Best Place to Raise a Family...See Where Your State Ranks


Want to know how your state ranks in best place to raise a family?  Here's the results from a recent study.

The study was based on 5 key areas:

  1. Family Fun
  2. Health & Safety
  3. Education & Child Care
  4. Affordability
  5. Socioeconomics
States Ranking
1.   North Dakota
2.   New Hampshire
3.   Vermont
4.   Minnesota
5.   Nebraska
6.   Massachusetts 
7.   New Jersey
8.   Iowa
9.   Connecticut
10. South Dakota
11. Wisconsin
12. Utah
13. Kansas
14. Wyoming
15. Colorado
16. Delaware
17. Virginia
18. Rhode Island
19. Illinois
20. Maine
21. Montana
22. Washington
23. Indiana
24. New York
25. Missouri
26. Maryland
27. Pennsylvania
28. California
29. Texas
30. Ohio
31. North Carolina
32. Michigan
33. Hawaii
34. Idaho
35. Oregon
36. Kentucky
37. Tennessee
38. Arkansas
39. Oklahoma
40. Florida
41. South Carolina
42. Alabama
43. West Virginia
44. Georgia
45. Arizona
46. Alaska
47. Nevada
48. Louisiana
49. District of Columbia
50. Mississippi
51. New Mexico