NE Ranks #19 For Best State In Which To Live

(KFOR NEWS June 11, 2019) Deciding on a place to call home can be a tough process. You need to balance things like the cost of living with job opportunities, quality of education and safety. Personal preference also comes into the equation, as you’ll want to live somewhere with the types of attractions, recreational opportunities and weather that suit you. Luckily, there’s 50 states to choose from, from frigid Alaska to sunny Florida. Each has its own benefits and drawbacks. To find out the best states to live, WalletHub compared the 50 states based on 51 key indicators of livability. They range from housing costs and income growth to education rate and quality of hospitals.

Top States to Live in

Overall Rank (1=Best)	State	Total Score	‘Affordability’ Rank	‘Economy’ Rank	‘Education & Health’ Rank	‘Quality of Life’ Rank	‘Safety’ Rank
1	Massachusetts	66.77	43	2	2	3	4
2	Minnesota	66.00	6	11	3	10	12
3	New Hampshire	61.21	42	3	4	35	3
4	New Jersey	61.21	48	35	15	7	1
5	Colorado	61.14	25	4	8	12	29
6	Wisconsin	61.07	32	18	7	9	13
7	Virginia	60.98	18	13	19	19	10
8	Iowa	60.61	13	20	9	16	16
9	Utah	59.71	3	12	10	25	27
10	Idaho	59.04	7	5	27	29	14
11	North Dakota	58.90	20	1	14	46	17
12	Pennsylvania	58.84	31	37	28	5	8
13	Vermont	58.82	44	19	1	39	7
14	New York	58.60	50	26	25	1	2
15	Wyoming	58.21	4	16	18	36	15
16	Maine	57.68	35	14	11	33	11
17	Washington	57.45	37	8	6	8	39
18	South Dakota	56.84	19	6	17	42	20
19	Nebraska	56.26	29	17	13	32	21
20	Connecticut	56.17	46	42	5	18	9
21	Illinois	55.99	45	46	24	6	6
22	Florida	55.59	33	23	34	4	24
23	California	55.47	49	10	22	2	18
24	Montana	54.86	24	9	16	27	40
25	Michigan	54.66	23	27	30	13	25
26	Hawaii	54.19	41	7	12	41	19
27	Oregon	53.32	40	22	26	11	34
28	North Carolina	52.86	21	31	36	17	28
29	Rhode Island	52.86	47	32	21	40	5
30	Kansas	52.74	22	28	23	26	38
31	Maryland	52.67	34	39	20	20	23
32	Ohio	51.53	28	47	33	14	22
33	Missouri	50.96	11	24	32	22	44
34	Delaware	50.43	8	38	29	47	26
35	Indiana	50.39	5	36	37	28	35
36	Texas	49.70	36	15	41	15	32
37	Tennessee	48.11	15	25	38	30	42
38	Arizona	47.87	30	33	35	24	45
39	Georgia	47.52	26	40	43	23	33
40	Nevada	47.27	38	30	39	21	37
41	Kentucky	46.14	16	44	40	45	30
42	Oklahoma	45.51	12	29	46	37	43
43	West Virginia	45.16	2	41	47	50	31
44	South Carolina	44.09	14	34	42	34	49
45	Alaska	42.11	39	21	31	49	50
46	Alabama	41.91	1	43	48	44	46
47	Arkansas	41.50	9	45	45	43	47
48	New Mexico	39.83	27	50	44	31	48
49	Louisiana	39.79	17	49	49	38	41
50	Mississippi	38.67	10	48	50	48