fewer than 3 in 10 said they were “very confident.”

Adjusted Cost of Living

Lowest

• 1. Brownsville, TX
• 2. Laredo, TX
• 3. Fort Smith, AR
• 4. Amarillo, TX
• 5. Jackson, MS

Highest

• T-165. San Jose, CA
• T-165. Pearl City, HI
• T-165. Honolulu, HI
• T-165. New York, NY
• T-165. San Francisco, CA

Best City vs. Worst City: 3x Difference

Brownsville, TX vs. San Francisco, CA

Annual Cost of In-Home Services

Lowest

• 1. Brownsville, TX
• 2. Laredo, TX
• 3. Shreveport, LA
• 4. Jackson, MS
• T-5. El Paso, TX
• T-5. Corpus Christi, TX

Highest

• T-176. Minneapolis, MN
• T-176. St. Paul, MN
• 178. San Jose, CA
• T-179. Portland, OR
• T-179. Vancouver, WA
• 181. Bismarck, ND

Best City vs. Worst City: 3x Difference

Brownsville, TX vs. Bismarck, ND

% of Employed Population Aged 65 & Older

Highest

• 1. Plano, TX
• 2. Irving, TX
• 3. Sioux Falls, SD
• 4. Burlington, VT
• 5. Columbia, MD

Lowest

• 178. Columbus, GA
• 179. Peoria, AZ
• 180. Lewiston, ME
• 181. Detroit, MI
• 182. Gulfport, MS

Best City vs. Worst City: 2x Difference

Plano, TX vs. Gulfport, MS

Recreation & Senior Centers per Capita

Most

• T-1. Philadelphia, PA
• T-1. Chicago, IL
• T-1. Honolulu, HI
• T-1. Washington, DC
• 5. Los Angeles, CA

Fewest

• 97. Madison, WI
• 98. Durham, NC
• 99. St. Louis, MO
• 100. Lexington-Fayette, KY
• 101. Kansas City, MO

Fishing Facilities per Capita

Most

• T-1. Charleston, SC
• T-1. St. Petersburg, FL
• T-1. Fort Lauderdale, FL
• T-1. Juneau, AK
• T-1. Tampa, FL

Fewest

• 138. Pittsburgh, PA
• 139. Henderson, NV
• 140. Fresno, CA
• 141. Oklahoma City, OK
• 142. El Paso, TX

Museums per Capita

Most

• T-1. Washington, DC
• T-1. St. Louis, MO
• T-1. San Francisco, CA
• 4. Atlanta, GA
• 5. New York, NY

Fewest

• 173. Port St. Lucie, FL
• 174. Santa Clarita, CA
• 175. Hialeah, FL
• 176. Chesapeake, VA
• 177. Chula Vista, CA

Best City vs. Worst City: 80x Difference

Washington, DC vs. Chula Vista, CA

% of Population Aged 65 & Older

Highest

• 1. Pearl City, HI
• 2. Scottsdale, AZ
• 3. Cape Coral, FL
• 4. Warwick, RI
• 5. Hialeah, FL

Lowest

• 178. Laredo, TX
• 179. Moreno Valley, CA
• 180. West Valley City, UT
• 181. Fontana, CA
• 182. Irving, TX

Best City vs. Worst City: 3x Difference

Pearl City, HI vs. Irving, TX

‘Mild Weather’ Ranking

Best

• 1. Glendale, CA
• 2. Riverside, CA
• 3. Bakersfield, CA
• 4. Scottsdale, AZ
• 5. Henderson, NV

Worst

• T-178. Providence, RI
• T-178. Warwick, RI
• 180. Rochester, NY
• 181. Buffalo, NY
• 182. Juneau, AK

I left out the rankings feeling this was more important. Here’s the link.