01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Illinois does not tax Social Security benefits, which helps retirees stretch fixed income further despite the state's flat income tax.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Evanston is the birthplace of Tinkertoys, the classic wooden building toy that kept generations of kids busy.
- Evanston claims to be one of the original hometowns of the ice cream sundae, a delicious dispute worth having.
- For over a century Evanston was completely dry, only allowing restaurant liquor sales in 1972 and retail liquor stores as late as 1984.
- In 1939, Evanston hosted the very first NCAA basketball championship final at Northwestern University's Patten Gymnasium.
Your
Evanston
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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Every figure mentioned is drawn from the same sourced public data shown below — and the video updates as the data does.
73979
+
Total Population
$
82335
Median Income
$
409900
Median Home
16
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Evanston
ranks for retirees?
17
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
26
Healthcare
16
Climate
19
Results
Evanston
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
26
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
43
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
82
°F, winters dip to about
20
°F, with roughly
38
″ 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
Very High
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