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When it comes to deciding where to retire, what makes one place more attractive than another?
The states in this ranking were rated on a number of factors in the following five categories, with a weighting (in parentheses) assigned to each category: affordability (40%), overall well-being (25%), quality and cost of healthcare (20%), weather (10%) and crime (5%).
Each state was assigned a ranking relative to all 50 states per category, and an overall ranking was determined based on the weightings in the different categories.
Scroll through to see which states are in the top 20 and how they fare relative to the other states for affordability, overall well-being, quality and cost of healthcare, weather and crime.
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