Worst States to Retire 2012: Northeast and Midwest Come Up Losers

From our buddies at TopRetirements.com – you gotta see this list. and you’ll LOVE their newsletter – check them out here.

If your state is in the mix here as a Worst State to Retire to – you might take a look at our properties for sale here in Danville, Kentucky – which always ranks as one of the top retirement states to come. For articles on retirement and retiring in Danville Kentucky, click here.

Worst States to Retire 2012: Northeast and Midwest Come Up Losers

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States January 10, 2012 There are plenty of best places to retire lists. But how about the places where it’s not such a good idea to retire? Last year our worst 10 states list caused quite a sensation, so we are back at it again for 2012. The purpose is to try to help baby boomers understand where, all other things being equal, they can enjoy their hard-earned retirement without taking on more problems. To make sure you don’t miss updates to this and other lists like it, sign up for our free weekly Best Places to Retire newsletter.

Your retirement is unique
Every individual has to consider his or her own criteria for identifying the worst or best states to retire. One of the most important factors for anyone is proximity to family and friends. So, if you want to be near your grandchildren the worst state on our list could be the best state on your list. Likewise, you might not share the same considerations we used to develop this list. Tax issues might be most important for you, or you might not care about spending winters in a warm state. Our 2012 list is based on 5 considerations that we think will be important to most people, but freely admit that these factors could be totally irrelevant to many other folks.

Our Top Weighting Criteria
This year we expanded the criteria we used from 3 to 5 factors. The factors for 2012 are: Fiscal health, property taxes, income taxes, cost of living, and climate. Each criterion was worth up to 1 negative point. If these are not key factors for you, your list might look very different. Also new this year is a page where you can customize your worst states list by eliminating criteria that might not be important to you. You will find detailed explanations of these factors along with our sources following the list.

The 10 Worst States for Retirement 2012
Three new states made our list this year to read the rest of the article – click here.

For more info on land, horse farms, properties, Centre College, Danville’s night life, etc – listings and Videos on Danville, KY Homes for Sale, Kentucky Farm Land, and Kentucky Horse Farms or to search the MLS, visit BluegrassTeam.com

to read the rest of the article – click here.