Business Insider reported last month that “high taxes, expensive home prices, and challenging social and political conditions” are some of the factors influencing recent moves. It should come as little surprise, then, that California failed to rank among the top 10 states to live in, per a new report released by WalletHub.
The personal-finance company compared the 50 US states across five categories: affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety.
WalletHub evaluated what its report called “key indicators of livability,” such as the cost of living, unemployment rate, crime rate, access to activities, and the quality of local school and health systems.
WalletHub said the data used in its report was collected last month from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others.
From Florida to New York, here’s a look at WalletHub’s top 10 states to live in for 2024.
