01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
North Carolina taxes income but leaves Social Security benefits untouched, which helps retirees relying on those payments keep more of them.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Cary once earned the nickname 'Gourd Capital of the World,' and gourds were literally featured on the town's official seal.
- SAS Institute, the world's largest privately held software company, calls Cary home.
- Cary's original founding law banned whiskey sales, and the prohibition stuck until 1964, nearly 40 years after national Prohibition ended.
- In April 1907, Cary High School became the first state-funded public high school in all of North Carolina.
Your
Cary
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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169177
+
Total Population
$
107463
Median Income
$
376600
Median Home
13
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Cary
ranks for retirees?
55
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
58
Healthcare
98
Climate
57
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
58
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
3
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
5
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
5
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Temperate
climate — summers peak near
87
°F, winters dip to about
32
°F, with roughly
″ 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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