Greenville, South Carolina, Was Recently Named The Tenth Best Place In The Country To Retire
Want to retire in South Carolina? You’re not alone! In fact, Retirement Living recently ranked South Carolina, in general, as the number four state in the country for retirement living. But drill that down a little deeper to find the best city in which to settle for retirement and launching your comeback career after retiring, and you’ll want to head to Greenville, according to a recent study by SmartAssets.
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Aside from the obvious preferences when heading into retirement years (nearby quality healthcare, etc.) SmartAssets looked at 525 cities across the nation and ranked them on a number of other criteria. After sifting through all those cities and after the dust settled, our little gem in the upstate clocked in at number 10 in the country for retirees who want to continuing working, however limited, after retiring.
South Carolina has plenty of prime locations that are ideal for retirement. Whether that means Beaufort, Murrells Inlet, over in Seneca on the lake, or anywhere within our borders.
Using a wide number of metrics like the size of the population that's already over 65, low unemployment rates for seniors, and housing costs as a percentage of retirement income, SmartAssets ranked this upstate locale as the tenth best place in the country.
In fact, when it comes to housing costs versus retirement income, the city also ranks high overall, with housing costs of only 24.72% of retirement income. Why spend more if you don't have to?
Where do you plan to retire? Would you consider relocating to the tenth best place in the country to retire – and keep working? Feel free to join the discussion in our comments!
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Robin Jarvis is a travel and entertainment writer and editor for OnlyInYourState.com with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. She spent more than two decades living on the coast in South Carolina and currently lives in the mountains of North Carolina - although she still makes it back to see family in South Carolina quite often. When she's not working, she loves to hike, kayak, and check out new adventures. Get in touch at [email protected]
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