10 Best States to Retire in America

7. Idaho

Real-estate tax rank: 14th

Cost of living rank: 16th

Physicians per 1,000 people rank: 50th

Violent crimes per 1,000 people rank: 7th

The Gem State might rank almost dead last in the number of physicians per 1,000 people, but it compensates on that shortcoming with the very low crime rate. There are only 1.9 total physicians per 1,000 people here, but there are also only 2.12 violent crimes in the same sample as well. The cost of living index of 92.5 is among the lowest in the country, and so is the effective real-estate tax rate of 0.77%. This means that Idahoans only pay $1,354 a year for the $176,000 home. Since their homes cost $160,500 on average, they usually pay more around $1,237.