10 Best Places to Retire in Florida On Social Security

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9. Washington

Total score: 364.488

Millage rate: 17.56

Average home price: $80,400

Cost of living index: 83.8

With close to 25,000 people living in this county, the average age sits just a bit above 40. The unemployment rate is only a little over the national average, sitting at 6.3 percent. The rural county covers over 391,000 acres and it’s situated about 50 miles north of Panama City. Most of the county is uninhabited, the population concentrating around several cities, such as Chipley or Caryville, mainly around the many lakes.

Washington County is one of the few locations in Florida where there is a ban on alcohol sale, alongside Lafayette and Liberty, which we’ll talk about again later on.

Best Places to Retire in Florida On Social Security

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