14. Aurora, Colorado

After reading about average house prices that go well over $500,000 so far on this list, you might be wondering why we’re also listing Aurora. You could get a house here for around $365,000, which is significantly cheaper, but this shouldn’t distract you from other issues.

For example, Colorado taxes retirement and Social Security income. You’ll also find the highest local sales tax rate here, compare to every other destination in this article.

At the end of the day, even if you can afford to settle down here, your savings will slowly chip away anyway.

You’ll want to sale away from the next city if you’re a retiree…..