The biggest piece of advice I can give is disregard this list entirely. I’ve lived in 5 states all over the country and visited ~40. Every single state I’ve been to has awesome areas AND sketchy areas. The richest areas in WV and Mississippi are nicer than a lot of areas in the nicer states. Also I’m originally from St. Louis, the murder capital of the US, and lived there for my first 20 years. I’ve never even been robbed there. The numbers are skewed by gang violence on the north side
I agree. This list has no bearing on reality. I've lived in many of those "bottom" states in the south and in St. Louis as well. I would much rather live in places in those states than in places such as LA, NY, Portland, OR, Seattle, Chicago, or other big cities. This guy is obviously biased.
To expand, to rate a state, you cannot go on in particular metric. In other words, the wages in the south may be less, but so is the cost of living. The Northwest is incredibly beautiful, but the homeless issue is out of control. It's about what you want in life, and you get every option in the US, and to some degree you can find your place in any particular state.
@@TheHurri1cane yeah even then I feel like those cities you mentioned get a bad wrap. I’ve lived in Chicago and Portland, OR and they’re two of my favorite cities in the world. I guess my biggest point is that I think it’s super lazy to write off entire cities and states based upon crime rates and local politics.
Dear @L3WReacts First of all, we love your VIDEOS, personality and awesome humor! ❤ I have a feeling this guy is a liberal hack and his list is extremely bias! Chicago is full of murder murder murder! Portland OR is a Antifa hell hole! California where I live a she!te HOLE, but over taxed gorgeously incredible place to live! San Francisco all the businesses on Market St. have CLOSED from high crime. Liberal Democrats ran States are destroying America. 😢
True, I’ve lived in Georgia (In the Swampy areas, where you’d think crime is high) BUT I have never witnessed or heard of any sort of crime except for a murder in the 1970’s-1980’s. I actually knew the murderer’s cousin! There might be petty crime but other than that nothing!
Keep in mind that *living* in a state and *visiting* a state are very different. The rankings would change drastically if it were based on things to see and do as a visitor.
But Nevada should not be that high. How does the casino of a state get ahead of Tennessee by a good bit? I’m not from either state but I quit watching after that
@@Carfan678 yall have one of the worst unemployment rates in the country. +there is only like two cities to take care of, people aren’t living in rural areas commonly.
@@tylerspriggs4588 I’m not from either state either but I’ve visited both Tennessee is noticeably poorer outside big cities and Memphis is so sketchy. Plus from my observation majority of ppl there are fat asf tons of eating and little to no physically activity 😭😭🤣
@@Carfan678 not from Tennessee but yeah the fat people are a problem. We get in trouble for saying anything about it, but that is more of a liberal thing coming from the west coast. Other than the west coast the rest of the country has similar obesity stats tho, I don’t know how it was a wild thing in Tennessee, have you ever been to a theme park? A theme park is where mobility scooters team up and clip peoples ankles
I’m from West Virginia and while we are a poor state, the people are friendly, scenery is beautiful and crime is low. We have just been used by big corporations for our coal for decades.
Been to West Virginia. I visited there while I was in the navy. The people there treated me like they had knew me all my life. So wonderful ! I didn’t meet 1 stranger while there. And on top of that, the most beautiful scenery this country boy from Texas had ever seen in my life !!! I would love to go back and visit again. Can’t say enough good things about y’all !!
Honestly, the best/worst states should really be just up to opinion. If you like the weather, landscape, culture, etc... Then enjoy it. Fight to make changes you want to see
If you asked 50 Americans to make this list, you'd get 50 wildly different lists. I live in Port Orange Florida, just 5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and about 25 minutes from Daytona Beach. Moved here in 2006 from Connecticut. I had lived in Connecticut all my life, 50 years, up until 2006 when I moved to Florida. Port Orange is a small city with a population of 64,000, very low crime, affordable cost of living, wonderful nature and aquatic areas that are breathtakingly beautiful, not to mention stunning beaches!
@@catlady443Florida has changed a lot since the 80s, but more importantly I think if your a pensioner living that retired lifestyle, it's easier to live anywhere vs when your struggling to find and keep work and pay bills and stuff.
I live in Utah (SLC) kind of surprised it was number 2. It i really chill here, so much to do. Mountains 30 minutes away which means some of the best skiing, go further down south you hit desert. An abundance of national parks, miles and miles of 4 wheeler trails. I like it here.
