Ranked for Retirees
Best Places to Live in North Dakota for Retirees
Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 7 places
- #1WillistonPopulation 27,783 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #2MinotPopulation 48,038 · mixed overall livability33% match
- #3DickinsonPopulation 25,116 · mixed overall livability33% match
- #4BismarckPopulation 73,694 · mixed overall livability18% match
- #5West FargoPopulation 38,653 · solid overall livability18% match
- #6Grand ForksPopulation 58,935 · mixed overall livability17% match
- #7FargoPopulation 127,319 · mixed overall livability15% 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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