Retirement + Housing

Live where you want, and know what it costs.

Where you live shapes your taxes, your monthly costs and how far your savings stretch. Compare states side by side and plan the move, or the stay, before you make it.

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RETIREMENT STATE COMPARISON

Thinking about moving? Compare up to four states side by side.

See state income tax on your retirement income, property tax rates, cost of living, home prices, sales tax, how each state treats Social Security and retirement accounts, estate and inheritance taxes, and whether it expanded Medicaid.

Retirement State Comparison table comparing Pennsylvania, Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina on income tax, property tax, cost of living, home prices, sales tax, Social Security taxation, retirement income treatment, estate and inheritance taxes, and Medicaid expansion

Sample comparison at $75,000 of retirement income, married filing jointly. Statewide reference data; local taxes and retirement-specific exclusions are noted in the tool.

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BLUEPRINT UNIVERSITY

Housing lessons

Free lessons in plain English, each with a downloadable PDF. Six lessons, from state taxes to downsizing, reverse mortgages and senior living.

How State Taxes Can Reshape Your Retirement →Why two retirees with identical incomes can have very different tax bills depending on where they live, and what to check before relocating.Downsizing in Retirement: What It Really Frees Up →Selling costs, the home-sale tax exclusion, and what a smaller home really saves each month.Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before Retiring? →The guaranteed return, the liquidity trade-off, and the tax trap of paying it off with IRA money.Reverse Mortgages Explained: How a HECM Works →Who qualifies, what it costs, how the balance grows, and what happens to your heirs.Aging in Place: Budgeting to Stay in Your Home →Safety updates, big repairs and paid help at home, and what Medicare won’t pay for.Senior Living Costs: Independent Living, Assisted Living and CCRCs →Independent living, assisted living and CCRCs, the contract types, and how to plan for the costs.

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