Future retirees may want to sacrifice warm weather for happiness, as New Hampshire is the best state to retire in, according to Bankrate’s 2025 Best States to Retire study.

On the opposite end of the study, Louisiana ranks the worst state to retire in.

Bankrate’s study, published on Monday, surveyed 2,260 U.S. adults in May 2025 to identify the top retirement relocation priorities. The top three were affordability (28%), weather (18%) and safety (17%), followed by health care (16%), taxes (9%), arts and entertainment (7%), age demographics (3%) and other factors like walkability (2%).

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