If you’ve ever daydreamed about where to spend your golden years, a new study just gave that daydream a serious data upgrade. In late January 2026, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its annual ranking of the best states to retire, and the winner was not the state most Americans would guess. Wyoming — quiet, windswept, and home to more pronghorn than people — edged out sun-soaked Florida by the narrowest of margins to claim the No. 1 spot among the best states to retire in 2026. Before you start packing boxes, it’s worth understanding exactly who put this list together,…