Oklahoma Listed Among the Best States for Retirement in 2011

Oklahoma was recently ranked third for “Best States for Retirement in 2011” by MoneyRates.com.

Criteria for the ranking included economy, climate, life expectancy, and crime. Oklahoma ranked right at the top for economic factors which overcame its’ lower ranking factors of life expectancy and crime.

Oklahoma got the best overall score for economics, because its cost of living, unemployment and tax burdens are all among the 10 lowest in the nation.

The Best 10

1. Texas
2. Kentucky
3. Oklahoma
4. Iowa
5. Louisiana
6. Virginia
7. Mississippi
8. South Dakota
9. Tennessee
10. Kansas

The Worst 10

1. Maine
2. Michigan
3. Massachusetts
4. Connecticut
5. Alaska
6. Maryland
7. Rhode Island
8. Washington
9. New York
10. Wisconsin

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