ALBUQUERQUE IS NO LONGER THE RETIREMENT MECCA IS ONCE WAS. THE LATEST WALLET HUB SURVEY SHOWS THAT … OF 150 LARGE CITIES CONSIDERED FOR THE SURVEY … ALBUQUERQUE CAME IN AT NUMBER 67. ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ SAYS WHILE IT’S STILL IN THE TOP HALF OF THE 150 CITIES, THE DROP IN THE RANKING IS PARTLY DUE TO ALBUQUERQUE’S CRIME RATE … WHICH CAME UNDER THE QUALITY OF LIFE CATEGORY.
ALBUQUERQUE’S TAXING OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND PARTIAL TAX ON PENSIONS LOWERED ITS RANKINGS. THE CITY RANKS 56TH FOR COST OF LIVING … BUT IS IN THE TOP 20 FOR ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS.
