Boone, North Carolina

Boone in North Carolina is a college town and a High Country Mountain located miles northeast of Atlanta. Although the cost of living here is about 6% above the national average, retirees can still make this place a great deal to settle. For one, their healthcare is well taken care of due to a high number of doctors in the area. Just get insurance and you’ll be set. It also has good air quality and is a highly walkable city, giving its residents one of the best and simplest options of exercise, especially among the elderly. Residents also need not think of danger looming as it has a low serious crime rate, giving everyone peace of mind.

A retiree will not have to think of impending debts with the government as it has no state estate/inheritance taxes to think of. There is also no state income tax for social security earnings, which gives residents a fair deal.