Salem Left Off 'Top 10 Best Places to Retire in NH'

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Salem was left off a list of the best places to retire in New Hampshire.

SmartAsset ranked the Granite State’s cities and towns based on factors like tax rates, recreation centers, and doctors’ offices. Here’s the top 10:

1. Exeter
2. Portsmouth
3. Milford
4. Concord
5. Dover
6. Laconia
7. Lebanon
8. Hanover
9. Nashua
10. Keene

SmartAsset, a personal finance site, said the survey took into account an average retiree earning $35,000 a year from savings, social security, and/or part-time employment.

Stuart, Fla. was ranked the best place in the country to retire.

Should Salem have been included?

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