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Thursday, September 06, 2007

New Hampshire Ranked #1 Most Livable State

New Hampshire named Most Livable State two years in a row (2006 & 2007) according to the Morgan Quitno Press. The report is based on 44 factors used to rank each state.

The rankings in alphabetical order:

2007 RANK

STATE

LIVABILITY RATING

2006 RANK

CHANGE


2007 RANK

STATE

LIVABILITY RATING

2006 RANK

CHANGE

42

Alabama

20.86

39

-3


1

New Hampshire

34.66

1

0

24

Alaska

25.75

23

-1


2

Minnesota

33.32

2

0

32

Arizona

24.16

29

-3


3

Wyoming

32.86

6

3

48

Arkansas

18.59

48

0


4

Utah

32.05

11

7

30

California

24.61

34

4


5

New Jersey

31.16

5

0

18

Colorado

27.36

20

2


6

Iowa

30.84

3

-3

10

Connecticut

29.86

10

0


7

Vermont

30.41

4

-3

21

Delaware

25.98

18

-3


8

Massachusetts

30.30

7

-1

27

Florida

25.27

31

4


9

South Dakota

29.95

13

4

41

Georgia

21.09

38

-3


10

Connecticut

29.86

10

0

19

Hawaii

26.73

22

3


11

Nebraska

29.84

9

-2

14

Idaho

28.89

18

4


12

Virginia

29.68

8

-4

26

Illinois

25.36

28

2


13

North Dakota

29.32

12

-1

35

Indiana

22.91

36

1


14

Idaho

28.89

18

4

6

Iowa

30.84

3

-3


15

Maryland

28.82

16

1

17

Kansas

28.00

15

-2


16

Maine

28.27

17

1

47

Kentucky

18.66

47

0


17

Kansas

28.00

15

-2

49

Louisiana

18.39

50

1


18

Colorado

27.36

20

2

16

Maine

28.27

17

1


19

Hawaii

26.73

22

3

15

Maryland

28.82

16

1


20

Wisconsin

26.09

14

-6

8

Massachusetts

30.30

7

-1


21

Delaware

25.98

18

-3

38

Michigan

22.00

35

-3


22

Montana

25.82

21

-1

2

Minnesota

33.32

2

0


23

Oregon

25.77

33

10

50

Mississippi

15.86

49

-1


24

Alaska

25.75

23

-1

34

Missouri

23.18

27

-7


25

Nevada

25.70

24

-1

22

Montana

25.82

21

-1


26

Illinois

25.36

28

2

11

Nebraska

29.84

9

-2


27

Florida

25.27

31

4

25

Nevada

25.70

24

-1


28

Rhode Island

25.05

26

-2

1

New Hampshire

34.66

1

0


29

New York

25.02

32

3

5

New Jersey

31.16

5

0


30

California

24.61

34

4

37

New Mexico

22.02

41

4


31

Washington

24.34

25

-6

29

New York

25.02

32

3


32

Arizona

24.16

29

-3

42

North Carolina

20.86

40

-2


33

Pennsylvania

23.70

30

-3

13

North Dakota

29.32

12

-1


34

Missouri

23.18

27

-7

36

Ohio

22.30

37

1


35

Indiana

22.91

36

1

40

Oklahoma

21.30

43

3


36

Ohio

22.30

37

1

23

Oregon

25.77

33

10


37

New Mexico

22.02

41

4

33

Pennsylvania

23.70

30

-3


38

Michigan

22.00

35

-3

28

Rhode Island

25.05

26

-2


39

Texas

21.55

41

2

46

South Carolina

18.84

46

0


40

Oklahoma

21.30

43

3

9

South Dakota

29.95

13

4


41

Georgia

21.09

38

-3

44

Tennessee

20.11

45

1


42

Alabama

20.86

39

-3

39

Texas

21.55

41

2


42

North Carolina

20.86

40

-2

4

Utah

32.05

11

7


44

Tennessee

20.11

45

1

7

Vermont

30.41

4

-3


45

West Virginia

18.93

44

-1

12

Virginia

29.68

8

-4


46

South Carolina

18.84

46

0

31

Washington

24.34

25

-6


47

Kentucky

18.66

47

0

45

West Virginia

18.93

44

-1


48

Arkansas

18.59

48

0

20

Wisconsin

26.09

14

-6


49

Louisiana

18.39

50

1

3

Wyoming

32.86

6

3


50

Mississippi

15.86

49

-1


View all 50 state rankings on a Google map.

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posted by B. Samii @ 4:10 AM

1 Comments:

At 7:52 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am glad that I live in NH.

 

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