The Best And Worst States For Military Retirees

#51 District of Columbia

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Maybe you didn’t think D.C. would be found on this list, but here it is- in dead last. The nation’s capital is not where you want to be if you’re a military retiree. Although Virginia was ranked the second-best state, D.C. itself ranks number fifty in the quality of life and healthcare categories, and if you’ve ever visited in the winter time you know it’s brutal!

Crime isn’t as bad as it used to be, as it was once named the “murder capital” of the nation in the ’90s. Home prices have reached a 10-year high in the area, with a median housing cost of $435,000. It has one of the fewest populations of veterans per capita, as well as the fewest VA Health Facilities per number of veterans.