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Top 8 Worst Cities For Retirement

May 5, 2022 · Retirement Life
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Seattle, Washington

Seattle is a fantastic place to live if you’re loaded with cash. But for those of us living on social security checks and semi-decent pensions, it’ll be a struggle to live in the city center because rental prices average $2,000 per month.

And besides the high cost of living, this city’s weather is a continuous source of disappointment. It seems like it’s constantly raining, and its winters can be too dark and gloomy. Its residents also grumble about the poor transportation system and horrendous traffic jams.

If you’re like me, and are a fan of sunshine….then this is one of the worst cities you can move to!

…So, even though we’ve all probably romanticized this city due to the onslaught of movies filmed here, you’re better off visiting and NOT moving here!

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221 comments on “Top 8 Worst Cities For Retirement”

  1. jACK dOWLING says:
    March 2, 2026 at 9:44 pm

    Any party who is OK with killing babies and old people should tell you who cares about you. If you vote for DEMONCRATS, you are nuts

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  2. Rich Wynn says:
    March 1, 2026 at 8:44 pm

    I have lived in Washington State for decades and would call it the worst pace to retire to because of the ever growing taxes. We bought a modest 1300 sq ft home that was a total fixer upper and over the last 15 years made improvements to retire to and moved from the crime ridden west coast to eastern Washington five years ago when we retired and last year year the state took our 30 year old modest forever home valued at $358,000 and re assessed it at $617,000 at the end of last year. Thats a $259,000 jump in one year and the taxes that were semi affordable will almost double.
    Bing on a fixed income will make it hard to do anything but pay taxes. I honestly can’t think of anything that isn’t taxed and there are more taxes on the way. we are looking to move to Idaho at this point. We were basically taxed out of our home on the west side we lived in for 30years and they are doing the same thing to us again. Plus the state is billions or dollars in debt even after raising taxes and adding taxes. Think real hard before moving to Washington State unless you have a lot of money to burn.

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  3. Dennis Blair says:
    March 1, 2026 at 4:58 pm

    You’re so full of libtard crap!!!!!!

    Reply
  4. Gina Deacon says:
    February 28, 2026 at 9:10 pm

    What are the top areas to retire???

    Reply
  5. Don't worry about it, I'll be labled as a computer soon enough says:
    February 21, 2026 at 11:41 pm

    Glad to see that we had advanced in education to where people think that Hawaii is a city… Nice… We have plenty to look forward to with this doomed humanity

    Reply
  6. Bill Dean says:
    February 18, 2026 at 5:09 pm

    Where are the 8 worst places?

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  7. Dwight says:
    February 10, 2026 at 5:50 pm

    Have you looked at the RED states and thier crime rates??? Shout out to Maga Mike Johnson. Look at his Congresional districts crime rate,I think Republicans should retire there.

    Reply
  8. Wyatt says:
    February 4, 2026 at 4:27 am

    Are you joking, or what? 2 bedrooms in NYC for $2,500????? Try $5,000+ in a good neighborhood. However, it’s the Greatest city in the world and has everything one could ever ask for, including psychos and crime. But the culture is unbeatable. And WE have the BEST pizza in the world and the most varied cuisines in the world. Take that to the bank and cash it!!

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  9. Anita Meehan says:
    January 5, 2026 at 11:17 am

    I don’t trust ANYTHING Trump does or says!!!!!!

    Reply
  10. Richard Moore says:
    January 3, 2026 at 6:47 pm

    2500 for a 2 bedroom in nyc? When was this written? It’s 6K now.

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