Hang on seniors, you're not done yet! It appears that you're actually going to live longer - and there's one solid reason that that's going to happen. A study by Opera Beds uncovered the fact that seniors living in New Jersey live an average of three and a half years longer than residents in some states, like Mississippi and West Virginia. Research shows that New Jersey residents are among the longest living of all American residents - an average of 84.4 years. Only residents of Hawaii (85.6 years), Connecticut (84.9), and Massachusetts (84.6) are expected to live longer than people in the Garden State.