My family and I went to Green River, WY, for a wedding with an additional couple of days to go up to Yellowstone. We flew into SLC for this trip. The mountains out there are absolutely beautiful! We also went to Flaming Gorge Reservoir in both the WY and UT sides. I loved the views of the Uintas!
Utah is one of the BEST states in the country. It's beautiful, unlimited activities so you'll never get bored, tons of history, and the nicest people you'll ever meet!!! I can't emphasize the beauty of Utah enough!! Every corner is something different. Salt flats, snow peaked mountains, red rocks of Zion national Park, desert, the bluest lakes I've ever seen in my life, waterfalls, the virgin River Gorge 😍😍😍😍 Etc. Etc. Etc. I ❤ Utah! it's a MUST see.. every corner of the State
Ohioan here. Honestly it depends on where you are in this farming state. There's a hell of a lot of attractions all over from King's Island, Cedar Point, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and many others, as well as nearly every city, town, and village having a bit of history written on them.
I’m from NYC, but I feel like Ohio gets a bad rap. I’ve been to Cleveland, Columbus, Youngstown, & Cincinnati. I had a great experience in all 4 places.
@@Undecided0 For being a meme state, Ohio isn't all that bad as it's made out to be. We're the heart of America for a reason! Every state has their bad apples, but Ohio is great in its own ways.
My Dad was military and I've lived in several states and countries. My parents taught us to soak up the local culture and appreciate the local people. After 3 years in Okinawa and 3 years in Germany back to back, I was so homesick for ANY state. I ended up in Kansas. Most people would think of Kansas as boring but I would not want to be anywhere else in the world. I've been here 46 years now and married for 42. The people are hard working and fun loving. To me, Kansas is #1. I live on 50 acres surrounded by beautiful hills, creeks and family. Who could ask for more😊
As someone who grew up in South Florida and moved to northeast Arkansas... I'd say take this list with a grain of salt. You asked in your video, "Wait, if those states are so bad, why are people moving there?" The answer is: they aren't that bad depending on what you value and how we are measuring things. For example: it said Arkansas is one of the poorest states. That's both true and not true at the same time. If we strictly go by how much someone makes a year (their income), then yes. We get paid much less in Arkansas, on average, than someone working in Florida, California, New York or in many other states. HOWEVER, if we are talking about what the average person can own or how far that money can go, then Arkansas might actually be much better because things are MUCH less expensive here! Food, property taxes, permits, licenses, utilities... in every area I've seen, it seems that Arkansas is MUCH less expensive. In Florida I couldn't buy anything making $10 usd an hour. I couldn't afford an apartment on my own, lead alone ever hope of buying a house. It took me 10 years just to save up to buy a used car! In Arkansas on the other hand, I was able to rent an apartment *on my own* for $10 usd an hour because my 2bedroom apartment only cost $500 per month. I then got a job in a factory and made $18 an hour which allowed me to save money! As a consequence I was able to buy a brand new car in cash and save enough to put a 20% down payment on my own 2bedroom house with 1/2 an acre of land. My house cost $125,000 usd here. In Florida my home would easily cost $500,000-750,000. I could never have done that making $40,000-$50,000 per year in Florida. In Florida that's still close to a "poor" income because everything is soooooo expensive. THAT is why people are moving to these states. The cost of living is so much less that you don't need to make a huge amount to live well, lead alone simply survive. So, yeah. This video is "technically" right... but it is very misleading with those statistics as well. I prefer living in an area where I can watch deer in the fields next to my house in the morning and grow veggies in my front yard, even if we don't have amazing city transit, rather than living in a concrete skyscraper city where I'm struggling to buy food or put a roof over my head.
About brown water in the south... The ocean water along the coast of the southeastern United States looks brown but it has nothing to do with it being dirty or polluted. It's actually just as clear and blue as the water in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Islands however due to strong ocean currents and tropical activity the water along the coastline gets stirred up with sand creating that murky brown color. Whenever we have unusually calm seas without any tropical storms the sand settles back down to the ocean floor and the water becomes beautiful blue and crystal clear. In fact Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is experiencing this clear blue water phenomenon right now. 🙂 Now, river water in the southeast is brown for a completely different reason. Tiny organisms essential for healthy ecosystems give the water a brown tea colored hue. This is the water's natural, organic state so don't be alarmed. These brackish estuaries are teeming with life and are great places for fishing.
