REPORT: New Jersey is America’s 5th Worst Place to Retire

MarketWatch ran a report from LPL Financial earlier this month,  Save Jerseyans, a signing a grade to each U.S. state (+ Washington, D.C.) based on a calculated retirement index score.

The analysts evaluated “public data related to health, finance, housing, employment, education, community and quality of life indicators to evaluate and rank states based on their attractiveness to the pre-retiree cohort…”

The index is weighted to prioritize finances over other indicators. Financial stability and improved quality of life indicators helped push the cornhusker state to the top spot.”

Where did New Jersey come in?

5th… from last.

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New Jersey’s property taxes and cost of living continue to top national surveys, and one recent study concluded that New Jersey’s public worker pension system is now the country’s weakest.

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