October 7, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster

We recently blogged about the fact that Minnesota is now 10th in the race toward the top in the highest median HOA monthly fees.  Nothing to be too proud of in HOA land.

That not-so-great-ranking is now followed by a bit better news: Minnesota is now considered to be the eight safest state in which to live, according to a new study by WalletHub.

From Bring Me The News:

It sifted through what it calls 52 “key indicators” of safety for all 50 states, including assaults per capita, financial losses from climate disasters per resident, and economic factors such as unemployment.

Financial losses from climate disasters. I wonder if they looked at hail? (sarcasm)

Those indicators were grouped into five categories: Personal and residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety, and emergency preparedness.

Apparently the study weighted personal and residential safety at 40% of each state’s score. It really made me wonder what Senator John Hoffman and the family of the late state rep Melissa Hortman think about these results.

The state’s score was buoyed by placing fifth in financial safety, second in road safety, and sixth in workplace safety. It finished 23rd for personal and residential safety and emergency preparedness.

In the study, Minnesota was the only Upper Midwestern state to hit the top 10, with Iowa lagging a bit, landing in 12th place.

Read the summary HERE.