Did not show any of the beautiful mountains, lakes, rivers, forests, parks, etc. NH is also rich in history. No one can deny the fall time leaf peeping season is gorgeous and there are so many hidden spots to fishing swimming bike riding. We also have all 4 seasons here. Everything from businesses in the "cities" and farmlands. Dairy fields and huge into all agriculture. We are a very wide variety state. Most people here are pleasant with manners.
The beauty of living in the states is we get to travel and visit the best parts. That list was about living day to day - schools, opportunity, pollution and crime. It didn't not tell you about the night life, the outdoor life or the people. It would be a different list for sure.
Texas is in the top 1. Home to the fastest growing city in the nation. The economy is booming and unemployment is low. This guy did mention his opinion is a factor in this list. Seems like the deciding factor
this list was compiled using data from the state as a whole. I live in Kentucky close to Louisville but not in the city, so I have the benefits of the city without the disadvantages that might come with a city. All states have better and worse places to live. You can not accurately rank an entire state. Look at states to see how they are taxed and then look at areas within the state to see what city or town is best for you.
I mean, just because a state is in the news or is popular doesn't make it a great place to live. I'm in #6 and it was a pretty fair assessment of the lower ones that I have been to. The good old saying "nice place to visit, but wouldn't want to live there" applies to a lot of places in America.
I was born, raised, educated and married in Arizona (AZ), but now live in Seattle. When I grew up in AZ in the 1970's - 1990's, the pollution and heat weren't as bad as it is now. I mean, yeah, it is ALWAYS hot in AZ during the summer, but with air conditioning everywhere that's enclosed, and being raised in the heat and just used to it, my childhood and teenage years were filled with waterparks and going out at night when it finally cooled down. Now I live in Seattle while my brother and his family still live back in AZ near Phoenix, where the local news right now is that Phoenix just broke the record of most consecutive days over 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) with 31 days. 31 days over 110 degrees!!! When I was growing up in and around Phoenix, it would stay in the high 80's and 90's, and sometimes got over 100, but going 31 days over 110 degrees is insane. Here in Seattle, it's been in the 70's and 80's all summer. Because of medical conditions I have now, it's actually too dangerous to my health to visit my brother during the summer in AZ. I'm quickly becoming a "snowbird", people who live in AZ all winter and then go back up north for the summer. LOL
It's been terrible this year, be glad you're in Oregon, I have to have vitamin B shots and prescription strength vitamin D because it's too hot to go out and I'm not the only one, it's becoming a problem here.
I used have a tshirt from my early time in Phoenix, "I survived the 123" or something similar, I'm not there anymore but I hope materials science has gotten better about cracked dashboards if you live there
@ryan4651 Yep, I was there that day when it hit 122°F, so hot the planes couldn't take off because their flight manuals didn't go that high and they had no idea what to set their instruments to, so every flight at Sky Harbor was canceled due to heat. Car dashboards, leather seats, the paint on the car...the heat and the dry weather will tear your car up if you're not careful. But that extreme dry heat is also why they have the military "plane graveyard" down in Tuscany, where they stockpile decommissioned planes, hundreds of them. With little to no humidity, they don't have to worry about the planes rusting away. They have a plane museum down there with a Russian mig, a Blackbird, and WW2 fighters, all restored to perfect condition.
I've lived in the following states, and I rank them in order: 1.Kentucky/Louisiana. The beauty, and wildlife, would absolutely blow your mind. First place tie. 2.West Virginia. Like Kentucky. This was a tough choice 3.Texas. I currently live here, and most likely, will die here. 4.Ohio. But only Southern, and Eastern Ohio. It's the Garden of Eden for wild edible plants, and has the richest top soil in the world. 5. Nevada. There's a peace here, I've seldom found anywhere else. 6. California. Although, one of our most beautiful states, Schools suck (I homeschooled my kids while there). Taxes suck, and the people make it ugly. The state .gov, has to have their nose up your butt, for everything. No exceptions. It's a nice place for a visit, or vacation, but living there, is a HUGE sh** show. I've visited almost every state in our country, including Alaska, and Hawaii. However, I've never been in the New England states, North, and East of New York, so it wouldn't be fair to rank them. Best state I've visited? Georgia, and Florida. Worst state? Montana. Even though Montana is fantastic, and the people are some of the friendliest, It's just TOO FRIKKIN' COLD, and TOO MUCH SNOW! NO northern state north of Ohio, would be ranked well by me, simply because I HATE cold weather!
