10 Best Places to Retire in Kentucky

4. Letcher County

Cost of Living: 25.4% lower than US average
Physicians per 100k: 114
Crime: 34
Median House Value: $56,700
Insider Monkey score: 97

Named after the former Kentucky Governor Robert Letcher, Letcher County has a population of 24,519. It was thrust into the media spotlight in 1967 by the death of filmmaker Hugh O’Connor. Nowadays, the county has shed its negative image and has been promoted by state officials as one of the best places for “adventure tourism”. In line with this, the Pioneer Horse Trail was initiated by Governor Steve Beshear to promote eco-tourism in the area.

3. Perry County

Cost of Living: 23.9% lower the US average
Physicians per 100k: 307
Crime: 36
Median House Value: $64,800
Insider Monkey score: 99.3

Located in eastern Kentucky, Perry County is home to 28,712 people and was named after the naval hero Oliver Hazard Perry. The county is also known in studies as having the lowest life expectancy for females in all counties in the United States, with 72.7 years as the magic number. Readers and soon-to-be retirees need not get worried about this as the study only covered those who lived in the county and not those who transferred there.