Won’t go far at all in D.C.

Florida might be a wonderful place to retire, but D.C. sure isn’t. That’s according to U.S. News & World Report’s list of the ten worst places to retire in the U.S.:

There are lots of free things to do in the D.C. area, including admission to nearly all of the Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo. The hard part is being able to afford to live close enough to take advantage of these world-class exhibits on a regular basis. The typical renter age 60 and older spends $1,122 per month to live in the Washington metro area. Homeowners with a mortgage pay even more: a median of $1,974 per month. And even those who have paid off their mortgages face other housing costs amounting to $652 per month. Median long-term care costs are slightly higher than the rest of the country, typically costing $243 per day for a nursing home stay or $3,698 monthly for assisted living.

We’re joined on the list by Bridgeport, Conn.; Honolulu; Los Angeles; New York City; Oxnard, Calif.; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; San Diego; San Francisco; and San Jose, Calif.