Quality of Life: Does Your State Make the Cut?

30 Sep 2024
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Ask 10 location experts what their top quality of life ingredient is, and you’ll likely get about 10 different answers. Most would agree that housing costs and availability, education options, cultural amenities and commute times are high on their list, but it varies from person to person.
Personal finance company WalletHub released in August its 2024 Best States to Live In, which uses 51 indicators of livability to compare the 50 states. The indicators are organized into five categories, each weighted 20%. They are affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life and safety. Following is the overall rank of the Top 20 states.
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