Bozeman, Cheap?  What the F sort of research did the author do for this piece.  I can only surmise the list is paid for by the local chamber of commerce.

A bit about me – I m 67 and retired when I was 55. My current retirement income is roughly $30,000 after taxes and medical insurance. That is high for the average retiree. I am in great shape at 6’ 185 pounds.

While at a local (L’Auberge casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana) casino I had a massive heart attack in January. Three months later after three stents and open-heart surgery I am still in great shape.

I have lived in the Israel, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and a bunch of U.S. states. Now home is Houston Texas near the center of town, close to lots of great medical facilities. If you are retired, you will need those. Houston is the forth-largest city in the country. It is not an idyllic mountain location, but has lots of entertainment – museums, theaters, playhouses, etc. – to keep one occupied.

Texas has no income tax. The state is the only financially stable one in the country. Houston’s cost of living can be pricey or cheap depending on your wants and/or needs. My 650 sq. ft., over age 55, apartment is beside a pretty city park. It is an older neighborhood. The rent, which includes utilities, is $655 a month. A fancy newer place a bit down the road goes for twice that.

You can’t afford to retire in many of the places listed in the article. Even if you had the funds to do so, you will die before you can get adequate medical care for the heart attack that I had. California is expensive and has income taxes. Arkansas is the most backward state in the nation with taxes on everything – income tax, personal property tax, and a sales tax, which even applies to food. Vermont is brutally expensive. New Hampshire is cheaper.

There are lots of articles about where to move to. Most give you half-truths. Moving to anywhere is expensive. If you have a house you have to sell it and pay dearly for doing so. You have high cost moving costs to absorb no matter where you live.

Don’t move to Mexico or another "cheap" to live in country. You have no rights, political instability, widespread corruption, and questionable health care.