01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
California does not tax Social Security benefits, though retirees should budget for the state's ~7.25% sales tax and income tax on other retirement income.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Fact text
- Foster City is literally 80% water, for every square mile of land, there are four square miles of bay.
- Visa, one of the world's most recognized financial brands, used to call Foster City home as its global headquarters.
- The city was entirely built from scratch in the 1960s on a marsh island, pumped up with engineered landfill from the San Francisco Bay.
- Foster City averages just one murder per decade, making it one of the safest cities in the entire United States.
- Zoox, the futuristic robotaxi company, is headquartered here, so self-driving cars are basically the neighbors.
Your
Foster City
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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33056
+
Total Population
$
163322
Median Income
$
1399600
Median Home
17
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Foster City
ranks for retirees?
37
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
4
Healthcare
69
Climate
86
Results
Foster City
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
4
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
6
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Mild
climate — summers peak near
81
°F, winters dip to about
41
°F, with roughly
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Mild
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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