Minnesota Among Top Five States To Retire

A new study finds Minnesota and South Dakota are among the top five places to retire and grow old.
 
According to caring.com if you’re looking to retire, head to the Midwest. The top five places on the survey are South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Alaska and Oregon.

The study looked at two main qualifications one being the cost of senior living and the other being the quality of senior living services.

Turns out, Minnesotans aren’t surprised to top the list.
 
As Chris Denardo trains another worker to man the docks he’s preparing for a busy boating season, attracting people from across the region.
 
“A lot of them are retired people, people that come from North Dakota or different parts of the state that have summer homes here,” says J&K Marine Marina Manager, Chris Denardo.
 
“When I moved to Minnesota I said this is going to be it. I enjoy the lake areas, I enjoy fishing,” says Let’s Go Fishing Volunteer, David Hochhalter.
 
David is a volunteer with Let’s Go Fishing.

The program takes out a variety of groups out on the lake for a free day of fishing.

Among those groups are seniors.
 
“We did 131 trips last year and so far we have 140 some booked this year,” says Hochhalter.
 
But people are calling Minnesota home for more than just the summer season.
 
“There’s things you can do all year round we have a wonderful community center we have great educational programs,” says Retired City Administrator, Bob Louiseau.
 
“I would definitely see it as being probably in the top two or three to be honest with you just from the outdoors to the activities standpoint to the lake standpoint that Minnesota has to offer,” says Denardo.
 
“The top five places on this survey were South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Alaska and Oregon which was a little surprising to see these states that are known for snow, for cold weather but they came in at the top based on the variety of criteria that we looked at,” says Chief Caring Expert with Caring.com, Dayna Steele.
 
“There’s never a lack of what you want to do it’s always what should I do now,” says Louiseau.
 
While many may have not always called Minnesota home, they do now and that doesn’t plan to change.
 
“We have no plans to go anywhere else this is home, this is where we want to be, we love it,” says Louiseau.

According to the study, the best place to retire is South Dakota.

The reason is a combination between available senior living choices as well as the pricing, rating and other senior services available in the state.

North Dakota did not make the top ten.