[crystalk]

Ok, y'all listen up. I now have the complete 50-state-and-DC list.

STATES RATED

1. Florida

2. Georgia

3. South Carolina

4. North Carolina

5. Virginia (not DC area)

6. Tennessee (E better than W)

7. Texas

8. Louisiana

9. Mississippi

10. Alabama

11. Kentucky

12. Oklahoma

13. Arkansas

14. Arizona

15. Nevada

16. New Mexico

17. Idaho

18. Utah

19. Indiana

20. South Dakota

21. Maryland

22. Missouri

23. Colorado

24. Wyoming

25. Kansas

26. West Virginia

27. Montana

28. Ohio

29. Oregon

30. Washington

31. New Hampshire

32. Rhode Island

33. Delaware

34. Pennsylvania

35. Hawaii

36. Maine

37. Nebraska

38. Connecticut

39. Illinois

40. Michigan

41. New Jersey

42. California

43. Iowa

44. Minnesota

45. Wisconsin

46. Alaska

47. North Dakota

48. Massachusetts

49. New York State

50. Vermont

51. Dis. of Col.

Read em and weep, or cheer, as the case may be.

[Torie]

The sad thing about this thread is that few post their assumptions and weightings of various factors. Without that, the opinions are not very helpful or for that matter interesting, except for amusement value. I think California and Vermont are wonderful. Why? Because I ascribe different weightings. And of course it varies by individual circumstances. California and Vermont might be more attractive for one with a high net worth. Vermont might be more attractive for one that does not need to earn a living, and can migrate elsewhere during the long winter after it gets old after the New Year. And on and on we go.

[GunsareOK]

How can you have Wyoming so far from the top? Spectacular scenery and arguably the most conservative state in the nation.

The winters are tough though.