10 Best States to Retire in America

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3. Utah

Real-estate tax rank: 11th

Cost of living rank: 18th

Physicians per 1,000 people rank: 44th

Violent crimes per 1,000 people rank: 8th

The Beehive State doesn’t have too many physicians overall. Only 2.08 of them per 1,000 people. However, it does have the low crime rate with only 2.16 violent crimes in the same sample. The cost of living index of 93.1 means things are generally less expensive in Utah, and the real-estate tax of 0.69% follows the same pattern. Utahans spend $1,210 a year on $176,000 homes or $1,463 on $212,500 homes, which is the average here.

Best States to Retire in America

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