01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Massachusetts levies a state income tax, but retirees get a meaningful break, Social Security benefits are fully exempt from state taxation.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Longmeadow's high school music program has won three national Grammy Awards, yes, the same Grammys as Beyoncé.
- Golf legend Bobby Jones filmed his instructional movies at Longmeadow Country Club in the 1930s, making it an unlikely Hollywood set.
- Princeton University's famous Neo-Gothic library is built from stone literally quarried right out of Longmeadow's backyard.
- Nearly 20% of Longmeadow homes sit next to a 'dingle', a real word for a tree-lined sandy ravine, and yes, it's as charming as it sounds.
- Longmeadow Country Club was the testing ground where Spalding designed and proved out its golf equipment back in 1922.
Your
Longmeadow
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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15736
+
Total Population
$
124410
Median Income
$
347900
Median Home
23
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Longmeadow
ranks for retirees?
31
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
82
Healthcare
18
Climate
21
Results
Longmeadow
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
82
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
5
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
3
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
82
°F, winters dip to about
21
°F, with roughly
41
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
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 Moderate
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