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Here's how long $1 million in retirement lasts in all 50 states

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A new report looked at cost-of-living, housing, healthcare, and a bunch of other stats. And it ranked all 50 states according to how long it would take to burn through a million bucks if you retired there.

The cheapest state to retire in is Mississippi, where $1 million could last over 23 years.  And the most expensive state is Hawaii, where you could only make it about a decade.


The 10 states where $1 million goes the farthest are:  Mississippi . . . Oklahoma . . . Arkansas . . . New Mexico . . . Kansas . . . Missouri . . . Tennessee . . . Alabama . . . Georgia . . . and Michigan.  They're all between 21 and 23 years.

The states where you'd burn through it the fastest are:  Hawaii, 10 years and three months . . . California, just over 14 years . . . New York, 14 years and three months . . . Oregon, 14 years and seven months . . . and Massachusetts, just over 15 years.

Everyone's favorite retirement state of FLORIDA was in the middle of the pack. $1 million there would last 20 years, good enough for 26th place.

Illinois

Annual groceries cost: $3,860.67
Annual housing cost: $8,018.95
Annual utilities cost: $3,733.69
Annual transportation cost: $4,929.81
Annual healthcare cost: $6,788.40
Total annual expenditures: $48,266.14
How long $1 million will last in savings: 20 years, 8 months, 13 days
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