01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Maryland does not tax Social Security benefits, though retirees should plan for state income tax on other retirement income sources.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Wheaton's Metro station boasts the longest escalator in the entire Western Hemisphere, stretching an impressive 508 feet.
- In 1928, a Wheaton resident named Charles Francis Jenkins broadcast the very first licensed television signal in U.S. history from his own home.
- Wheaton Regional Park features a carousel AND a miniature train, because sometimes adults just need a carousel AND a miniature train.
- In the 1960s, Wheaton Plaza was the single largest shopping center in the entire Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.
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Wheaton
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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51191
+
Total Population
$
88241
Median Income
$
383600
Median Home
12
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Wheaton
ranks for retirees?
23
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
36
Healthcare
9
Climate
61
Results
Wheaton
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
36
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
6
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
29
°F, with roughly
17
″ 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 Moderate
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