01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Illinois does not tax Social Security benefits, giving retirees a direct break on one of their largest income sources.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- The interior of Bill Murray's bed and breakfast room in the 1993 classic *Groundhog Day* was actually built inside a Cary warehouse.
- Jimmy John's sandwich empire was founded by a Cary resident, so your favorite sub has local roots.
- Jazz drummer Paul Wertico, raised in Cary, has won seven Grammy Awards, not bad for a suburb.
- In 2016, Burger King opened its very first drive-thru-only restaurant ever right here in Cary.
- The town's economy once ran on pickles, early farmers shipped them by rail to Chicago and St. Louis.
Your
Cary
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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17926
+
Total Population
$
105344
Median Income
$
243400
Median Home
11
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Cary
ranks for retirees?
42
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
96
Healthcare
50
Climate
7
Results
Cary
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
96
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
80
°F, winters dip to about
15
°F, with roughly
34
″ 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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