Posted on 08/04/2010 9:26:25 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
Most Livable State in the U.S.A. Is...
...New Hampshire. This is the fifth consecutive year the Granite State has topped this list published by CQ Press.
New Hampshire ranks No. 1 because it excels in numerous important quality-of-life measures, including low crime, low poverty, high income levels and a well-educated population. Coming in right behind New Hampshire are Utah, Wyoming, Minnesota and Iowa.
The least livable state is Mississippi, a position it has held on this CQ Press list for nine of the last 10 years. Close behind Mississippi are South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas.
The most livable states: How does your state rank? 1. New Hampshire 2. Utah 3. Wyoming 4. Minnesota 5. Iowa 6. Nebraska 7. New Jersey 8. Vermont 9. Idaho 10. North Dakota
11. Connecticut 12. Virginia 13. Massachusetts 14. Colorado 15. South Dakota 16. Maryland 17. Kansas 18. Washington 19. Montana 20. Maine
21. Hawaii 22. Oregon 23. Wisconsin 24. New York 25. Rhode Island 26. Illinois 27. Delaware 28. Florida 29. Alaska 30. California and Indiana (tie)
32. Oklahoma 33. New Mexico 34. Pennsylvania 35. Nevada 36. Arizona 37. Texas 38. Michigan 39. Missouri 40. Georgia and Ohio (tie)
42. North Carolina 43. West Virginia 44. Alabama 45. Louisiana 46. Arkansas 47. Tennessee 48. Kentucky 49. South Carolina 50. Mississippi
South Carolina is wonderful. Whoever made that list is smoking crack.
Would you believe my husband loves the heat? He’s an electrician, so he’s often outside in the summer, sometimes even up in attics. He comes home sweaty, but it just doesn’t bother him.
Last year once the heat hit, I had, let’s say, “stomach troubles” for about five months. It’s not just that I don’t like the heat, it actually affects me physically. So, where does a couple live if one loves heat and hates cold weather, and the other is the exact opposite? I don’t know yet.
Why is it these “livability” things always worship the snowbelt. The entire top 20 is in the snowbelt. No place that snows regularly is livable.
Yeah, libs. Chances are good that they are.
I don’t think I’d ever live there...but Rhode Island is certainly one beautiful state and lovely to visit.
Carlo’s is well worth a visit, particularly in the morning during the week, where you are likely to see Buddy and get some excellent fresh pastries.
When I've been in the suburbs of Nashville, its reminded me of central New Jersey.
My sister is in Clarkesville, which is very family oriented, although NOT for single people (unless they are serving our nation at Fort Campbell).
Chicago being considered an outlier, you are right.
No offense to Floridians, but when I lived in Florida, I found much of the non-senior population to be ditzy, corrupt, and/or "fleeing" somewhere for a "new start in life." Cross off the Sunshine State as a place that I would move back to.
I must say that, despite their liberalism, the "little Scandinavias" (Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, eastern Iowa) are probably home to the most honest, responsible, and intelligent citizens in the United States.
If Jersey is so great, why are there so many d*mned cars in Texas with yankee license plates?
There are many old-school white people in Jersey who would tell you that they are happy to hear about this exodus of the Abyssinians to SC. Just sayin...
You should be saying, "go west" (to Colorado, Utah, Montana, Texas). There is no reason to live in Arkansas, Alabama, or Mississippi unless you have family there. The crime rates are high, and any true northerner will experience culture shock.
East TEnnessee is even worse. Nobody should even consider moving here. Nobody
You've complained about the lack of zoning laws in Texas before before, and I've responded to you before. I've lived in both New Jersey and Houston, the city you usually pick on about the lack of zoning laws. I've never understood why you harp on what is in fact a big advantage for living in Houston.
Somehow a lot of folks are leaving NJ and a lot of folks from all over are coming to TX. Check out the migration to and from Austin (Travis County) with that in various NJ counties: Link to migration map. Wait until the map completely loads, then click on the county of your choice. (You may have seen the map before. Someone posted it in another thread some time ago.)
Your NUTS! probably never been anywhere near the place.
That thing is horribly big!
Thanks for the info. We’ve been meaning to get down there since the boycott—might be a good destination/stop for a road trip.
Found this on Trip Advisor. We like to go towns like this that aren’t the first thing one would think of when planning a trip. Definitely going to put it on my to do list. What do you think would be the best time of year to visit?
Things to Do in Prescott:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g31323-Activities-Prescott_Arizona.html
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