Louisiana Ranks In Bottom 5 Of States To Retire

We may be one of the happiest states in the country, but that doesn't mean you're gonna want to retire here.

According to a study done by Bankrate.com, Louisiana is the 5th worst state in which to retire. The key factors that Bankrate used to determine the quality of each state's retirement goods and bads included cost of living, taxes, healthcare, crime, and residents’ overall well-being.

The main factors that shook Louisiana all the way down to the bottom five were our crime rate, and our poor quality of health care.

Bankrate mentions the delicious food that would be had, but couldn't look past the fact that Louisiana ranked 5th in the nation in violent crime in 2015, according to the FBI. Also, our murder rate was DOUBLE the national average in 2014.

As far as our health care system, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality scored Louisiana at the nation's number TWO worst state. Our average was considered "worse than" on a number of issues, including the number of new AIDS cases, and long-staying nursing home residents.

We're not ALL bad, though. Claes Bell, a senior analyst at Bankrate had at least this one good thing about retiring in Louisiana:

“Louisiana has a relatively low tax burden compared to other states, and the cost of living is relatively low as well. So in those areas, Louisiana did well,” Bell said.

We may die a violent death, or slow-die in a nursing home over too long of a time...but we'll be happy doing it! .