The South has experienced many Hurricanes and Tornados, plus floods from the Mississippi River, which have decimated the economies of these states so often that many areas have never been able to recuperate.
Alaskan residents receive an annual check, (if they qualify) from Alaska's PFD (permanent fund dividend). It is paid by a sovereign wealth fund originating from surplus oil and gas revenues. It is currently $3,284.00 this year. There are even some states that pay you to move their state, such as West Virginia.
My middle child was born in Alaska and as long as we go back to visit for at least three consecutive days out of the year, I can file for the PFD for him. Some years it’s pretty much a free (or discounted) trip to Alaska :)
I’ve always lived in Kentucky and love it. I find most areas are having economic growth, even if lower than other states. We also have a lot of smaller communities and that’s the best part. The people are friendly and care about each other, which is something you don’t get in bigger cities. Well worth it!
I’m born and raised in Minnesota. 29 years, and I’ll never live anywhere else. The cold isn’t cold enough and is wayyyy over exaggerated. The Summer, Spring and Fall are absolutely beautiful. 3-4 months a year you either take up a winter activity, go to basketball and hockey games or just hang out at home!
Yeah the Midwest is great. I've lived in Wisconsin since I was 1 and a half so I've lived here a little over 42 years. I'd never want to move either but if I did, I'd move to Michigan, Illinois, or Minnesota. I love the cold.
I’m originally from Mn and no, the winters aren’t exaggerated. They routinely have the coldest temps in the country at any given time in the north. I love the state, 95% of my family, including extended family still live there, but the winters are nothing to sneeze at. Only good thing is it generally isn’t windy there so the windchill isn’t horrible. Which makes the cold more tolerable than in SD, where I’ve also lived. I’m not surprised it’s that high on the list.
The problem with going by state is city vrs country. The economy and crime are vastly different depending on density of population. As will emenities. State government, most schools, including taxes are more even in the whole state. If you want to live in the city list to mostly those stats and just Rural for amenities and vise versa
As a few others have remarked, ask 50 Americans and you’ll get 50 different lists. With your sense of adventure and your enthusiastic attitude, I think you could make any state your home.
It really depends on where you live in the south east states. I'm in Knoxville, East Tennessee and it's really a great community. People are flocking here to live. I was born in Florida, raised in Tennessee, moved back to Florida for about 6 years, and back to Tennessee. I love both states. I've lived in Nevada... adored it. I've lived in Georgia and hated it. I've visited 75% of the US and I think most states have good and bad qualities. I will always prefer the hospitality of the south and warmer weather. But, I've encountered many nice people up north, but it's far too cold for me.
Knoxville is cool but go a little further out and get into places like Oliver springs or Harriman and it’s a bit rough. Small failing towns that are hard to get out of. I lived in Oliver springs because my parents had a contract to clean up where there bombs were made in oak ridge. I left but unfortunately most of my friends stayed and haven’t done well since
Lots of the politics that are considered are subjective. The bottom of the list is hard to argue with though. But poverty is the main reason the bottom states are there. Unfortunately as a Louisiana resident I can't really disagree. Only if we are below Ark and Miss is up to debate.
I'm from Minnesota and it's a pretty good state. There are some problems here and there, and you REALLY need to know how to drive on snow and ice, but we've got amazing rivers and lakes, friendly people, good diversity in the larger cities, and a fairly good state government. And 5 is about right where we should be.
In 1860 US Civil War. The north (Yankees) won. The south eastern states (Confederates) were declared a conquered military district. It lay in ruin and poverty for 50 years. Much of it was burned. No schools, no industry, etc. The region, to this day, has still not recovered. The guy who made that video is clearly not from the south.
I'm in New Mexico, we got ranked 48th. I knew this dude wouldn't put us near the top because he's going a lot off of economy, schooling, crime, that stuff. I know it's subjective but New Mexico is number 1 for me. Our education is the worst in the country, but it's not really for that lack of availability. We're the only (or at least the first) state to have free college, and even before that it was quite cheap. Our universities are quite good and do a lot of research. We have plenty of science in the state and a lot of space industry. Los Alamos National Lab, Sandia National Labs, Lockheed Martin, Virgin Galactic has their flight base here, Boeing, SpinLaunch, etc. But I think New Mexico has the best people. People are almost always friendly and inviting. I think we have one of the most unique cultures in the US, and have significant contributions from the many native communities that are still here, the Spanish, Mexicans, and now white Americans. Our natural beauty is some of the best, I'd easily put it up against Colorado, Arizona, and Utah which are definitely top 10 if not top 5 most beautiful. And our food is by far the best
economy, schooling, crime are major factors in if somewhere is a good place to live. i just moved from a suburb on one side of the city to the suburb on the other. this side is worse in all 3 and it shows. noticeably worse place to live but it is where i can afford to live.
