US News - Best State Ranking

[Mook]

Some states shine in health care. Some soar in education. Some excel in both – or in much more. The Best States ranking of U.S. states draws on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens. In addition to health care and education, the metrics take into account a state’s economy, the opportunity and quality of life it offers people, its roads, bridges, internet and other infrastructure, its public safety and the fiscal stability of state government.

More weight was accorded to some state measures than others, based on a survey of what matters most to people. Health care and education were weighted most heavily. Then came state economies, the opportunity states offer their citizens and infrastructure. Crime & corrections followed closely in weighting, followed by measures of government fiscal stability and people's quality of life. This explains why Iowa, ranking No. 1 in infrastructure and No. 3 in health care, occupies the overall No. 1 spot in the Best States rankings. And it explains why Minnesota, ranking No. 2 in quality of life and No. 3 in opportunity for its citizens, ranks No. 2 overall in the Best States rankings.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings

IL at 35

IL ranked 27 for health care, 24 for education, 39 for economy, 22 for opportunity, 13 for infrastructure, 24 for crime, 50 for fiscal stability, and 47 for quality of life...

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

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[Gav'sPurpleZ]

Not surprised to see Iowa on top.

One installer here lives there and has spoken highly of it on many levels.

time to GTFO

 

[MikeyLikesIt]

How did the murder capital of the US only score a 24 on crime?

 

[Mook]

B/c its a state ranking, not city.

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Dead last in fiscal stability. No surprise there...and only seems to be getting worse.

 

[Mook]

California dead last for quality of life.

 

[Mook]

And we're right behind Jersey and Indiana at 47

 

[Mr_Roboto]

In terms of the fiscal situation, I just wanted to say "imported from Detroit."

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Shit, I figured overall we'd be in the 47 - 50 area... 35 is freakin' great.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

How did the murder capital of the US only score a 24 on crime?

You mean #25?

#1 is STL.

The 30 cities with the highest murder rates in the US | National News | bismarcktribune.com

 

[Yaj Yak]

You mean #25?

#1 is STL.

The 30 cities with the highest murder rates in the US | National News | bismarcktribune.com

BUT BUT BUT MOST MEANS NUMBER ONE

 

[cacicgtp7]

I very much enjoyed my times at Iowa State University, Des Moines wasn't bad at all. People are very friendly and truly want to help.

I'd go back, just a little bare bones of not a lot to do.