Editor’s note: This article by Jim Absher originally appeared on Military.com, a leading source of news for the military and veteran community.

A career in the military hones certain skill sets and talents, but where are the best places to take those talents once you're out of the military? To coin a phrase from real estate, it's all about location, location, location.

In that spirit, wallethub.com compiled a list of the best places for veterans and military retirees to settle down to after leaving the military.

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Their study rated each state on three different criteria that are important to veterans:

1. Economic environment - Factors such as state tax on military pension, projected job growth, housing affordability, cost-of-living, quality of public university system
2. Quality of life - Factors such as number of military installations, arts, entertainment & recreation opportunities, average population age, number of homeless veterans, weather and climate
3. Health care - Including number of VA health facilities, number of hospitals, physicians and mental health counselors per capita, availability of veterans treatment courts.

Based on a combination of ratings for those criteria, here are the best states to move to after leaving the military:

• 10: New Hampshire
• 9: Missouri
• 8: Wyoming
• 7: Maryland
• 6: Alabama
• 5: Alaska
• 4: South Dakota
• 3: Florida
• 2: South Carolina
• 1: Virginia

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For more details, as well as rankings of the worst states to move to after leaving the military, see the article 2021 Best and Worst States for Military Retirees.