01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Maryland taxes income but leaves Social Security benefits alone, which helps retirees stretch fixed income further.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Waldorf was originally called 'Beantown', yes, really, before Maryland renamed it in 1880.
- The town's name was changed to honor William Waldorf Astor, whose family name also inspired a certain famous New York hotel.
- A Minnesota city liked the Waldorf name so much that in 1908 it officially renamed itself after this Maryland suburb.
- Waldorf was a booming gambling hotspot in the 1950s after slot machines were legalized, drawing crowds until the party ended in 1968.
- The local baseball team, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, plays at a stadium named after a furniture store, Regency Furniture Stadium.
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Waldorf
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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77711
+
Total Population
$
101733
Median Income
$
302600
Median Home
10
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Waldorf
ranks for retirees?
40
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
77
Healthcare
29
Climate
63
Results
Waldorf
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
77
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
83
°F, winters dip to about
30
°F, with roughly
16
″ 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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