01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Rhode Island exempts most middle-income retirees from state tax on Social Security benefits, with taxes kicking in only above certain income thresholds.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Fact text
- Westerly has its very own species of salmon, the Westerly salmon, and three of them proudly swim on the town's official seal.
- Guild Guitars, beloved by musicians worldwide, moved production to little Westerly in 1966 and built their iconic acoustic and archtop guitars right here.
- Westerly's unique pinkish granite ended up in monuments on the Gettysburg battlefields and even the Georgia State Capitol.
- Westerly is so named simply because it was the westernmost town in the colony, Rhode Islanders apparently kept it very straightforward.
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Westerly
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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17842
+
Total Population
$
75200
Median Income
$
307700
Median Home
23
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Westerly
ranks for retirees?
41
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
42
Healthcare
82
Climate
21
Results
Westerly
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
42
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
2
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
77
°F, winters dip to about
24
°F, with roughly
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
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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