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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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228 comments on “Top 8 Worst Cities For Retirement”

  1. Howard Ira Aston says:
    June 10, 2026 at 5:27 pm

    These site are BS! They strictly AI generated ads and are a waste of time reading because they are never complete !
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  2. JOHN D DRAKE says:
    April 12, 2026 at 9:53 pm

    FOX News is the worst!

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  3. Kevin Kline says:
    March 27, 2026 at 4:30 pm

    Your watching to much fake news. Try Newsmax and Fox News. When your told the truth your options change. You deserve the truth.

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  4. Lynn Miller Doyle says:
    March 26, 2026 at 8:05 pm

    You have it backwards!!! The Republicans don’t care about anyone except themselves and getting richer!!!

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  5. Patricia says:
    March 26, 2026 at 5:32 pm

    Move to Michigan. Seniors have a guarantee that the state won’t raise property taxes over a certain percentage regardless of the official rate.

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  6. SARAH says:
    March 26, 2026 at 2:05 am

    Same thing here in Jersey!

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  7. Ann Grider says:
    March 25, 2026 at 4:16 pm

    Memphis is a blue city – run by democrats. The state is a red state – but MEM is blue. I lived there for 33 years due to a job. Couldn’t wait to move out……

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. Dennis Blair says:
    March 1, 2026 at 4:58 pm

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

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