WalletHub Study John S Kiernan, Senior Writer & Editor
With May being Military Appreciation Month and the military pension system undergoing significant change this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2017?s Best & Worst States for Military Retirees. {{more:READ MORE …}}
The data set ranges from job opportunities for veterans to housing affordability to quality of VA hospitals.
Texas by the numbers … (1=Best; 25=Avg.)
- 4th ? Number of VA Health Facilities per Number of Veterans
- 11th ? % of Homeless Veterans
- 14th ? Veteran Job Opportunities
- 17th ? Housing Affordability
- 27th ? % of Veteran-Owned Businesses
- 12th ? Number of VA Benefits-Administration Facilities per Number of Veterans
- 9th ? Cost-of-Living Index
Categories …
- Overall Top Ten: #1 Florida, #2 Montana, #3 New Hampshire, #4 Wyoming, #5 South Carolina, #6 Alaska, #7 Maine, #8 Texas, #9 Arizona and #10 Alabama.
- Most veterans per capita: #1 Alaska, #2 Montana, #3 Maine, #4 Virginia, #5 West Virginia
- Most job opportunities for veterans: #1 Indiana, #2 New Hampshire, #3 Vermont, #4 Hawaii, # 5 Utah.
- Lowest % of Homeless veterans: #1 Mississippi, #2 Virginia, #3 Iowa, #4 Minnesota, #5 Kansas
- Most VA Health Facilities per number of Veterans: #1 New York, #2 Wyoming, #3 California, #4 Texas, #5 Florida
- Most affordable housing: #1 Iowa, #2 Nebraska, #3 South Dakota, #4 North Dakota, #5 Kansas
See the full report at Wallethub Report
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