Retirement may sound like a very far-off idea, but experts always say it's good to think about retirement early. Good news for us in Minnesota, one of our cities is actually one of the best places to retire according to experts.

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Finding the Best Places to Retire in the US

To find the best places to retire in the US, they looked at 180 cities across the country. They analyzed each city by metrics like affordability, activities, quality of life, and health care.

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Based on the results, WalletHub created the rankings of the best to worst cities to retire in.

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Worst Places to Retire in the US

The findings revealed these cities as the 5 worst to retire:

5. Newark, NJ

4. Bakersfield, CA

3. Rancho Cucamonga, CA

2. Stockton, CA

1. San Bernardino, CA

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They're all some of the most expensive places to retire but they also didn't rank very well when it came to activities and health care.

Best Places to Retire in the US

As for the best places to retire, this is where one Minnesota city comes into play!

5. Fort Lauderdale, FL

4. Tampa, FL

3. Minneapolis, MN

2. Miami, FL

1. Orlando, FL

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Minneapolis is the Best Place to Retire in Minnesota

Minneapolis ranked as the best place in Minnesota to retire! The best scores were in activities and health care. Both were higher than all but one of the Florida cities that made the top 5.

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Minneapolis ranked as the 7th best for activities and 6th best for health care, which is fantastic!

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