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The most and least tax-friendly states for retirees

The jaw-dropping truth about how each state taxes its seniors
Least tax-friendly: California
Least tax-friendly: Connecticut
Least tax-friendly: Maine
Least tax-friendly: Minnesota
Least tax-friendly: Nebraska
Least tax-friendly: Rhode Island
Least tax-friendly: Vermont
Moderately tax-friendly: Arizona
Moderately tax-friendly: DC
Moderately tax-friendly: Hawaii
Moderately tax-friendly: Indiana
Moderately tax-friendly: Iowa
Moderately tax-friendly: Kansas
Moderately tax-friendly: Maryland
Moderately tax-friendly: Massachusetts
Moderately tax-friendly: Missouri
Moderately tax-friendly: Montana
Moderately tax-friendly: New Jersey
Moderately tax-friendly: New Mexico
Moderately tax-friendly: New York
Moderately tax-friendly: North Carolina
Moderately tax-friendly: North Dakota
Moderately tax-friendly: Ohio
Moderately tax-friendly: Oregon
Moderately tax-friendly: Utah
Moderately tax-friendly: Wisconsin
Tax-friendly: Alabama
Tax-friendly: Arkansas
Tax-friendly: Colorado
Tax-friendly: Delaware
Tax-friendly: Idaho
Tax-friendly: Illinois
Tax-friendly: Kentucky
Tax-friendly: Louisiana
Tax-friendly: Michigan
Tax-friendly: New Hampshire
Tax-friendly: Oklahoma
Tax-friendly: Pennsylvania
Tax-friendly: South Carolina
Tax-friendly: Tennessee
Tax-friendly: Texas
Tax-friendly: Virginia
Tax-friendly: Washington
Tax-friendly: West Virginia
Most tax-friendly: Alaska
Most tax-friendly: Florida
Most tax-friendly: Georgia
Most tax-friendly: Mississippi
Most tax-friendly: Nevada
Most tax-friendly: South Dakota
Most tax-friendly: Wyoming
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The jaw-dropping truth about how each state taxes its seniors

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, almost 400,000 Americans moved to a different part of the country to retire last year according to HireAHelper, up a whopping 30% from 2019. Factors such as cost of living, healthcare, and weather tend to be high on people's list of priorities when deciding where to relocate, but taxation is crucial too and can be easily overlooked. Using a recent overview by SmartAsset, click or scroll through as we reveal the least and most tax-friendly states for retirees, taking into account levies on pension income, Social Security, property, and other key taxes that impact seniors, starting with the least tax-friendly.

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Daniel Coughlin

05 May 2021

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