01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
North Dakota taxes income but exempts Social Security benefits, which reduces the state tax burden for most retirees drawing on those benefits.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- West Fargo high school sports teams are still called the 'Packers', a nod to the old meatpacking plant that once defined the whole town.
- The town's old meatpacking plant proudly boasted it used 'every part of the animal except the squeal.'
- Before it was West Fargo, the settlement went by the wonderfully unglamorous name 'Haggartville.'
- The plant didn't just process meat, it also churned out fertilizer, adhesives, and soap from the same operation.
Your
West Fargo
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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36406
+
Total Population
$
87674
Median Income
$
241800
Median Home
9
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
West Fargo
ranks for retirees?
40
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
83
Healthcare
56
Climate
0
Results
West Fargo
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
83
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
2
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
80
°F, winters dip to about
4
°F, with roughly
50
″ 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 Moderate
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