The 12 Worst States for Retirement

The 12 Worst States for Retirement

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Arizona

Retirement security score: 3 out of 10

In addition to the weather, Arizona retirees benefit from extremely low housing costs, but that’s because the state was so overbuilt during the real-estate boom that home prices were completely gutted. Real estate markets have bounced off the bottom, but they’ve recently started cooling off again.

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