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Retirement in America now costs $1 million or more in 15 states, according to a new analysis.
The cheapest retirement state in 2025 is West Virginia, where you’ll need an estimated $712,913 in savings, and an annual budget of $50,954, to retire in comfort, according to new data released this week by GOBankingRates, the personal finance site.
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The priciest state is Hawaii: You’ll need $2.2 million in savings, and you can expect annual expenses of $110,921 for a comfortable retirement.
Many Americans consider $1 million in savings the new benchmark for a happy retirement. A 2024 report from Schroders said the average saver believes they will need $1.2 million in savings to retire comfortably. Northwestern Mutual put the figure at $1.46 million.
On the other hand, millions of Americans retire with little or no retirement savings, and many of them seem to be doing fine.
And remember: $1 million is just a number.
“I think it’s easy to explain concepts by using that number, and it’s more realistic than using $100,000 or $10 million,” said Colin Exelby, a certified financial planner in Towson, Maryland, in an AARP report that sought to calm fears about a million-dollar retirement. “But other than that, I don’t think it’s really helpful and can probably cause anxiety and stress if you’re not hitting that number.”
The GOBankingRates analysis calculates annual living expenses for retirees using data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and a local cost-of-living index for every state.
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To determine how much savings a retiree would need, the analysis considers annual living costs for states, minus Social Security income, and divides the remainder by 4%. The 4% rule suggests retirees spend 4% of their savings per year.
Local living costs seem to be swaying some retirees as they decide where to retire. According to a 2024 report by AARP, Florida and South Carolina are the most popular destinations for retirees who move. Neither state requires a million dollars in retirement savings, according to the new analysis.
Here are the 15 states where you need $1m to retire
Here are the states where you’ll need $1 million to retire comfortably, according to GOBankingRates:
- Alaska: $1.3 million to retire; $74,147 annual cost of living
- Arizona: $1.1 million to retire; $67,778 annual cost of living
- California: $1.6 million to retire; $86,946 annual cost of living
- Connecticut: $1.1 million to retire; $67,117 annual cost of living
- Hawaii: $2.2 million to retire; $110,921 annual cost of living
- Maine: $1.1 million to retire; $68,199 annual cost of living
- Massachusetts: $1.6 million to retire; $88,268 annual cost of living
- New Hampshire: $1.1 million to retire; $66,997 annual cost of living
- New Jersey: $1.2 million to retire; $68,980 annual cost of living
- New York: $1.3 million to retire; $74,147 annual cost of living
- Oregon: $1.1 million to retire; $66,096 annual cost of living
- Rhode Island: $1.1 million to retire; $67,538 annual cost of living
- Utah: $1.1 million to retire; $65,795 annual cost of living
- Vermont: $1.2 million to retire; $68,559 annual cost of living
- Washington: $1.1 million to retire; $68,259 annual cost of living
And what if I’m not a millionaire?
Don’t have a million dollars? Here are a few popular retirement states with lower costs.
- Colorado: $981,803 to retire; $61,709 annual cost of living
- Florida: $977,296 to retire; $61,529 annual cost of living
- New Mexico: $834,590 to retire; $55,821 annual cost of living
- North Carolina: $905,192 to retire; $58,645 annual cost of living
- Virginia: $948,755 to retire; $60,387 annual cost of living
- West Virginia: $712,913 to retire; $50,954 annual cost of living
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