BEST/WORST STATES TO RAISE A FAMILY IN 2021

Wallethub.com has come out with their list of Best/Worst States To Raise A Family for 2021. The criteria was based on 52 key indicators of family-friendliness, including median annual family income, housing affordability, health and safety, schools and child care and the unemployment rate. The Top Ten Best Places To Raise A Family:
1. Massachusetts
2. Minnesota
3. North Dakota
4. New York
5. Vermont
6. New Hampshire
7. New Jersey
8. Washington
9. Connecticut
10. Utah
* Although there’s something to be said for just looking at numbers on a page compared to actual field experience. Isn’t that right, North Dakota?
* Looks like the New England states paid a little bribe money.
* New York … housing affordability? That must be all the way over on the left where it butts up against Pennsylvania.

The Bottom Ten:
41. Nevada
42. Arizona
43. South Carolina
44. Alabama
45. Arkansas
46. Oklahoma
47. Louisiana
48. West Virginia
49. Mississippi
50. New Mexico
* Here’s a quick test you can do to check if this list feels right. Walk into a room where your family is and yell, “Hey, everybody, we’re moving to (state)!” See if anybody yells back “Yay!!!”
* So, logically, if you don’t have a family and you’re all by yourself, New Mexico is the shizzle, baby.