01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Ohio does not tax Social Security benefits, though the state does levy an income tax on other retirement income.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Columbus is home to the Battelle Memorial Institute, the world's largest private research and development foundation.
- The city's nickname 'Cowtown' is charmingly humble for what is now a major tech and finance hub.
- A local mound's clay was literally used to make bricks for Columbus's first buildings, and later the Ohio Statehouse.
- Columbus may be the largest city in the entire world named after Christopher Columbus.
Your
Columbus
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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889079
+
Total Population
$
54902
Median Income
$
160000
Median Home
10
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Columbus
ranks for retirees?
41
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
79
Healthcare
40
Climate
43
Results
Columbus
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
79
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
10
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
25
°F, with roughly
27
″ 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 High
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