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Do you ever fantasize about a big move? Do you dream of a new city or state, a more exciting (or less stressful) new job and a beautiful new house or apartment? Indeed, a change of scenery is correlated with a boosted bottom line: One study found that people who relocate upon completing their education earn a median salary that’s $10,000 more per year than those that stay put after graduation.
If you’re thinking of making a move, a good place to start is U.S. News and World Report’s best states ranking, published Tuesday, which ranks the 50 states based on several key livability factors, including education, health care, economics, opportunity and infrastructure.
Different U.S. geographic regions were represented in the list of winners, from coastal New England to the plains of the Midwest. Here are the top 10.
This is an interesting list. Do you live in one of these ten states? Do you agree with their inclusion or placement?
Most of these lists are meaningless because everyone’s priorities are different.
I lived in top 2 states, MA and NH and while I agree with healthcare, economy, and equality, they have (1) terrible weather, (2) subpar choice of restaurants (especially international cuisine), (3) so so selection of outdoor activities, (4) bad traffic.
I have since moved to CA, which is not on their top 10 states. Yes, it’s terribly expensive, schools are generally worse (unless you live in even more expensive and limited selection of neighborhoods), and traffic is also bad. But if you can afford it, far better weather, awesome dining options, and amazing selection of activities.
I grew up in the Northeast and lived in MA, NY.
Now live in the Socialist Paradise of the City & County of Denver, Colorado.
1. Reasonable taxes. Property taxes are 0.6% of market value.
2. Excellent weather compared with New England and Buffalo.
3. No bugs in the Summer as it is too dry.
4. Plenty of restaurants in my neighborhood. Lots of breweries.
5. Competent local and state government.
It’s no coincidence that the article cites cost of health care as a major concern.
How interesting that some of the most less populous places are the best places to live.
No Florida again? FAKE NEWS!
Florida does not have state income tax which is nice.
Yeah, weird, I thought Obama and the left fixed that.
They tried. Too bad the Republican Congress fought the solution that they themselves had once supported.
They’re sticking with states that will be above sea level for the rest of the century.
Good weather? You have to be kidding. My time in Florida was mostly thinking I must had died and gone to hell. Though St. Augustine in October was pretty nice.
Oregon beats quite a few of those states. And no sales tax. But education and health care are terrible, and crime pretty rampant in Salem and Portland.
Alaska is actually pretty nice. Another decade of global warming and it should be even better. At least i hope so since we might be inheriting a nice house on the ocean north of Juneau. And because of global warming, and the glaciers going away, the land is springing up, so rising oceans are a non-issue there.