10 Best States to Retire in America

9. Minnesota

Real-estate tax rank: 32nd

Cost of living rank: 28th

Physicians per 1,000 people rank: 14th

Violent crimes per 1,000 people rank: 10th

North Star State is slightly more expensive than Colorado in terms of real-estate taxes. The effective tax will take you 1.19% of the house value which means you’ll pay $2,091 for the $176,000 house or apartment. Minnesota’s median house doesn’t cost much more than the national average. For $185,200 worth of real-estate, you’ll spend $2,204 a year here. Moreover, Minnesota’s cost of living index amounts to 99.3, while the state boasts 2.83 physicians per 1,000 of its inhabitants. Finally, there are only 2.29 violent crimes per 1,000 people here, which makes it one of the safest states for living in the US.

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