Fergus Falls has been named the top city to retire to in Minnesota by the website SmartAsset.

Alexandria has been named the second-best place to retire in the state of Minnesota.

The study was released by SmartAsset, a company that helps people make decisions about personal finance, and measured each city's tax friendliness, availability of medical care and social opportunities for seniors.

Coming in third was Grand Rapids followed by Bemidji, Detroit Lakes, Brainerd, Little Falls, Hibbing, Thief Rivers Falls and Willmar.