Here Are The 17 Best Places In Minnesota To Retire In
By Jo Magliocco|Published December 23, 2015
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Minnesota staff writer for Only in Your State and owner of Minnesota blog NorthGuide.co, I'm a Minneapolis transplant who loves my cats, camera, and local coffee. On the weekends I'm usually exploring the North Shore or making my way through the list of Minnesota's State Parks. Want to talk about MN or ask me a question? Tweet me @sotafiedjo!
Yesterday we gave you the best places to raise a family, but what if you’ve been there, done that? If you’re looking to retire, whether you’re an adventurer, a bookworm, a foodie, or a little bit of everything, there’s a perfect retirement town in Minnesota for you. Niche did the research and ranked towns based on number of retirees and percent that are new, weather (which is all pretty low ranking in Minnesota as we know), safety, monthly housing costs, and access to healthcare and entertainment. Northfield took #1 in the country according to Money Magazine, so it’s time to give everyone else a try based on these different parameters, and here are the new winners:
Crookston scores the last spot on our list with a monthly housing cost of $667, a low crime rate, and decent access to recreation, libraries, doctors, and restaurants.
With amazing restaurants and recreation, New Ulm is a great first stop for retirement, but the access to doctors and grocery stores is slightly lower than other areas.
With 17.8% of current residents retired and a monthly housing cost of $587, Thief River Falls is one of the most affordable places to retire, and the safest.
We all love Brainerd for the recreation, and it's no different with its retiree population (15.6% of current residents). There is slightly less access to doctors and other amenities however, keeping Brainerd at 13th on the list.
Bemidji has phenomenal recreation, including some great golf, and a low monthly housing cost of $700, but slightly lower access to grocery stores, doctors, and libraries.
Albert Lea is very safe with low crime rates and good healthcare. There are also some great restaurants and a low cost of living ($612 per month on average).
With 22.6% of residents already retired and a monthly housing cost of only $657, Little Falls is the perfect place to settle down, unless you're a big golfer.
Virginia is the place to be if you're all about living a long and healthy lifestyle with a lot of outdoor activity because of high access to restaurants, grocery stores, golf, fitness facilities, and doctors. But if you're a bookworm it might not be the best choice, with lower ranked access to libraries.
Lake City takes top spot in this years list because of its high population of retirees (24.4% of the current residents), low monthly housing cost, low crime rate, good access to doctors. great access to golf, grocery stores, libraries, recreation and fitness, and restaurants.
If you made it through the list, tell us which one of the aspects evaluated is most important to you for retirement in the comments!
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