01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
California does not tax Social Security benefits, though retirees with other income will face state income tax.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Fact text
- Fresno's name comes from the Spanish word for 'ash tree,' because the San Joaquin River was once lined with so many of them.
- Bank of America secretly launched its brand-new credit card in Fresno in 1958, specifically because the city was remote enough that a failure wouldn't embarrass them too badly.
- That shy little test card eventually became Visa, now one of the most recognized brands on the planet.
- The dance style known as 'popping' was literally invented on the streets of Fresno in the 1970s.
- Fresno City College is the oldest community college in California and the second oldest in the entire United States.
Your
Fresno
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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526147
+
Total Population
$
53368
Median Income
$
256000
Median Home
12
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Fresno
ranks for retirees?
16
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
28
Healthcare
6
Climate
34
Results
Fresno
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
28
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
7
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
2
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
2
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Temperate
climate — summers peak near
96
°F, winters dip to about
39
°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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