Lmao, New Mexico absolutely does not have the best food. The best food in the country is either NY or LA. Whether or not you like those places is irrelevant, the food speaks for itself.
I have to say you make a lot of good points. The social safety nets for the underprivileged here are excellent. The culture of the native people is amazing. I think going off of his list I would agree that we are at the bottom but you’re right there are some things that should be common place in the US, like free college. My favorite thing about NM is the lack of natural disasters. 😊
I’m from Alabama, went to college in Mississippi where it seemed half the people were from Louisiana. I agree with LA and MS being 50 and 49. Huntsville AL was recently named best city in the country.
Huntsville, Alabama is a city driven by the most highly educated people in the country. It's sophisticated and culturally refined. The list he's showing is trash
so, I've lived in Texas since I was a child, I would say it's a great place to live 9mths a year, I'd like to move to a glacier for mid June through mid September. But if you can handle the heat, it's great. I lived in Oregon for a while and it is beautiful but a little scary... keep in mind I'm from Texas and seeing an AR-15 slung over a shopper's shoulder, at walmart, at 2pm, on a Saturday.... but Oregon allows open carry in BARS! That fact is scary because from my experience, alcohol+weapons=nothing good! oh, and New York state can be affordable but New York City is crazy expensive.
😂😂 this is totally an opinion piece. He is not considering any other factors. He just uses some facts to justify his choices. So take this list with a grain of salt.
Been to 47 states including Alaska and Hawaii. I think the rankings are fair, maybe South Dakota could have been higher. They have a great governor right now, lots of economic opportunity, low cost of living, no state income tax, and the images you seemed interested in were pics of the Badlands. They didn't do Minnesota justice with the images. While the Twin Cities are considered to be very clean and well kept, we have incredible parks and trails, more than 10,000 beautiful lakes not to mention rivers & waterways. And if you like the links, we have more golf courses per capita than anywhere else in the country.
I live in Michigan, to answer the 'what's bad' question is that over the last 40 years we lost manufacturing middle class and has a ton of crime if you live in a few select areas which are miniature in size. Suburbs in America are nearly the same everywhere in America, trees change from region to region.
These are all opinions, and one’s experience depends on many factors. For example, if one moves from the East Coast to the Midwest, you might die of boredom, but the housing is less expensive. Another factor is where one lives in a state. Carmel Indiana (suburb of Indianapolis) is great to live in and raise children, but Gary, Indiana not so much.
@@catseye1009 Um, they seem to speak like they are telling facts that are repeated by others that don't have a connection to the area. Metro Detroit is 4.5Million people over a large area.
I live in number 5, Minnesota. We do get very cold in the winter and very hot in the summer but I'm retired now so I can stay inside whenever I don't like the weather 😁. Also we have a great local music scene and theater scene. And I only used to live two blocks away from Prince's favorite record store 😃
I lived in Hawaii for 40 years and it was great growing up there until i had to be an adult. I struggled all my life there, way too expensive! I moved to Washington and i will never leave. I could afford to buy a house and purchase 2 cars. There's so much things to do and every corner of the state is so different from each other from big cities to beaches to forests to volcanoes (dormant). I fricken love this, not mention that i can drive anywhere i want as oppose to bring stuck on a rock in the middle of the ocean.
KENTUCKY is currently ranked overall the 19th in education for this fiscal year. Ranked 5th in academic investment and 4th in high school graduation. The guy narrating this video doesn't have up to date facts and sounds bias against the southern states. Every state has its good and bad places to live. Every state has poverty, crime, polluted areas, low academic schools, etc... America is just like any other country. You can't have the good without some bad.
