What is going on everyone? It is late September we are moving towards winter
and it's getting colder and if you're like me and you've broken a couple bones
in your life more than a couple of my case winter means those breaks start to
hurt especially in the morning currently I get up in the morning and walk around
my room for five minutes and I look like I've been drinking all night it happens
even more and it gets worse with age that is one of the reasons you have
snowbirds in case you'll notice Snowbird is it's a name they give retirees and
senior citizens that live in northern states like Minnesota New York and then
they head south for the winter - like Florida Arizona deployed the colder
weather of their northern home states summer tyree Snowbird full time there
are other reasons retirees relocate when they do retire cost living crime access
to quality health care and culture those are the four big ones they also list
family but there's no way to really measure that so we got to take that one
out so what is the methodology how do we figure this out well we take the four
things that we can actually rank and I go to websites like the Council for
Community and Economic Research and figure out how they rank the states then
we go to the agency of Healthcare Research and quality and we see how they
rank the state's then of course the FBI website and then you know there's
various websites like the AARP website and things like that different retiree
and senior citizen websites and they kind of list what states and what cities
have the best entertainment and things to do for seniors that's how we kind of
rank they all rank and put them all together and come up with the ranking so
now you know how we do it and that being said why don't you watch this when you
get back from your early bird dinner there's a Save button for a lay save for
later button on YouTube you could use that in case you don't know about it but
for the rest of you here's my top 10 worst states for retirees and senior
citizens
number ten South Carolina the Palmetto state kicks off this list at number ten
let's start with why you should retire here they have decent weather until a
hurricane shows up and they have good down-to-earth people where it starts to
suck is culture and entertainment they're ranked 45th after Myrtle Beach
in Charleston there isn't much to do here for seniors and stop typing
I'm sure if you live in South Carolina you can list some really cool lawn
bowling sites and whatnot we are comparing this to the rest of the states
and they're lacking in that department crime is middle-of-the-road at 27 and
where it gets bad is health and wellness South Carolina's ranked 50th how do you
rank 50th in health care did the state decide that they've made enough medical
advancements in like 1970 you go to your doctor you got an STD he pulls out some
leeches not good South Carolina number nine new jersey number nine brings us to
new jersey the Garden State the good news is they have a lot of things for
retirees to do and surprisingly as a state their crime isn't bad I'm thinking
someone forgot to count Camden that's my guess but if excessive spray tan and
hair products were a crime they'd be the absolute worst the rest is bad news they
ranked 43rd and cost living their weathers 27 and health care is 26th they
do have another problem in New Jersey Atlantic City and senior citizens
flooding the casinos I've seen it it's not good and what's all ad in a casino
try and get her senior discount on a hand of blackjack she also tried to
order a prune daiquiri from the waitress that was really weird anyway some of the
casinos actually cater to this demographic you'll know which ones they
are they have two floors of handicapped parking in the parking structure
number eight Minnesota of course the land of 10,000 lakes is on this list
Minnesota has some of the coldest winters in the country this state is
like the inspiration for heading south for the winter
birds clued in to this over 60 million years ago and sometime later a lady
named Ruth said this Minnesota weather I'm heading to Sarasota and the Snowbird
was born Minnesota is ranked 47th and weather 35th and cost living utilities
are a big part of the cost living in Minnesota
I'm sure owning many layers of clothing has something to do that too
at least you don't need sunblock so you're saving on sunblock well least as
much as you would other states it is estimated that between twenty and thirty
thousand residents flee Minnesota before winter arrives just come back around
April number seven California yes California my birth state made it on
another bad list surprise surprise least it's not the worst this time now this is
the part of the video where we get the same old tired comments about California
liberals this Democrat that homeless yada yadi or whatever just so you don't
miss anything we will watch this puppy getting a haircut while some lady pulls
his hair while you leave your comment
California's major issue for the retired crowd as you can imagine is cost living
there ranked 49th it's expensive live in California when I was growing up the
eastern part of California was always cheaper that's not really even cheaper
anymore now they do okay with health care and culture but they take it in the
pants when it comes to crime they're in bad shape they're they're ranked 39 out
of 50 California is a place most seniors and retirees are leaving on a permanent
basis not just for the winter that's a trend that doesn't seem to be slowing
down anytime soon either number six Oregon and now for my current home state
the beaver State Oregon you know I still smile whenever someone calls it the
beaver State I guess I'm never gonna grow up I've given up on trying anyway
Oregon is not the place for retirees it never has been it's the rain for the
most part it rains here a lot most people that retire like to get out and
do things you've worked most your life probably in
an office or factory you should Oregon most the year isn't the place to do that
the summer's here are amazing don't get me wrong people come out they're always
