Report: California ranks last for housing affordability for military retirees

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- California is the worst state for military retirees when it comes to the cost of housing, according to WalletHub.

Overall, California ranked 21^st on the list of best and worst states for military retirees.

The Golden State ranked 9^th for quality of life, 3^rd for number of VA health facilities per number of veterans and 5^th for number of VA benefits-administration facilities per number of veterans.

Dragging California down to the 21^st spot however, is the cost of living.

The state ranked 51^st for housing affordability and 49^th for percent of veteran-owned businesses.

California also ranked 48^th for its percentage of homeless veterans and 12^th for veteran job opportunities.

The report also found that red states are friendlier to military retirees than blue states.