01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
California taxes retirement income but leaves Social Security benefits untouched, a meaningful break for retirees depending on those payments.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Fact text
- Fullerton is considered the birthplace of the electric guitar, thanks to Leo Fender developing the first commercially successful solid-body electric guitar there in 1949.
- The Fender Telecaster, arguably the most iconic guitar in rock history, was born in Fullerton, meaning the city quietly shaped the sound of modern music.
- Fullerton once boasted more orange groves than any other city in the entire United States, making it the undisputed citrus capital of America.
- The city has banned overnight street parking since 1924, over 100 years ago, and still enforces the rule today.
- Downtown Fullerton earned the nickname 'Bourbon Street West' from OC Weekly after 30 alcohol-selling businesses opened there in under five years.
Your
Fullerton
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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141061
+
Total Population
$
85471
Median Income
$
667300
Median Home
13
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Fullerton
ranks for retirees?
24
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
6
Healthcare
21
Climate
95
Results
Fullerton
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
6
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
23
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
3
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Mild
climate — summers peak near
82
°F, winters dip to about
46
°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
Very High
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