01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Iowa does not tax Social Security benefits, which provides meaningful relief for retirees drawing from that income source.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Bettendorf literally bought its own name, the town gave the Bettendorf brothers 70 acres of land just to convince them to move their factory there.
- The first modern riverboat casinos in the entire United States launched right here in Bettendorf on April 1, 1991, no joke, that's actually April Fools' Day.
- A nearby enclave was chosen for the world's largest aluminum mill in the late 1940s, turning a small river town into a booming industrial powerhouse.
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Bettendorf
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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36214
+
Total Population
$
85404
Median Income
$
232600
Median Home
17
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Bettendorf
ranks for retirees?
30
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
84
Healthcare
9
Climate
25
Results
Bettendorf
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
84
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
2
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
3
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
83
°F, winters dip to about
17
°F, with roughly
″ 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 Moderate
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