How far will $1 Million go in retirement in your state?

[loneryder]

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ma...aUb-GKYd6qxTX7S-Og_aem_3YuOy4VwJbfV-al5JlyUWA

I find this an extremely helpful guide for quantifying and comparing the cost of retirement in the 50 states. It's methodology uses the
national average expenditure costs for retirees from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey. The Home values as of November 2024 were sourced from the Zillow, calculated using a 10% down payment and a 30-year fixed mortgage rate.

I live just fine on a little less than a Million. I'm in WV and have a $1k month mortgage. I have no other debt, use 1 credit card and pay it off every month. Half of my income is a draw from my IRA and I've never taken an increase since 2014. My IRA manager asked me every year if I need an increase. I will say that the last two years, I have felt the inflation at the grocery store for the first time. I know I have plenty of company there. Now I'm not a big traveler any more but I do anything I want and buy most anything I want.
So it's doable but you have to get out of the expensive areas.