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Posted on 04/15/2021 7:32:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
States are “ranked” in many ways — best business climate, worst quality of life, most fun, etc. But most of those judgments are made by professionals — economists, pollsters, even journalists.
A unique YouGov survey took an entirely different approach.
We asked people to choose the better of two states in a series of head-to-head matchups. States are rated based on their “win percentage”, that is: how often that state won the head-to-head matchup when it was one of the two states shown.
All 50 states were shown, in addition to Washington, D.C., but territories were not included.
The rankings are from best to worst. Hawaii won the most head-to-head match-ups at 69 percent. Coming in dead last — by a significant margin — was the soon-to-be great state of New Columbia, formerly known as “Washington, D.C.,” which won only 35 percent of the match-ups.
Hawaii, which is well-known for its beautiful beaches and warm weather, took the top spot by winning 69% of its matchups. With its scenic mountains, hiking paths, and recreational marijuana industry, Colorado took second place with 65% of matches won.
The third-ranking state was Virginia (64%), a destination for American history and ocean coastlines. Nevada, the home of Las Vegas, landed in the fourth-favorite spot (61%), with North Carolina only marginally behind it (61%).
Following the top five, Florida snagged the sixth spot with a 61% win-rate. Another retirement destination, Arizona, won 60% of its matchups to take seventh. New York — the destination for Broadway, quality food, and the city’s culture — landed in eighth place (59%). Two other destinations for warm weather and ocean coastlines landed in ninth and tenth place, respectively: Georgia (58%) and Texas (58%).
They don’t call it the “Sun Belt” for nothing.
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
“So, why were people willing to pay millions to live in small apartments in San Francisco and Manhattan?”
If you believe in the free market, it is because people believe it is worth it to pay $1 million to live there even when they could save almost all of that moving a few towns over.
It is all about jobs. Get a job in tech in San Fran or in finance in NYC and it is well worth paying the extra rent.
RE: It is all about jobs. Get a job in tech in San Fran or in finance in NYC and it is well worth paying the extra rent.
Well, the pandemic is showing that you DON’T need to BE in any place to be productive. The internet has changed all that.
Don’t live there but have visited Indiana. They have very good public schools, low crime, and it seemed like a great place to raise a family. Why in heaven’s name does it rank so low? And why does Hawaii rank so high? It might be beautiful but the cost of living is sky high compared to Indiana (and many other states).
I love seeing my ‘Bama at the bottom because it keeps the trash out. Used to anyway... now we’re seeing a bunch of Californians and northerners coming in to the Gulf Coast. Our little secret may not be so secret anymore.
Yep. Keeps the trash out.
Two years ago I moved from #6 to #43 and couldn’t be happier.
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“Don’t you want Trump? :)”
We (FL) already have Trump!
There is a cycle to all of this. A state like California is Republican for 50 years and becomes the most prosperous state in the country. Then it pivots and the Dems gain control and start looting everything that had been built, starting a steady decline.
The reverse is true in the South. Texas and Georgia were mismanaged by Democratic leaders for 50 years. After a generation of Republican leadership they are now the fast growing states that everyone wants to move to.
+1
5.56mm
Hawaii gets small fast.
“Don’t live there but have visited Indiana. They have very good public schools, low crime, and it seemed like a great place to raise a family. Why in heaven’s name does it rank so low?”
One thing this list makes clear is that people like to live in places with beaches and/or mountains. Indiana is a lovely place to raise a family, but cornfields don’t have the same lure of natural beauty.
They are also moving to north Alabama.
That isn't going to last forever. A younger relative recently quit their job after moving halfway across the country and was recently required to show up at the original office.
AMEN
We may be 23rd, but still light years ahead of New Jersey. Just sayin’
😁 Hate NY and can’t wait to get out of here.
People think Hawaii is great because they stay there for 2 or 3 weeks at a time then leave.
Live there for 5 years and see if the attitude is the same.
My father and stepmother lived on Kauai for 7 years, the first year was idyllic, the second and third were getting accustomed to doing without things you took for granted on the mainland.
The rest were dealing with island fever and trying to keep from getting bored.
These were retired people so they didn’t have to deal with the issue of getting a job and being able to work.
I love New York. Grew up in a beautiful home near the LI Sound. The people I grew up with were independent thinkers, they were freedom loving and they were hilarious. My county voted Trump in 2016 and 2020. But NY is too expensive and is run by inner city NYC which by numbers votes leftist. I don’t live there. Have been gone for decades.
Rudy, Trump, many of the conservative news media personalities are New Yorkers
Watch Lee Zeldin.
Read later.
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