10 Best Places to Retire in Florida On Social Security

7. Liberty

Total score: 365.428

Millage rate: 16.56

Median home price: $80,500

Cost of living index: 83.8

Although it covers quite a bit of land, Liberty County only has some 8,300 residents, with a median age of 38. Along several other counties, Liberty has banned alcohol sale, being one of the few locations in the United States where such limitations are in place.

The unemployment rate in the area is 4.70 percent, which is well below the 6.30 percent average across the United States, in case you’re interested in finding a small job to fill your time with. There’s also a pretty high vacancy rate so you’ll have no issues finding a place to move into.

6. Taylor

Total score: 365.898

Millage rate: 16.67

Median home price: $79,800

Cost of living index: 83.7

Taylor County has a population of over 22,000 people with a median age of over 41. The area is pretty and filled with forests, the county being the host for the annual Florida Forest Festival. Taylor County is also known as the “Tree Capital of the South,” so you can get a pretty good idea about how things are around there. One word would sum it up – beautiful, as only nature can be. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is, in part, situated in this county, although it also reaches Wakulla and Jefferson.

When it comes to the area’s economy, you should know that the unemployment rate is at 6.5 percent, which is just a nudge above the US average of 6.3 percent.

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