9. Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Average 1-bedroom rent (2022): $773
- Cost of living index: 78.9
- Livability score: 75
Fort Wayne’s cost of living is very low when you compare it to the national average, smack in the middle of the ranking, and its one-bedroom rent is higher there than in every other city. However, if Social Security checks are your only retirement income, a rent price like this one is a true wonder!
One more thing here. Fort Wayne wins the first position in the ranking when it comes to quality of life, as determined by its high livability score.
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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?