The Bottom 10

Alaska worst state for retirement — Sitka, Alaska. Image credit: © Adeliepenguin | Dreamstime.com

41. Louisiana: Despite ranking 5^th for weather, Louisiana lagged in crime (48^th), quality/cost of healthcare (44^th) and well-being (41^st).

42: Maryland: Affordability (46^th) killed Maryland despite top-15 rankings in quality/cost of healthcare (12^th) and weather (14^th).

43: Colorado: Despite ranking 1^st overall for quality/cost of healthcare, Colorado fell into the 40s thanks for ranking 41^st for affordability and curiously 43^rd for weather.

44. Texas: Ranked 6^th for weather, but 47^th for well-being 38^th for crime and 36^th for quality/cost of healthcare.

45: North Dakota: Its 18^th rank in crime was its only top 25 category, while weather (48^th), quality/cost of healthcare (40^th) and well-being (39^th) rankings were costly.

46: Massachusetts: Again, affordability (48^th) led to its bottom-five ranking despite ranking 10^th in crime and 11^th in well-being.

47: Washington: Ranked second for quality/cost of healthcare, but 47^th for affordability and 34^th for both weather and crime.

48: California: 49^th for affordability.

49: New York: 50^th for affordability.

50. Alaska: The state was dragged down by back-of-the-pack scores in weather (50^th) and crime (49^th) and a 43^rd rank for affordability.

Graphic courtesy of Bankrate

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