01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Missouri does not tax Social Security benefits, which helps retirees stretch fixed income further.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Kirkwood holds the title of the first planned suburb west of the Mississippi River, basically the original blueprint for suburban living.
- The Turkey Day Game between Kirkwood and Webster Groves is the longest-running high school Thanksgiving football rivalry west of the Mississippi, with the 100th anniversary game played in 2007.
- The loser of the annual Turkey Day Game gets stuck lugging home the Little Brown Jug, while the winner hoists the Frisco Bell.
- The Magic House children's museum draws over 500,000 visitors a year and was ranked by Zagat as America's top travel destination for child appeal.
- Kirkwood's Greentree Festival started as a scrappy mission to replace drought-killed park trees and has grown into a 50-plus-year tradition.
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Kirkwood
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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27772
+
Total Population
$
94067
Median Income
$
337100
Median Home
21
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Kirkwood
ranks for retirees?
46
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
56
Healthcare
68
Climate
63
Results
Kirkwood
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
56
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
9
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
climate — summers peak near
°F, winters dip to about
°F, with roughly
15
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
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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