Baby boomers are the least probably era to really feel economically empowered, based on a survey commissioned by Herbalife and carried out by OnePoll, per Talker.
Maybe that comes as no shock, contemplating 53% of baby boomers who will flip 65 between 2024 and 2030 have lower than $250,000 in property, CBS News reported, and greater than a 3rd of American staff consider they’re going to want $1 million or more to retire comfortably.
Social Security would possibly have the ability to offset the rising price of residing in some instances, however for most individuals, the month-to-month funds, which averaged $1,783.55 in August 2024, will not make up for retirement savings that fall brief.
In fact, the place retirees stay can considerably influence precisely how far these Social Safety checks go.
Researchers at GoBankingRates got down to decide the living costs that stay after making use of the typical Social Safety advantages (for one individual), utilizing information from the U.S. Census, Social Safety Administration and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The findings revealed that Social Safety would not cowl the cost of living in any of the 50 largest cities within the U.S. The annual price of residing for one individual after Social Safety is decrease than $10,000 in simply Detroit, Michigan and Memphis, Tennessee.
The annual cost of living after Social Safety is roughly $50,000 or increased in 10 U.S. cities, three of that are in California, per the evaluation. The best common Social Safety advantages are in Mesa, Arizona ($24,338); Seattle, Washington ($24,071); Virginia Seaside, Virginia ($23,345); Raleigh, North Carolina ($23,333); and Tulsa, Oklahoma ($23,242).
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Learn on to see GoBankingRates’ full report, which breaks down how far Social Security goes within the high 50 largest U.S. cities (listed from least to most populous):
Arlington, Texas
- Complete inhabitants: 393,469
- Livability: 78
- Annual price of residing: $44,148
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $21,695
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $10,770
Wichita, Kansas
- Complete inhabitants: 395,951
- Livability: 68
- Annual price of residing: $35,079
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $12,626
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $1,701
Bakersfield, California
- Complete inhabitants: 404,321
- Livability: 57
- Annual price of residing: $48,504
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $26,051
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $15,126
Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Complete inhabitants: 411,938
- Livability: 75
- Annual price of residing: $35,667
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $13,213
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $2,288
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Complete inhabitants: 426,877
- Livability: 78
- Annual price of residing: $43,835
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $21,382
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $10,457
Oakland, California
- Complete inhabitants: 437,825
- Livability: 71
- Annual price of residing: $80,769
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $58,316
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $47,391
Miami, Florida
- Complete inhabitants: 443,665
- Livability: 81
- Annual price of residing: $68,259
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $45,806
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $34,881
Virginia Seaside, Virginia
- Complete inhabitants: 457,900
- Livability: 83
- Annual price of residing: $50,574
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $28,121
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $17,196
Lengthy Seaside, California
- Complete inhabitants: 462,293
- Livability: 69
- Annual price of residing: $84,194
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $61,741
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $50,816
Raleigh, North Carolina
- Complete inhabitants: 465,517
- Livability: 84
- Annual price of residing: $51,301
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $28,848
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $17,922
Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Complete inhabitants: 479,612
- Livability: 79
- Annual price of residing: $51,171
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $28,718
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $17,793
Omaha, Nebraska
- Complete inhabitants: 489,201
- Livability: 83
- Annual price of residing: $41,306
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $18,853
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $7,928
Atlanta, Georgia
- Complete inhabitants: 494,838
- Livability: 78
- Annual price of residing: $52,837
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $30,384
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $19,459
Mesa, Arizona
- Complete inhabitants: 503,390
- Livability: 81
- Annual price of residing: $52,213
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $29,760
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $18,835
Kansas Metropolis, Missouri
- Complete inhabitants: 505,958
- Livability: 78
- Annual price of residing: $37,751
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $15,298
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $4,373
Sacramento, California
- Complete inhabitants: 523,600
- Livability: 73
- Annual price of residing: $56,385
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $33,932
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $23,007
Tucson, Arizona
- Complete inhabitants: 541,033
- Livability: 73
- Annual price of residing: $43,476
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $21,023
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $10,098
Fresno, California
- Complete inhabitants: 541,528
- Livability: 63
- Annual price of residing: $48,504
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $26,051
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $15,126
Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Complete inhabitants: 562,551
- Livability: 72
- Annual price of residing: $42,258
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $19,805
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $8,880
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Complete inhabitants: 573,299
- Livability: 79
- Annual price of residing: $35,673
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $13,220
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $2,295
Baltimore, Maryland
- Complete inhabitants: 584,548
- Livability: 77
- Annual price of residing: $35,052
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $12,599
