10 best and worst states for military retirees

A recent survey on WalletHub reveals that retirement for people in the military is usually harder than for civilians.

With the average officer retiree age hovering around 47 years old, or 43 years old for non-disability enlisted personnel, military retirees deal with their reintegration to civilian life, re-entering the job market, health issues and other hardships.

That’s why WalletHub, a personal finance website, decided to identify the best and worst states that offer a comfortable military retirement. The report ranks all 50 states on 20 key metrics, which range from “numbers of veterans per capita” to “number of VA health facilities per 10,000 veterans” (you can read all of the metrics and methodology here). The states are ranked in three main areas: economic environment rank, quality of life rank and health care rank.

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Here are the top 10 best and worst states for military retirees:

Top 10 best:

10. South Carolina

Economic environment rank: 6.

Quality of life rank: 8.

Health care rank: 34.

9. Hawaii

Economic environment rank: 5.

Quality of life rank: 24.

Health care rank: 17.

8. North Dakota

Economic environment rank: 20.

Quality of life rank: 36.

Health care rank: 3.

7. New Hampshire

Economic environment rank: 8.

Quality of life rank: 5.

Health care rank: 28.

6. Maine

Economic environment rank: 30.

Quality of life rank: 3.

Health care rank: 13.

5. Florida

Economic environment rank: 22.

Quality of life rank: 9.

Health care rank: 6.

4. Wyoming

Economic environment rank: 4.

Quality of life rank: 7.

Health care rank: 4.

3. Montana

Economic environment rank: 37.

Quality of life rank: 1.

Health care rank: 1.

2. South Dakota

Economic environment rank: 11.

Quality of life rank: 15.

Health care rank: 2.