New Hampshire is a great place to live if you love the outdoors. It’s also a gem if you love good food, beautiful scenery and want to raise your family in a place that offers tons of benefits. Even those just starting out in their careers will find that the Granite State is a good place to get their footing. And, as it turns out, New Hampshire is also a great place to be if you’re done working. When the kids are out of the house and you’re ready to enjoy the good life head to the Granite State. It’s #3 on a newly released list of the best places in the country to retire!

Recently, WalletHub released a report telling us what many people have known for a long time: New Hamphire is a great place to retire! In fact, they named is the 3rd best state in the country to retire. This is based on a variety of factors.
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The #1 and #2 spots were claimed by Florida and Colorado, but New Hampshire scored well among each of the categories that made up the final ranking.
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High scores among factors such as affordability (adjusted cost of living and tax-friendliness on pensions & social security income, to name a few), quality of life (a la access to public transit and share of population aged 65+), and overall healthcare pushed New Hampshire to the top of the list, beating out Utah and Wyoming who came in at #4 and #5.
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Overall, New Hampshire scored an impressive 59.25, just beating out Utah (58.33) and coming so close to Colorado (60.99).
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Where did we do the best and the worst? Not surprisingly, New Hampshire scored highest in quality of life, ranking 4th overall. In health care we came 6th.
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The state fell short in affordability, ranking a disappointing 27th. If this had been higher, perhaps we would have been #1!
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But, there's no denying that #3 is a great place to be on a list that ranks the best place to live for any reason. Where should you avoid retiring? According to WalletHub you'll want to stay out of West Virginia, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Mexico, and Kentucky. These all ranked in the bottom 5.

You can learn more about the methodology and see how other states ranked here. Now that you’re sold on the idea of retiring in New Hampshire it’s time to pick a town! Luckily we’ve covered that for you. Here are the 10 best cities in New Hampshire to retire in. Not quite ready to retire, but looking to live in the Granite State? Here are the 10 best places to live in New Hampshire…and why!

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