4. Wichita, Kansas
- Average 1-bedroom rent (2022): $716. The average rent on a 1-bedroom apartment in New Jersey is $3,153! That’s a pretty huge difference.
- Cost of living index: 82.1
- Livability score: 60
Wichita’s livability score is towards the bottom side of the pack. Meanwhile, its cost of living stays on the high side. Why should you consider moving to Wichita? Well, the city’s relatively affordable rent makes living there just on Social Security checks a feasible idea.
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Well, as I see it, retirement and cold, lousy weather usually don’t go well together. However, if you don’t have a choice…then we might have made better retirement plans before we had no choice.
Where does Puerto Rico rank over all, for Americans, living on just Social Security income ?
To bad cold winters for retierment
You do not mention anything about utilities. North Dakota gets very cold in the winter. What are the cost of utilities in this town during winter. Can a person on SSI still be able to live afford to there?
OK, but who wants to live in Kansas or North Dakota?? Fishing and canoeing in Williston, ND? What, for maybe 4 months of the year?