This Indiana City Is Among the Worst Places in America to Retire

Are you thinking about your retirement? Are you already planning for that? Does that plan involve relocating, and if so, have you given any thought to where you might want to go? When it comes to retirement, what are the factors that make some places better choices than others? Hopefully, this article and this study will answer some of those questions.

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The personal finance website WalletHub recently published a study of the Best & Worst Places (Cities) to Retire in 2024. The study compared the retiree-friendliness of more than 180 U.S. cities across 45 key metrics, including the cost of living and tax laws to the availability of activities and the quality of health care.

Sorry Hoosiers, Your Capital City Is Near the Bottom of the List

Out of 182 cities, Indianapolis was ranked 149th. I never really thought of Naptown as a retirement hot spot, but I also didn't expect it to be so far down on the list. Keep in mind, that the rankings are based purely on data, so let's see Indy's score in the categories mentioned above.

• Affordability Ranking - 97th
• Activities Ranking - 111th
• Quality of Life Ranking - 174th
• Health Care Ranking - 75th

What Are America's BEST Retirement Cities?

Would you be surprised (you shouldn't be) if I told you that four of the top five cities on this list are in Florida? Orlando (#1), Miami (#2), Tampa (#4), and Fort Lauderdale (#5). I guess retiring to Florida is a stereotype for a reason.

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Scroll over the cities on the map below to see the rest of the rankings, and you can see the FULL REPORT here.