{"id":44278,"date":"2019-08-22T17:05:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T21:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=44278"},"modified":"2019-08-22T17:05:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T21:05:20","slug":"lehigh-acres-is-ranked-as-one-of-the-worst-places-in-southwest-florida-to-retire-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/08\/lehigh-acres-is-ranked-as-one-of-the-worst-places-in-southwest-florida-to-retire-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Acres is ranked as one of the worst places in Southwest Florida to retire, at #81"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wallethub.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wallethub.png 494w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wallethub-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The dream of retiring on a sunny beach in Florida is alive\nand kicking. Despite&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebri.org\/docs\/default-source\/rcs\/2019-rcs\/2019-rcs-short-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">45 percent of workers expecting to retire past the age of 65<\/a>,\nFlorida is still&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/best-and-worst-states-to-retire\/18592\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the destination<\/a>&nbsp;that comes to mind when Americans\nenvision their golden years. And the reason is simple: Florida crosses off many\nitems on a retiree\u2019s wish list, starting with cheap living costs, one of\nthe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpa.org\/press\/pressreleases\/2019\/going-broke-remains-top-concern-in-retirement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">biggest considerations<\/a>&nbsp;for older Americans who\u2019ve\nstopped working and rely on a smaller income. And while Florida\u2019s health care\nneeds work in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatus.org\/hoap\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some areas<\/a>, it does boast high marks in direct primary care\nand pharmaceutical access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond practical qualities, this Southern charmer is teeming\nwith excitement. Here, retirees are likely to avoid&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/afraid-of-being-bored-in-retirement-consider-these-options-2017-10-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">boredom and burnout<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 common problems among this group\n\u2014 with a wide variety of choices for indoor and outdoor activities, coupled\nwith volunteer opportunities and part- or full-time jobs. Throw in the\nwraparound coastline and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/best-foodie-cities\/7522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">foodie-worthy\ncuisine<\/a>, and there will be nothing left to crave. Best of all, no one pays\nincome tax, so every dollar goes a long way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida\u2019s unmatched status as a retirement paradise,\nhowever, doesn\u2019t rub off on every one of its cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/best-cities-to-retire-in-florida\/37633\/\">Click\nhere<\/a> to read the full article <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dream of retiring on a sunny beach in Florida is alive and kicking. Despite&nbsp;45 percent of workers expecting to retire past the age of 65, Florida is still&nbsp;the destination&nbsp;that&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}