This Minnesota City Was Named One Of The Best In USA For Retirees

Fort Lauderdale.. Miami.. St. Paul?

A recent survey in USA Today via The Motley Fool reached out to 2,000 United States retirees to determine the most important things to their retirement, and to find out which U.S. city is the best for retirement.

Among retirees' biggest concerns were quality of life, healthcare access/quality, housing affordability, crime/safety, weather, taxes and non-housing affordability.

With those criteria established, The Motley Fool laid out its' top-ten list of the best cities for retirement.

FLORIDA IS A GREAT PLACE TO RETIRE

It should come as no big surprise  that three Florida cities make up the top three: Fort Lauderdale, St. Augustine and Quincy. Miami made the list as well, checking in at ninth.

The benefits of retiring in Florida include warm weather, no state income tax and 'plenty of cultural activities,' according to The Motley Fool.

CLEVELAND? 

This is where the list gets a little weird. The fourth best city to retire in? Cleveland. Yes, Cleveland, Ohio. I double-checked and there is no Cleveland, Florida.

The benefits of retiring in Cleveland are listed as a below-average cost of living, affordable housing, great healthcare and museums.

Little Rock, Arkansas took fifth place in the study, then Philadelphia (?) in sixth. In seventh place is a Minnesota city that I would not have expected in this type of study.

WHICH MINNESOTA CITY IS THE BEST FOR RETIREES?

St. Paul, Minnesota was named the seventh-best city in the entire country to retire in. The Motley Fool says Minnesota's state capital offers affordable home prices, below-average cost of living, a large park system, culture and recreation.

The 'cons' include "long, cold and snowy winters, high crime rates, higher taxes than most Sun Belt states, and aging public infrastructure."

Rounding out the top ten were Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Miami and Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.