Best and worst states for retirement

3ba7c1c4-6355844351_8de6f8d7c9_o_1531401417738-404023.jpg

article

(401(K) 2012 / Flickr)

(FoxNews.com) - While many Americans already have plenty of worries when it comes to retirement – whether it be their personal financial well-being or the uncertainty of Social Security’s future – location sometimes get overlooked when it could be key.

According to a new report by Bankrate.com, finding the right state to live in could be the dividing factor on whether your retirement days are happy ones.

To determine the best and worst states, analysts looked at seven relevant features in the life of a retiree, and used government and experts sources to compare states against one another. The categories examined included: cost of living (20%), taxes (20%), health care quality (15%), weather (15%), crime (10%), cultural vitality (10%) and well-being (10%).

The end result found South Dakota to be the best place to retire due to ranking first on overall well-being and second for low taxes. Meanwhile, New York was the worst, driven by its high cost of living and high taxes.

Here are the best and worst states to retire, according to Bankrate.com: