01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
California taxes retirement income but leaves Social Security benefits untaxed, and carries a baseline state sales tax of 7.25%.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Fact text
- Gilroy calls itself the 'Garlic Capital of the World', and backs it up with an entire annual festival dedicated to the stinky bulb.
- The city's namesake, John Gilroy, originally jumped ship (or was left ashore with scurvy) from a British vessel passing through Monterey in 1814.
- Before becoming a city founder, John Gilroy spent years wandering California missions and ranches working as a barrel maker.
- Snow falls in Gilroy only about once every 20 years, making each flake a legitimately newsworthy local event.
- Commercial garlic farming in Gilroy was pioneered in the 1920s by a man so dedicated to the crop he earned the nickname 'The Garlic King.'
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Gilroy
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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55227
+
Total Population
$
107729
Median Income
$
717800
Median Home
12
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Gilroy
ranks for retirees?
26
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
11
Healthcare
29
Climate
81
Results
Gilroy
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
11
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
8
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
3
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Temperate
climate — summers peak near
87
°F, winters dip to about
39
°F, with roughly
0
″ 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
Very High
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