happy they're nice to each other they have events fairs festivals and then it
starts raining in late September and we all start drinking beer till April
Oregon ranks 38 when it comes to weather after whether you have our health and
wellness it's not the best we have a lot of depression here in Oregon Oregon is
actually ranked 45th and a health and wellness that's not a good number forty
fifth worst that's five from the bottom and this is where someone always has to
comment you forgot the homeless problem because the Democrats and liberals are
running yep yep yet whatever tell you what I know you got to leave your
comment will watch this skeleton doing some karate while you do that
number five Washington Oregon's neighbor to the
north comes in fifth the Evergreen State Washington Washington is very similar to
Oregon as far as weather and want other things but Washington kind of sucks
across the board they have nothing that's really good it for retirees on
this list at least nothing is the worst but nothing's good the cost of living is
41st crime is 37th culture is 25 weather's 36 and the health and wellness
is 37th so it sort of just blows for retirees here I mean New Jersey had low
crime California had great weather South Carolina has decent weather Washington's
got none of those things not a good place for retirees number four Alaska at
number four we have the last frontier Alaska I was just in Alaska and I can
tell you statistically retiree shouldn't be living here but they are that's like
75% of people I saw in my week that I stayed in Alaska it was like retiree age
people you know retirees senior citizens that type of thing Alaska ranks 49th in
crime and they have the worst weather in the country they're ranked 50th dead
last Alaska the cost living here surprisingly high I mean you're in a
place that most people don't find desirable but the cost of living is that
of a place that everyone wants to move to so I it's just weird but what it is
is most everything in Alaska but fish and Christmas trees are shipped here so
there's added cost to that I went to the grocery store while I was in the Kenai
Peninsula and while I was there when I came out I got 90 bucks worth of stuff
and I figure I could have got the same in Oregon for about 60 there's quite a
difference there especially if you're living there full-time
number three Illinois coming in number three is the land of Lincoln Illinois
right off the bat the dog whistles went off and people want to leave comments
about Chicago B in this crime infested City where ice cream men are pulled out
of their trucks and given Indian burns and Charlie horses or whatever the local
gangs are doing these days Chicago isn't that bad as proof it doesn't bring down
the whole state with its crime stats actually for retirees they're ranked 26
sort of middle-of-the-road there in comparison Arkansas is ranked 46 in
crime because of to medium cities for the most part that's it just to medium
cities are bringing that whole state down now I'm not saying the rural part
of Arkansas is without crying it's got crime but these two cities
really bring down the whole state but Illinois still sucks for other reasons
cost of living the ranked 40th and as far as health care and wellness
they're second from the bottom at 49th there whether it isn't the worst either
but it isn't the best by any stretch of the imagination it's actually 25th
number two Marilyn Marilyn comes in at the second to the worst place for the
retirement crowd in the entire United States that's right the old line state
is not the place you want to spend your golden years that is one of their
nicknames the old line state a free state is another one of their nicknames
they have which I find ironic seem that the cost of living is so high that
nickname actually has nothing to do with cost but yeah they're ranked 47th and
cost living crime weather culture and entertainment aren't the best either the
health and wellness for the retired crowd is also something that needs to be
worked on it's ranked 37th in the country Marilyn isn't a terrible place
in the rural areas but when you live out there you lose a lot and entertainment
and culture you know type things to do sounds all great to live out in the
sticks until you realize you've been counting down the days till the county
fair for like six months just so you have an opportunity to actually talk to
someone else face to face
and number one New York there's a reason people are flooding out of this state
and it isn't just cost living they're actually the worst in the country coming
in at number 54 affordability but that isn't the most common reason listed
retirees and seniors can't get out of the state quick enough New York actually
leads the country in outward migration for people over 50 brutal winners
especially upstate crime and healthcare are all reasons listed by people fleeing
the Empire State the only thing they do have is culture and entertainment they
have more than any other state on this list and they're ranked fourth in the
country one thing I read with people over the age of 50 retirees and seniors
some of the more common reasons for them leaving New York were fear of another
9/11 the mortgage is too expensive in retirement insurance prices and the
taxes on annuities and their digital asset management now that one's very
specific but I believe that was from The Wall Street Journal so I guess that
makes sense to them not me I'm an idiot but yeah New York is the number one
worst a poor retirees it's not a place you want to live if you're on a fixed
income or you just want to enjoy the latter part of your life it just doesn't
make sense for most people
all right so that's my top ten worst places to retire in the United States
hope you guys got some information I hope it helps out someone you know do a
little more research just don't take my word for it research some of these
states and see if it works out for you if you're retiring it's not something
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