01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
North Carolina levies a state income tax, but Social Security benefits are fully exempt, a meaningful break for retirees drawing on those payments.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Pinehurst has been officially designated the 'Home of American Golf' by both the US Golf Association and the state of North Carolina.
- The village's name was actually a reject, it was suggested in a public contest to name a development in Martha's Vineyard, lost, and Pinehurst nabbed it instead.
- You can legally drive a registered golf cart on public roads throughout the entire village, because of course you can.
- The World Golf Hall of Fame opened right in Pinehurst in 2024, meaning golf legends are literally enshrined in the 'Home of American Golf.'
- Vince McMahon, the bombastic founder of WWE, is among Pinehurst's notable residents, proving not everyone here swings a golf club.
Your
Pinehurst
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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16382
+
Total Population
$
87609
Median Income
$
316800
Median Home
42
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Pinehurst
ranks for retirees?
51
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
54
Healthcare
82
Climate
73
Results
Pinehurst
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
54
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
1
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
2
″ 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 Low
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