01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
South Carolina does not tax Social Security benefits, though other retirement income may still be subject to state income tax.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Aiken's streets in the historic district are cleverly named after other South Carolina cities and counties, a built-in geography lesson every time you take a wrong turn.
- In the late 1800s, Aiken became the fashionable winter playground for America's ultra-wealthy, attracting the Vanderbilts and other Gilded Age elites escaping cold Northern winters.
- A farming colony optimistically called 'Happyville' was founded in Aiken County in 1905, proving that real estate branding is nothing new.
- Aiken is home to both a Polo Club and a Tennis Club, giving it an undeniable air of "old money chic" for a city of just 32,000 people.
Your
Aiken
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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31428
+
Total Population
$
56202
Median Income
$
199100
Median Home
26
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Aiken
ranks for retirees?
25
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
57
Healthcare
3
Climate
50
Results
Aiken
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
57
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
1
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
2
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
2
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Temperate
climate — summers peak near
91
°F, winters dip to about
35
°F, with roughly
1
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Temperate
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Moderate
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