17. Georgia
Cost of living: 7 percent below U.S. average
Population: 10.1 million
Best city: Athens
PRO: Georgia has two things that most people find attractive: warm temperatures and low living costs. Making it even more attractive to retirees, healthcare is also relatively cheap here, coming in sixth as the lowest costs for couples in the nation. There are also low state taxes.
17. Georgia
CON: If you do fancy Southern living just be prepared for the long, humid, hot Georgian summers.
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16. Missouri
Cost of living: 10 percent below U.S. average
Population: 6.1 million
Best city: Columbia
PRO: Missouri has an appealing low cost of living for retirees, at 10 percent less than the national average. A good number of unforgettable writers also came from this state, such as T.S. Eliot, Mark Twain, and Maya Angelou, to name but a few.
16. Missouri
CON: It may be cheap to live here but household incomes are also relatively low, at about $43K for over 65s. There is a mixed tax situation and it is not thought to have great healthcare for seniors.
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