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Florida Is #1 For Military Retirees And Memorial Day By The Numbers

May 29, 2017

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 to go along with its Memorial Day By The Numbers infographic.

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To help our troops plan their years after service, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 22 key indicators of retirement-friendliness toward veterans. The data set ranges from job opportunities for veterans to housing affordability to quality of VA hospitals.

Military Retirement in Florida (1=Best; 25=Avg.)

21^st – Veterans per Capita
5^th – Number of VA Health Facilities per Number of Veterans
29^th – Veteran Job Opportunities
6^th – Number of VA Benefits-Administration Facilities per Number of Veterans
27^th – Cost-of-Living Index
24^th – Arts, Leisure & Recreation Establishments per Capita
5^th – % of Population Aged 40 & Older

Memorial Day 2017 By The Numbers:

102 – Number of members in the 115th Congress who have served in the U.S. military
25 – Number of American cities that have claimed to be the birthplace of Memorial Day
818 – Number of hot dogs consumed every second from Memorial Day to Labor Day (seven billion total)
20 to 90 Percent off – Discounts shoppers can expect during Memorial Day weekend sales
$139+ Million – Estimated value of items that will be lost this Memorial Day weekend

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