New York’s Prominent Top 10 ‘Best Places To Live’ Ranking
This news may come as somewhat of a surprise given the economic climate these days, but a recent comparison conducted by WalletHub gives New York a pretty stellar ranking when it comes to best states to live.
A number of factors were taken into consideration before The Empire State was awarded a top 10 spot on the list.
New York Lands Number 9 Spot on 'Best Places To Live' List 2024
In order to best reflect the best states to live in, 51 'key indicators of livability' were utilized to compare the 50 states. Things like quality of life, affordability, safety and education all came into play.
At number 9 with a total score of 58.17, New York pulled the number 1 ranking for quality of life, 5th for safety and 18th for education and health.
Not surprising, New York did come in 47th for affordability, and dead last when it comes to homeownership rate. Also likely not surprising, New York was tied for first with California, Texas and Florida for most restaurants per capita.
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Our Neighbors In The Top 10
Just across the border into New England, the state of Massachusetts took home the number 1 ranking, not by all that much from our 9th spot, with a total score of 60.52. Factors that impacted their top ranking include high-quality education (90% high school graduation rates), their strong health care system, low property crime rates and high rate of access to public transportation.
Other neighboring states include New Jersey at the number 3 spot with 59.65, and Pennsylvania at 7th with a 58.32.
Connecticut ended up at number 22. A full breakdown of the rankings and indicators that were looked at can be found here.
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