Best Places to Live in Minnesota for Retirees

Top 25 places

1. #1ShoreviewPopulation 26,846 · solid overall livability36% match
2. #2DuluthPopulation 86,772 · mixed overall livability26% match
3. #3Coon RapidsPopulation 63,296 · mixed overall livability26% match
4. #4Brooklyn CenterPopulation 33,109 · mixed overall livability26% match
5. #5FridleyPopulation 29,731 · mixed overall livability26% match
6. #6OwatonnaPopulation 26,400 · solid overall livability26% match
7. #7AustinPopulation 26,156 · mixed overall livability26% match
8. #8AndoverPopulation 32,639 · solid overall livability23% match
9. #9St. PaulPopulation 308,806 · mixed overall livability15% match
10. #10RochesterPopulation 120,848 · mixed overall livability15% match
11. #11St. CloudPopulation 68,910 · mixed overall livability15% match
12. #12MankatoPopulation 44,444 · mixed overall livability15% match
13. #13MoorheadPopulation 44,443 · mixed overall livability15% match
14. #14WinonaPopulation 26,083 · solid overall livability15% match
15. #15Cottage GrovePopulation 39,274 · mixed overall livability13% match
16. #16ChanhassenPopulation 25,868 · solid overall livability13% match
17. #17MinneapolisPopulation 426,877 · mixed overall livability10% match
18. #18Brooklyn ParkPopulation 84,951 · mixed overall livability10% match
19. #19PlymouthPopulation 79,918 · mixed overall livability10% match
20. #20WoodburyPopulation 75,549 · solid overall livability10% match
21. #21LakevillePopulation 70,696 · mixed overall livability10% match
22. #22Maple GrovePopulation 70,110 · mixed overall livability10% match
23. #23BlainePopulation 70,047 · mixed overall livability10% match
24. #24EaganPopulation 68,262 · solid overall livability10% match
25. #25BurnsvillePopulation 64,075 · mixed overall livability10% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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