# Affordable mild-summer retirement counties

**Use case:** 

Find US counties with mild summers and median home values under $300k, ranked for retirement using official Census, NOAA and CMS data.

## Input

```json
{
  "states": [
    "FL",
    "NC",
    "SC",
    "TN",
    "AZ"
  ],
  "maxMedianHomeValue": 300000,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "weight_homeAffordability": 25,
  "weight_rentAffordability": 10,
  "weight_warmWinters": 5,
  "weight_mildSummers": 35,
  "weight_lowRainfall": 0,
  "weight_hospitalQuality": 20,
  "weight_hospitalAccess": 10,
  "weight_broadband": 10,
  "addHospitalList": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "rank": {
    "label": "Rank"
  },
  "county": {
    "label": "County"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score"
  },
  "dataCoverage": {
    "label": "Data coverage"
  },
  "population": {
    "label": "Population"
  },
  "medianHomeValue": {
    "label": "Median home value"
  },
  "medianGrossRent": {
    "label": "Median gross rent"
  },
  "janAvgLowF": {
    "label": "Jan avg low f"
  },
  "julAvgHighF": {
    "label": "Jul avg high f"
  },
  "annualPrecipIn": {
    "label": "Annual precip in"
  },
  "hospitalCount": {
    "label": "Hospital count"
  },
  "avgHospitalStars": {
    "label": "Avg hospital stars"
  },
  "broadbandPct": {
    "label": "Broadband pct"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Retirement Place Scorer: Compare US Counties (Census, NOAA) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Affordable mild-summer retirement counties". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/T7i2O7wz2DvSQhiVI) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Affordable mild-summer retirement counties" task

The Retirement Place Scorer: Compare US Counties (Census, NOAA) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like states, maximum median home value (usd), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Affordable mild-summer retirement counties" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as rank, county, state, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Affordable mild-summer retirement counties" task via API](https://apify.com/clearfeedlabs/retirement-place-scorer.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Retirement Place Scorer: Compare US Counties (Census, NOAA)](https://apify.com/clearfeedlabs/retirement-place-scorer.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/clearfeedlabs/retirement-place-scorer.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/clearfeedlabs/retirement-place-scorer.md

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