01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Florida levies no state income tax, so Social Security, pension payments, and retirement account withdrawals are all state-tax-free.
Source · Tax Foundation
79
6
Fact text
- Every swan in Lakeland is a descendant of two royal swans gifted to the city by Queen Elizabeth II back in 1957.
- Lakeland's nickname is 'Swan City', not because of any sports team, but because actual swans outnumber the tourists who come to see them.
- Florida Southern College has the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings anywhere in the world, 30 designs, all in one place.
- The Detroit Tigers have been doing spring training in Lakeland since 1934, making it one of the longest-running spring training relationships in baseball.
- Publix, arguably the South's most beloved supermarket chain, calls Lakeland home, so yes, the Pub Sub was born here.
Your
Lakeland
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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110335
+
Total Population
$
50136
Median Income
$
160400
Median Home
22
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Lakeland
ranks for retirees?
56
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
79
Affordability
69
Healthcare
6
Climate
90
Results
Lakeland
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
69
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
5
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
2
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
2
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Warm / Subtropical
climate — summers peak near
90
°F, winters dip to about
51
°F, with roughly
0
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Warm / Subtropical
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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