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Avoid These 20 Cities If You Want a Worry-Free Retirement

February 4, 2020 · Retirement Life

7. Boston

Many American history buffs share the same dream: moving to one of the oldest cities in the U.S. for their retirement. But living in the place where the Revolution began shouldn’t come before your financial security. The average price for homes? You’ll be looking at around $750,000.

And renting a private or semi-private nursing home room won’t save you much money either.

Maybe instead of moving here, you could take regular visits? All in all, it’s an unachievable destination for most retirees. Our verdict: ditch it and don’t look back. We promise, there are better, cheaper places out there.

Next, this City of Goodwill isn’t so good for retirees…..

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One response to “Avoid These 20 Cities If You Want a Worry-Free Retirement”

  1. Susan Drilling says:
    August 24, 2021 at 7:50 am

    I can tell you first hand,Don’t move to Calif!!! I lived in Calif most of my life and in a couple months am going to retire and get out of Calif..too expensive,everything is taxed and housing prices are terrible.

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