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April 3, 2016
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Ridgewood NJ, Bankrate.com in March released its 2016 “Best and Worst States to Retire” list, a ranking of states according to their cost of living, crime rate, health care quality, tax burden, personal well-being for seniors and weather. Here are the top 10 and bottom 10 states from the annual report. (Full rankings at https://www.bankrate.com/finance/retirement/best-places-retire-how-state-ranks.aspx)
New Jersey placed 40th on this year’s list, owing mostly to its high cost of living, while Jersey neighbors Connecticut (42), New York (50) , and Pennsylvania (20) .
