10 Great Reasons To Retire in Muskegon
1. Living costs 42% lower than Chicago.
2. 6th lowest retirement tax bite in the U.S.
3. Clean, accessible and award winning sugar-sand beaches.
4. Never more than a few hours away from family, friends and big-city amenities.
5. Renaissance zone tax breaks that eliminate virtually all state and local taxes.
6. Enjoy all four seasons - without worries about extreme catastrophic conditions.
7. World-class freshwater sailing, fishing - affordable and right outside your door.
8. Affordable luxury condo living (even on the water). A lifestyle only for the rich in big cities like Chicago.
9. No traffic jams or long commutes.
10. Clean community with full public services and excellent healthcare facilities.
Things to Consider
"A new law gives a surviving spouse two years to sell a home that was jointly owned with a spouse and still file for the $500,000 capital-gains exclusion for joint filers. Previously, a surviving spouse could get the $500,000 exclusion only by filing a joint return with the deceased spouse’s estate in the tax year in which the spouse died." (Kiplinger's Retirement Report)

