The 20 Best and Worst Towns to Retire in

Cleveland

• Property Tax Rate: 2.296 percent
• Cost of Living: 78.8
• Average Monthly Health Insurance Cost: $229

Cleveland has the seventh-highest property tax rate of the 96 cities examined for this study, part of what makes it one of the least tax-friendly cities in America.

However, it has the 10th-lowest average annual property tax bill. How is that possible? Cleveland had the lowest average home value, in addition to the third-lowest cost of living and the lowest health insurance costs.