TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — If you are looking for a new state to call home, you might want to check out one of WalletHub’s “best states to live in.”
WalletHub said it compared the 50 states based on 51 key indicators and five key dimensions, including affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life and safety.
With a score of 61.67, WalletHub named Massachusetts the best state to live in. Massachusetts was followed by New Jersey (61.48) and New Hampshire (59.32).
Florida ranked as the sixth-best state to live in, with a score of 58.81.
Here are the “best states to live in,” according to WalletHub.
Source: WalletHub
Top States to Live in
| Overall Rank | State | Total Score | Affordability | Economy | Education & Health | Quality of Life | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 61.67 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 61.48 | 48 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 59.32 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 5 |
| 4 | New York | 59.31 | 47 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 59.16 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 39 | 4 |
| 6 | Florida | 58.81 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Virginia | 58.37 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 10 |
| 8 | Idaho | 58.36 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 9 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 58.35 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 12 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 57.52 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 11 | Iowa | 57.10 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| 12 | Maine | 57.08 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 8 |
| 13 | Illinois | 56.81 | 36 | 48 | 29 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | 56.54 | 30 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 16 |
| 15 | Utah | 56.09 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 41 |
| 16 | North Dakota | 55.65 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 27 |
| 17 | Vermont | 55.53 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 11 |
| 18 | Colorado | 54.28 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
| 19 | Montana | 53.73 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 37 |
| 20 | Kansas | 53.11 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 26 |
| 21 | South Dakota | 52.93 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 40 | 23 |
| 22 | Indiana | 52.87 | 3 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 19 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 52.76 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 32 | 28 |
| 24 | California | 52.53 | 50 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 29 |
| 25 | Michigan | 52.09 | 14 | 46 | 33 | 12 | 21 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 52.00 | 45 | 43 | 5 | 20 | 13 |
| 27 | Maryland | 51.95 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 34 | 14 |
| 28 | Washington | 51.50 | 37 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 48 |
| 29 | Rhode Island | 51.18 | 46 | 23 | 19 | 44 | 7 |
| 30 | Georgia | 51.18 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 24 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 51.08 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 35 |
| 32 | Delaware | 50.65 | 21 | 38 | 21 | 47 | 25 |
| 33 | Ohio | 50.19 | 23 | 49 | 37 | 15 | 18 |
| 34 | Missouri | 49.96 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 25 | 40 |
| 35 | Hawaii | 48.75 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 36 |
| 36 | Tennessee | 48.67 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 38 |
| 37 | Texas | 48.56 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 9 | 34 |
| 38 | Oregon | 47.98 | 41 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 46 |
| 39 | Arizona | 47.62 | 24 | 16 | 41 | 24 | 39 |
| 40 | Nevada | 47.56 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 17 |
| 41 | West Virginia | 47.16 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 22 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 46.50 | 9 | 44 | 42 | 46 | 30 |
| 43 | Alabama | 46.30 | 1 | 41 | 46 | 41 | 33 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 43.12 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 26 | 49 |
| 45 | Arkansas | 42.04 | 5 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 47 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 41.95 | 15 | 37 | 49 | 35 | 45 |
| 47 | Mississippi | 41.46 | 7 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 31 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 40.43 | 19 | 47 | 48 | 38 | 42 |
| 49 | Alaska | 40.30 | 42 | 18 | 35 | 50 | 44 |
| 50 | New Mexico | 39.86 | 26 | 25 | 47 | 31 | 50 |
