01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Washington levies no state income tax, so Social Security, pension payments, and IRA or 401(k) withdrawals are all free from state-level taxation.
Source · Tax Foundation
79
Fact text
- South Hill was bombed during WWII, Japan's balloon bomb program actually landed two bombs here on the American mainland.
- Olympic gold medalist swimmer Megan Jendrick, a two-time champion, calls South Hill home.
- A 36-acre park in town was previously a church amphitheatre that hosted an annual passion play every year from 1982 to 2006, then the stage burned down in an electric fire.
- South Hill technically has a Puyallup mailing address because it's unincorporated, meaning locals essentially live in a city that officially doesn't exist on an envelope.
Your
South Hill
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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64104
+
Total Population
$
89600
Median Income
$
338800
Median Home
11
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
South Hill
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
49
Healthcare
43
Climate
33
Results
South Hill
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
49
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
Temperate
climate — summers peak near
73
°F, winters dip to about
33
°F, with roughly
5
″ 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 High
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