This recent good Forbes rating and comparison to Hawaii isn’t the first,  In 2008 the AARP came to visit and after a panel discussion in Fargo ranked us along with Honolulu as a top 5 healthiest city to retire:
Here we go again, Fargo’s topping the lists. Interesting and not at all surprising to me that volunteering and walking and biking trails are key factors.
http://blogs.forbes.com/williampbarrett/2011/03/23/the-best-retirement-places/
Here’s another portion of the UK article:  When considering of which cities Americans are most likely to retire to, most people think of long, sunny days, miles of sandy beaches and sipping cocktails in the sun.
But try telling the people at Forbes magazine that, because a latest list of the best retirement cities in America has made the likes of Fargo, North Dakota, more desirable than Hawaii, Miami or San Diego.
Immortalised in the 1996 Oscar winning Coen Brothers movie as a sleepy, snow covered city, Fargo (average annual snowfall 41 inches) was joined by other notoriously snowy locations.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369764/Who-needs-Florida-Fargo-North-Dakota-beats-Miami-Forbes-best-places-retire-list.html#ixzz1HdS0qd4QHere’s part of the article with a link to the full story:
When considering of which cities Americans are most likely to retire to, most people think of long, sunny days, miles of sandy beaches and sipping cocktails in the sun.
But try telling the people at Forbes magazine that, because a latest list of the best retirement cities in America has made the likes of Fargo, North Dakota, more desirable than Hawaii, Miami or San Diego.
Immortalised in the 1996 Oscar winning Coen Brothers movie as a sleepy, snow covered city, Fargo (average annual snowfall 41 inches) was joined by other notoriously snowy locations.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369764/Who-needs-Florida-Fargo-North-Dakota-beats-Miami-Forbes-best-places-retire-list.html#ixzz1HdS0qd4QBy SIMON NEVILLE
Last updated at 2:59 AM on 25th March 2011
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Charleston, South Carolina
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Fargo, North Dakota
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jacksonville, Florida
Kansas City, Kansas
Lexington, Kentucky
Nashville, Tennessee
Omaha, Nebraska
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Portland, Oregon
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Antonio, Texas
Tucson, Arizona
*In alphabetical order, according to Forbes