Arkansas is where I live, I moved here from Wisconsin years ago. Like any list it is subjective. Arkansas has it's issues, but with the raise in minimum wage and the crime increases and problems associated with some of the bigger cities it's changed. Prior to 2020 I might have agreed, now I am pretty glad I live here. We have a lot of open country, and you won't have to take 3 mortgages to get a house here, or worry about the homeless camp up the street. Also, it's gorgeous here so I'll take my chances. Understand that no matter which state you look at, location inside that state will have a big influence on how it is seen.
Don’t let this list discourage you from any of these states, especially the south eastern ones. I’m born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama and honestly don’t want to move anywhere else. It’s not really fair to compare the states as he is,,, he’s definitely biased and hasn’t lived in a lot of the places he put last. The different states and areas are as different as most countries are to each other.
The reason that the SouthEast (aka the Deep South) is ranked so low is usually poverty and life expectancy. Remember all those Southern foods you were drooling over in another video? Well, eating that kind of food on a regular basis has consequences. ALSO, I can say that many of these states will vary widely from area to area within the state. Each state is going to have really nice areas that tourists love to visit, and really bad areas that the locals will warn you away from. Even within a city, you're going to have a lot of variability. So when you visit an area, just ask some locals where you should go and where you should avoid. Best way to travel! :)
I've been to every state except Hawaii and have lived in Massachusetts, New York City, Alabama and grew up in Seattle and Norway. My family spent summers driving from Seattle to Mobile visiting relatives all across the US. After Norway, Washington was the best place to live.
I agree Missouri does get a bad rep. I love it here. Cheap homes, above average wages, amazing scenery, and better prices on goods than all our neighboring states. St Louis is just a blemish on this state that everyone I know bypasses.
I had to go there 3 times last year. Hate st Louis and kc. I've lived in 3 other states and visited 24. Love the Ozarks. Prefer to stay south of 70 though
The guy who did the original video is some northerner, what we call a yankee. He obviously looks down on the south. Everything is subjective, stats don’t tell the whole story.
As a life long Oklahoman who has traveled the USA pretty extensively, I’m not going to say that Oklahoma is the most beautiful. But, I do get a little irritated when people show pics of central and northern Oklahoma and say that this is it. Show a pic of the Ozark mountains especially in the fall. Or how about the wetlands of SE Oklahoma or the national forest of eastern Oklahoma or the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge of SW Oklahoma. On second thought maybe we will just keep that to ourselves. Enjoyed it, love your channel. Hope you get to visit sometime soon and don’t sell the UK short. We will be vacationing there soon and can’t wait to see the castles, Roman ruins and Stonehenge.
I live in Washington. The weather is mild, the mountains and forests are great The beach is near as well as desert areas. Lots of outdoor activities. Only problem is it is way too expensive. Last few years, it has rained less and there are now fires every year. Homlessness is now increasing in Vancouver area.
Being from Canada and visited over 35 states ,i do agree with the ranking ,new hampshire is definitely top,extremely friendly people very nice landscape etc...ps they should have shown more of the white mountains....and as for Texas also a beautiful state but perhaps if you come from uk the heat is rough ,tornados etc
I’m in NH are you close to Montreal? In northern NH there is such a mix of Canadians and Americans. I meet people all the time who are just over the border for the day snowmobiling or skiing. I need to work on my French though
I've lived in ok 65 years and its nice state to live in. There are people feom LA that moved hete and said they love it and will not move. Yes we have flat labd but there are alot of pretty place's here lakes. Parks. Fishing. Rock climing.and move the river walk. Brick town lots of good food BQ and good people.
I’m born and raised in Utah!!!!! It really is a beautiful state. So many national parks, small towns, “with amazing diners”, and the best skiing. My 3 boys learned to ski at 3 years old. The resorts have great ski schools, I think you and your partner would have a blast.
I live in Massachusetts, it's a great place to live. No complaints here. Also keep in mind, crime rate affordability and education are more important than a nice view you have to drive 6 hours to get to. In Texas there is so much empty space between the cities, and he is talking about states as a whole not specific cities
I was born in Utah and live in Washington and i most definitely agree with most of this list. Might be biased though as i love Washington and my extended family almost all still live in Utah and they definitely seem to love it.
