Fact text

  • Atlanta has the densest urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States, it's basically a forest that happens to have skyscrapers in it.
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic almost every single year since 1998.
  • Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics, which left a lasting legacy of parks, universities, and tourism infrastructure across the city.
  • The city's name traces back to the Western and Atlantic Railroad, it was essentially named after a train line, making it one of the few cities literally named for its commute.
Your
Atlanta
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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497642
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Total Population
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$
64179
Median Income
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$
314400
Median Home
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12
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Atlanta
ranks for retirees?
22
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
27
Healthcare
12
Climate
60

Results

Atlanta

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

Georgia does not tax Social Security benefits, which gives retirees a meaningful break on one of their largest income sources.

State sales tax here runs about

4

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
4
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
27

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
27
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
12

The area has

6

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
60

A

Temperate

climate — summers peak near

88

°F, winters dip to about

35

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Temperate
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively High

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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