2019’s 29 Worst States for Retirement

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West Virginia: Ranked #8

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While West Virginia may have good things to offer retirees when it comes to recreation and relaxation, it ranks as the 8th worst state to retire in due to poor healthcare quality, which Wallethub puts at 2nd worst in the country.

West Virginia’s beautiful outdoors, refreshing springs and rejuvenating spas are not enough to improve its senior citizens’ poor health, as well as its terrible patient survival rates. It is ranked as the worst in the US over-all for senior well-being, taking 50th place in Bankrate’s ranking of all the states when it comes to health.

The Mountain State’s economy is also quite in shambles, thanks to the lack of business opportunities brought about by its declining coal industry. If that’s not enough to turn you off, then maybe West Virginia’s taxation of Social Security, as well as its levying of retirement income exceeding $8,000, will.