Is California one of the worst places to retire? What’s missing in a new ranking

Is California a good place to retire?

That depends on whom you ask. A lot of people have chosen to retire here and are happy with their decision. California, particularly the Bay Area, is undergoing a tectonic reordering of the demographic landscape as the population ages. By 2040, more than 1 in 5 Californians will be 65 or older. Already, there are about as many senior citizens in San Francisco as there are children. Clearly, many people think California is a good place to live out your golden years, especially if you’ve made the right financial moves.

But not everyone agrees. Retirement planning services platform Retirement Living recently published its annual ranking of the best and worst states to retire in the U.S. Wyoming, West Virginia and Florida took the top three spots…

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