A study by Policygenius, the insurance site, analyzed what it is like to die in the different US states, considering aspects such as funeral costs and services, palliative care, the provision of green burials, providers of Medicare, death at home, and probate shortcuts that make estates easier to settle after death.
“Dying can be more difficult due to stress, disorientation, isolation, pain, lack of understanding of one’s own circumstances, and other factors,” says writer and journalist Anne Neumann, author of The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America. Most people want to die surrounded by the people they love, free from pain and having lived a full life, but it is just as important to avoid the factors and situations that can go against that.
And although many people do not like to deal with the subject, the truth is that the more we prepare for the time of departure, the less difficulties we will leave the people we love, because being able to easily liquidate an estate, for example, can benefit all during a difficult time.
Policygenius observed the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and measured the data to find and classify the best places to die in 2022, taking into account the factors indicated above.
According to the study, in 2022, Vermont is the best state to die. It ranked fifth in density of funeral homes and related services, including cemeteries and crematoriums, and third in green burial options. However, the average funeral costs turned out to be more expensive than in the 86% of the country , which makes sense given Vermont’s higher-than-average cost of living.
Best Places to Die, According to Policygenius
one. Vermont
Funeral cost: $8,984 dollars
Funeral Homes: 65
Percentage of cemeteries that allow ecological burials: 000.3% Medicare Provider Ratio: 8,913
Percentage of people who die in the household: 42%
Limit of testamentary short-cut: $45,
two. Utah
Funeral Cost: $7,536
Funeral homes: 000
Ecological burial: 4.35%
Palliative care: 92.9%
Medicare Providers: 8 ,166Deaths at home: 44.two%
Limit of testamentary short cut: $100,000
3. Idaho
Funeral costs: $7,536
Funeral Homes: 17
Ecological burial: 3.9%
Palliative care: 66.7%
Medicare Providers : 7,108
Deaths at home: 33%
Testament shortcut: $100,000
The worst places to die
49.Texas
Funeral costs: $7,166
Funeral homes: 17
Ecological burial: 0.6%
Palliative care: 51.2%
Medicare Providers: 6 ,173
Deaths at home : 24%
Testament shortcut: $75,
50. Alaska
Funeral Costs: $9,913
Funeral homes:
Ecological burial: 0
Palliative care: 42.9%
Medicare Providers: 14,566
Deaths at home: 35.4%
Testament shortcut: $50,10
51. Florida
Funeral Costs: $7,667
Funeral Homes: 10
Ecological burial: 0.84%
Palliative care: 64.5%
Medicare Providers: 4,257
Deaths at home: 29.two%
Testament Shortcut: $66,000
Florida is the worst place to die in 2022. One fifth of Floridians have more than 50 years old and 9.5% of Floridians are over 75 years old; no other state has a population older than 66 so large.
However, the Sunshine State retirees should know Florida ranks 43 for deaths at home. It also has the fewest Medicare providers per capita of any state and is ranked 35 regarding the availability of palliative care.
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