01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Washington levies no state income tax, meaning Social Security, pension payments, and 401(k)/IRA withdrawals are all free from state-level taxation.
Source · Tax Foundation
79
Fact text
- Sammamish's name may translate to 'willow people', or alternatively 'meander dwellers,' depending on which expert you ask.
- In 2022, Sammamish ranked #1 in the U.S. for median household income among cities with a population over 65,000.
- CNN Money ranked Sammamish among the top 15 Best Places to Live in America three separate times between 2007 and 2011.
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65265
+
Total Population
$
181464
Median Income
$
878000
Median Home
8
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Sammamish
ranks for retirees?
54
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
79
Affordability
28
Healthcare
60
Climate
36
Results
Sammamish
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
28
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
16
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Temperate
climate — summers peak near
74
°F, winters dip to about
35
°F, with roughly
8
″ 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
Very High
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