01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Texas levies no state income tax, so Social Security, pension payments, and IRA or 401(k) withdrawals are fully exempt at the state level.
Source · Tax Foundation
79
Fact text
- Fort Worth earned the nickname 'Panther City' because a rival newspaper mocked it as so slow that a panther was spotted napping in the street outside the courthouse.
- A panther sits atop every Fort Worth police department badge, proudly immortalizing the insult that backfired spectacularly.
- Fort Worth's old nickname 'Hell's Half Acre' was once dubbed the biggest collection of saloons and bawdy houses south of Dodge City, earning it the cheeky alias 'Paris of the Plains'.
- American Airlines, BNSF Railway, and Bell Textron all call Fort Worth home, making it a surprisingly stacked corporate neighborhood.
- The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, one of the most prestigious piano contests on the planet, calls Fort Worth home.
Your
Fort Worth
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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892221
+
Total Population
$
64567
Median Income
$
190400
Median Home
10
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Fort Worth
ranks for retirees?
68
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
79
Affordability
78
Healthcare
66
Climate
34
Results
Fort Worth
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
78
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
24
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Temperate
climate — summers peak near
94
°F, winters dip to about
37
°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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