01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Minnesota exempts most middle-income retirees from Social Security benefit taxes, applying them only above certain income thresholds.
Source · Tax Foundation
0
Fact text
- Prior Lake's name comes from a railroad man, Charles Prior of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad gave his name to the lake and eventually the whole city.
- The Dakota people had a far more poetic name for Prior Lake long before Charles Prior showed up: Bdé Mayá Thó, meaning 'Lake of the Blue Banks.'
- Prior Lake is home to the Mystic Showroom at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, a venue that regularly draws A-list musical and comedy performers.
- Professional wrestler Tiffany Stratton, a former WWE Women's Champion, hails from Prior Lake, so yes, this quiet suburb produced a genuine wrestling superstar.
Your
Prior Lake
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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26775
+
Total Population
$
108481
Median Income
$
328400
Median Home
13
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Prior Lake
ranks for retirees?
23
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
0
Affordability
75
Healthcare
9
Climate
7
Results
Prior Lake
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
75
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
2
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
3
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
81
°F, winters dip to about
10
°F, with roughly
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Low
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