01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Colorado exempts most middle-income retirees from Social Security taxes, applying the benefit only above certain income thresholds, a meaningful edge for fixed-income households.
Source · Tax Foundation
0
3
Fact text
- Arvada once called itself the 'Celery Capital of the World', and actually shipped special loads of its famous Pascal celery straight to the White House.
- The first documented gold discovery in the entire Rocky Mountain region happened right in what is now Arvada, back in 1850, found by a prospector who then basically shrugged and left.
- For 40 years, a plant on the edge of Arvada quietly manufactured nuclear weapons triggers, it's now a national wildlife refuge.
- Arvada is home to the Cussler Museum, a rare automobile collection named after thriller novelist Clive Cussler.
- Colorado's very first supermarket opened in Arvada in 1947, at the corner of West 57th Avenue and Webster Street.
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Arvada
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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120229
+
Total Population
$
92669
Median Income
$
424100
Median Home
17
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Arvada
ranks for retirees?
35
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
0
Affordability
32
Healthcare
82
Climate
18
Results
Arvada
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
32
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
4
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
83
°F, winters dip to about
22
°F, with roughly
65
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
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 High
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