(didn't mean for this to be so long -__- hope y'all liked the civics lesson) Hi there! I have lived in the tri-state area that is in the bottom 4 (Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas) and yeah it's pretty fucking bad. Louisiana felt more like an opinion placement since a majority of americans will agree on Mississippi. Having lived there for 6 years during university and a short time afteward, I had to move bc I was making poverty wages in what should have been a cushy job at the state university. The poverty is extreme in Mississippi. If you visit the Delta (northwest region), you'll think you're in the 1930s. All infrastructure is crumbling: roads, water, electricity, bridges, etc. Massive pot holes that only get bigger and a water system so terrible the federal government had to step in and outsource it to a private company bc the state refused to do anything about it (like this year). The biggest contributor to the Southeast US being so impoverished, corrupt, and falling apart stems to Reconstruction of the south after the Civil War and the repercussions of the end of slavery. Without a system to replace the slave economy the south was built on and most of the states burned and razed from the war, the south essentially cannibalized itself to the place it is in now. A massive reason there has been no progress for the last 60 years has been motivated by racism. These states have the largest populations of black people, roughly 40-50% of these states population. Politicians and racist wealthy people convinced poor white people that their enemy were the poor black people. So you'll see a consistent trend throughout the south that poor people will vote against things in their own interest (like better funding for schools, more infrastructure, better public transportation, libraries etc.) due to that mindset because they are literally trying to destroy 50% of their population. No government or economy can win against its own people trying to bring down half their population; no matter who is in office. Along with that is the massive dependency on the oil industry for the large portion or a majority of their economy. These coastal states (especially Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) economies will go into a near recession when the oil industry isn't doing well. With the climate crisis looming and two decades of major oil spill after major oil spill destroying into their own ecosystems, the states are bought out by big oil and continue to destroy their own coastlines and natural habitats for an industry that is so dangerous to its own people and has no benefit besides get paid more to be permanently disabled by the time your 40 or even death/maiming out on the rigs. Due to all this you see a MASSIVE flight of a lot of young people and anyone with promise from these states. They move away and all of those good things that they could have provided their communities had to be done in another state because there is not much to keep them here. There's a low cost of living but even with that wages haven't caught up with inflation so you can't afford to live in the cheap place bc you get paid like its still 1985. So there is just not a lot of ppl to help these states bc the ppl in power have been in power for the last 60 years and you can see the result of that. Also, short side rant, people from south can be some of the least racist ppl you'll meet because we genuinely interact with people different from them since a large portion of these state's populations are non-white. You go to places like Montana or Wyoming where the population is like 90% white and you'll meet some racist ass ppl let me tell you. I had a cousin from Idaho that open mouth stared at a black man when she came to visit bc she had never see a black person in real life before..... But in all of these places in the south, I've met the best, most wonderful people. Genuine, no bullshit people who will go out of their way for you even if they don't know you. The real tragedy of the south is the fact that they've abandoned their people. I've seen it in my friends who come down here from Kansas, New York, and all over the world. There are no people like southern people and you can choose to believe the stereotypes and i'm not gonna say they aren't true, but damn dude these people are fucking amazing. And the food can't be beat! I'll die on that hill for Louisiana!
I'm from Michigan and it has some very beautiful places, and I love having all the seasons but the artic winds can be a bit much but I guess it just gives you an excuse to cozy up by a nice fireplace. I have visited many states and they all have beautiful scenery so its really a matter of preferences of what you want in a place to live. No matter where you go there will be bad areas, but in all every state you will experience a unique life.
I am from Oklahoma. I agree with this guy’s assessment (we are number 42) . There is not a lot here. It’s an acquired taste. I love that it’s flat. I prefer flat to mountains. We have lots of tornadoes and intense weather every season . I did live in Los Angeles for ten years and loved it-thought I’d live the rest of my life there. But I moved back to Oklahoma and will not leave again.
You should travel around OK more. You will see that it’s not all just plains. The topography of this state actually contains 10 distinct ecological regions, more per square mile than in any other state by a wide margin. There are four distinct mountain ranges and many lakes and rivers (more shoreline than the entire west coast and The Gulf of Mexico combined) :)
it's really sad that New Mexico is so low. It does have high crime from what I've heard but I went to Albuquerque last year and absolutely LOVED it. I thought I'd even love to move there until I did a bit of digging. I hope they get their act together since they deserve to be higher. Going through this list with you, I'm not sure how he made it.. seems arbitrary. Oh and I was definitely surprised by New Hampshire being #1
It does have a lot of crime. outside of the cities, it is quite poor. Education is not the best (we are working on it!). That being said I love new Mexico. Wonderful landscape, all four seasons, and CHILE on everything! I really can't see myself ever wanting to leave.
