Website ranks NM 45th for retirement

New Mexico ranks 45th in the country as a good place to retire, according to the financial website WalletHub.

The state’s ranking was especially hurt by its property crime rate, ranking 49th in that category, ahead of only Hawaii and Washington, D.C.

New Mexico ranked highest for its adjusted cost of living (23), cost of in-home services (25) and “taxpayer ranking” (26).

Florida, Wyoming and South Dakota took the top three overall slots in the report. Rhode Island was at the bottom of the list. New Mexico ranked just ahead of New Jersey and just behind Vermont.