These Are the Most Popular States for Retirees to Move To

[pstokely]

Source: Yahoo
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Yet these percentages do not tell the real story. It’s not like people are flocking to South Dakota; the state has relatively low moving activity so the 341 moves to that state represented a large share of the activity. The same is true of Vermont and Idaho, each of which saw fewer than 1,000 move-ins.

By comparison, California and Texas each saw greater than 10,000 move-ins, though they also saw a similar number of move-outs. Other states with large numbers of move-ins included Florida, Arizona, North Carolina and Virginia—traditional retirement hubs.

One signal that this activity is retiree-driven: the states people are leaving have some of the best school systems, according to a new report from Education Week. The Northeast, including New Jersey and Connecticut, get some of the highest scores. Ranking at the bottom for school systems is Nevada, which enjoys a 58% move-in rate and saw nearly 1,300 households move in last year.

United Van Lines found that one in four of those moving to the Mountain West did so for retirement reasons. That was the largest percentage to any region, led by Nevada and Arizona, where about one in three move-ins was retirement related.
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[HoneyBadger]

1. South Dakota is a fantastic state for retirees

No state tax, 2% unemployment in Sioux Falls, low crime rate (the police blotters consist of got drunk in house, lost keys), and the weather favors people with homes in 2 states

[Coventina]

2. People should NOT come to Arizona for the schools, that's for sure.

Our RW government puts zero value on education.

Schools have been underfunded so badly, the Supreme Court got involved.
And even then our legislature refused to do anything, basically daring the SCOTUS to put the entire gov't in jail.

[pstokely]

3. schools aren't a concern to retirees unless maybe they're bringing grandchildren with them

the geezers are often the ones who vote against school bond issues, many retirees are also moving into cities with school issues, many families reluctantly move to the suburbs for schools and affordable housing despite the lack of culture