01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Maryland does not tax Social Security benefits, though retirees with other income sources will still owe state income tax.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Ocean Pines was originally marketed by selling lots 'in the middle of nowhere' using Hawaiian luaus and paddlewheel boat rides, quite the sales pitch for a Maryland pine forest.
- A double-decker bus and an engine-powered paddlewheel boat named the 'Amy Ross' were used to ferry potential lot buyers to the community in its early days.
- The area where Ocean Pines now sits was once charmingly known as the 'Hog Skull' area.
- Ocean Pines hosts the largest concentration of retirees on Maryland's entire Eastern Shore, it's basically the retirement capital of the Chesapeake region.
- Its golf course was designed by legendary architect Robert Trent Jones, who shaped some of the most famous courses in the world.
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Ocean Pines
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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12950
+
Total Population
$
77518
Median Income
$
273400
Median Home
40
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Ocean Pines
ranks for retirees?
35
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
57
Healthcare
29
Climate
62
Results
Ocean Pines
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
57
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
1
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
82
°F, winters dip to about
30
°F, with roughly
″ 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
Relatively Low
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