The Best (and Worst) Places to Retire

Your retirement location is very much an individual decision, but Bankrate.com analyzed several factors, including local weather, cost of living, crime rate, health-care quality, tax burden and well-being to identify which states offer the best quality of life for retirees. Here’s what they found:  

Best: South Dakota (Reuters)

Best: Utah (Reuters)

Best: Colorado (Reuters)

Best: North Dakota (University of North Dakota)

Best: Wyoming (Reuters)

Worst: New York (Reuters)

Worst: West Virginia (REUTERS)

Worst: Arkansas (REUTERS)

Worst: Hawaii (Reuters)