01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
California taxes most retirement income but leaves Social Security benefits untouched, and the state sales tax runs about 7.25%.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Fact text
- Benicia was California's state capital for nearly 13 months, its old city hall is the only surviving building from any of California's pre-Sacramento capitols.
- The first whisper of gold discovered at Sutter's Mill, the rumor that sparked the California Gold Rush, was leaked at a Benicia tavern in 1848.
- The world's largest ferry, the Solano, once hauled entire trains across the Carquinez Strait right here in Benicia.
- A legendary 28-round bare-knuckle prizefight between James J. Corbett and Joe Choynski was held on a barge off Benicia's coast in 1889, there's a plaque to prove it.
- The first women's college west of the Rockies, which later became Mills College, was founded right here in Benicia in 1852.
Your
Benicia
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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28158
+
Total Population
$
106989
Median Income
$
597500
Median Home
21
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Benicia
ranks for retirees?
23
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
18
Healthcare
14
Climate
77
Results
Benicia
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
18
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
4
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
3
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Temperate
climate — summers peak near
87
°F, winters dip to about
36
°F, with roughly
0
″ 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 High
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