With May being Military Appreciation Month and military retirees transitioning back to civilian life during America’s war against COVID-19, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s Best & Worst States for Military Retirees, as well as accompanying videos.
To help our troops plan their years after service, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 29 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 Texas (1=Best; 25=Avg.)
- 43rd – Veterans per Capita
- 4th – Number of VA Health Facilities per Number of Veterans
- 23rd – % of Homeless Veterans
- 31st – Veteran Job Opportunities
- 20th – Housing Affordability
- 27th – % of Veteran-Owned Businesses
- 13th – Number of VA Benefits-Administration Facilities per Number of Veterans