Florida No. 1 for Retirees, WalletHub Finds

A WalletHub study of 46 "key indicators of retirement-friendliness" compared all U.S. states in terms of affordability, quality of life, and healthcare and found Florida to be the top state, reports the Sarasota Herald-Tribune . The Sunshine State scored highest for affordability, seventh for quality of life, and 27th for healthcare for an overall rank of 65.6. The state boasted the second-lowest percentage of the workforce population who were 65 and older. South Dakota was ranked second overall and was the ninth most affordable. In third place was Colorado, which scored fifth for healthcare, ninth for affordability, and 22nd for quality of life.The leading states after Florida for highest percentage of population 65 and older were Maine, West Virginia, and Vermont. Montana and Pennsylvania tied for fifth place.