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $1,674
Louisville, Kentucky
- Complete inhabitants: 629,176
- Livability: 66
- Annual price of residing: $38,124
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $15,671
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $4,746
Memphis, Tennessee
- Complete inhabitants: 630,027
- Livability: 70
- Annual price of residing: $31,243
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $8,790
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: -$2,136
Detroit, Michigan
- Complete inhabitants: 636,787
- Livability: 73
- Annual price of residing: $28,997
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $6,544
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: -$4,381
Las Vegas, Nevada
- Complete inhabitants: 644,835
- Livability: 82
- Annual price of residing: $53,375
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $30,922
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $19,997
Portland, Oregon
- Complete inhabitants: 646,101
- Livability: 78
- Annual price of residing: $59,286
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $36,833
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $25,908
Boston, Massachusetts
- Complete inhabitants: 665,945
- Livability: 77
- Annual price of residing: $78,055
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $55,602
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $44,677
Washington
- Complete inhabitants: 670,587
- Livability: 75
- Annual price of residing: $72,440
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $49,987
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $39,062
El Paso, Texas
- Complete inhabitants: 677,181
- Livability: 81
- Annual price of residing: $35,947
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $13,494
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $2,569
Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma
- Complete inhabitants: 681,088
- Livability: 81
- Annual price of residing: $35,873
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $13,420
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $2,495
Nashville, Tennessee
- Complete inhabitants: 684,103
- Livability: 78
- Annual price of residing: $51,895
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $29,442
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $18,516
Denver, Colorado
- Complete inhabitants: 710,800
- Livability: 72
- Annual price of residing: $62,269
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $39,816
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $28,891
Seattle, Washington
- Complete inhabitants: 734,603
- Livability: 75
- Annual price of residing: $84,578
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $62,125
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $51,200
San Francisco, California
- Complete inhabitants: 851,036
- Livability: 75
- Annual price of residing: $120,055
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $97,602
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $86,677
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Complete inhabitants: 875,045
- Livability: 80
- Annual price of residing: $48,817
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $26,364
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $15,439
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Complete inhabitants: 882,006
- Livability: 76
- Annual price of residing: $36,673
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $14,220
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $3,295
Columbus, Ohio
- Complete inhabitants: 902,449
- Livability: 81
- Annual price of residing: $38,586
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $16,133
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $5,208
Fort Price, Texas
- Complete inhabitants: 924,663
- Livability: 80
- Annual price of residing: $43,137
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $20,684
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $9,759
Jacksonville, Florida
- Complete inhabitants: 950,203
- Livability: 84
- Annual price of residing: $42,954
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $20,501
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $9,575
Austin, Texas
- Complete inhabitants: 958,202
- Livability: 83
- Annual price of residing: $59,365
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $36,912
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $25,987
San Jose, California
- Complete inhabitants: 1,001,176
- Livability: 79
- Annual price of residing: $126,475
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $104,022
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $93,097
Dallas, Texas
- Complete inhabitants: 1,300,642
- Livability: 81
- Annual price of residing: $44,762
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $22,309
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $11,384
San Diego, California
- Complete inhabitants: 1,383,987
- Livability: 75
- Annual price of residing: $98,980
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $76,527
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $65,602
San Antonio, Texas
- Complete inhabitants: 1,445,662
- Livability: 80
- Annual price of residing: $38,514
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $16,061
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $5,136
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Complete inhabitants: 1,593,208
- Livability: 76
- Annual price of residing: $39,637
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $17,184
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $6,259
Phoenix, Arizona
- Complete inhabitants: 1,609,456
- Livability: 76
- Annual price of residing: $51,142
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $28,689
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $17,764
Houston, Texas
- Complete inhabitants: 2,296,253
- Livability: 74
- Annual price of residing: $40,855
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $18,402
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $7,477
Chicago, Illinois
- Complete inhabitants: 2,721,914
- Livability: 78
- Annual price of residing: $43,905
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $21,451
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $10,526
Los Angeles, California
- Complete inhabitants: 3,881,041
- Livability: 67
- Annual price of residing: $91,834
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $69,381
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $58,456
New York, New York
- Complete inhabitants: 8,622,467
- Livability: 75
- Annual price of residing: $83,596
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for one individual: $61,142
- Annual price of residing after the typical Social Safety profit for a married couple: $50,217