I love the Mexican food in Sante Fe, New Mexico. I'd never move there since I live in Wisconsin and I love the cold but it's a great place to visit. Mostly because of the food in my opinion.
@@ashleyharris8636 yeah I fell in love with Albuquerque last year, so gorgeous and the people are super friendly. You would think they'd make it friendly for businesses to build factories there so people could have better jobs. Who knows what the Gov is thinking
I've lived in North Carolina since 1987 and while there is a lot of beauty and variety, snow skiing in the western mountains and ocean/deep sea fishing along/off the east coast I'm still rather surprised that it ranked as high as it did. I also lived in Arkansas and Louisiana and one thing I'll say about Louisiana, the bayou country is beautiful. There are some natural dangers that if you don't know to keep aware of them there are some risks, but then the same can be said about many states, but a good bit of Louisiana is stunningly beautiful. At the bottom of the list or not, I should have stayed there. At 68 years old I'm not moving again, other than maybe into a retirement home or eventually into the ground.
Michigan is wonderful. Most people would say the cold is a negative but I love the cold so it's a positive for me. I've lived in Wisconsin most of my life but if I ever moved, it would probably be to Michigan. I don't live in New York but I heard it's mostly just expensive in NYC. I'm pretty sure the rest of NY is a lot cheaper. Edit: Also as a Wisconsinite, no I wouldn't want to visit Florida in the winter. I'm okay with the cold.
Same, but I may change my mind as I get older - I’m sure there’s a reason that mostly old folks do that, and it’s not just because they have the retirement money! I’m about to move across WI to live right on the Mississippi river, and it’s absolutely gorgeous country over there. If there’s one complaint I’d put forward about this video, it’s that they didn’t show any of the nice parts of WI. It looked like they just threw in a couple aerial shots of the middle of the state and some of Madison. Neither of those are particularly attractive. I need some northern lakeshore and some Mississippi bluffs!
@@RoxiltheDragon Agree. Wisconsin is a beautiful state with its rolling hills, streams, lakes, bluffs & waterfalls. Eastern Wisconsin with its long border with the Mississippi River is especially pretty with lovely towns dotting it. Wisconsin state and national parks are great; and the 4 seasons make it a wonderful place to live for people who love outdoor hobbies and activities.
I've lived in six states longer than one year in a row. When I account for how long in each, my average ranking is 14. Coastal Maine, Colorado, Los Angeles, Chicago, Virginia and West Virginia. Currently West Virginia, which is down at 44, but as I'm situated none of the negatives affect me and I enjoy all the positives.
I think that's a good point. Even the small states are not tiny and there's usually a way to be situated optimally. Even our cities have enough space to pick and choose favorable conditions.
Oh, and that's funny. No, Los Angeles and Chicago are not states, but are big enough to be considered as their own region. We just all say it that way without thinking, but it's true.
Exactly. I’m in the EP. Only issue we have atm is unchecked growth, and Baltimore, NJ and NY folks moving here “for the beauty and cheap home cost”. Meanwhile all the orchards, farms and mountainsides are being replaced by future row housing (townhomes) and our housing market is thru the roof in increase of cost
As a Californian, the average rent is 2-4k including apartments, but the average person is only making 15-20 dollars an hour. Not to mention that taxes can be extremely rough. Having state tax, federal tax and sometimes even county taxes, not to mention you have to pay an additional 10% on all purchases from food to cars etc.
I find it kind of funny that California is rated so much higher than Missouri. We live in Missouri, but my husband is originally from California and said that he would like to go back and visit (his side of the family all still live there) he would never want to move back there. Whereas with Missouri, the first time he visited, he feel in love with the state (especially the scenery). It why he decided to move her (for which I will be forever grateful for ❤). Also, while I don't know a whole lot of people from Texas, most of the ones I do highly suggest not living there (though they've never really elaborated on why 🤔).
I currently live in Arizona and I will say, it's an underrated state. I used to despise Arizona because all I knew was Phoenix and had spent time there but moving back to Arizona into the mountains has changed my whole perception. Arizona is beautiful and has some of the best nature in the country so if you like the outdoors and you stay out of Phoenix and Tucson, youll enjoy it.
AZ is great. My family lives in Sedona and I come out often. Flagg is amazing. The towns surrounding phoenix are beautiful. Scottsdale is great for golfing. I think it is looked over… however plenty of people are moving there like crazy
Take this list with a grain of salt. Californians are moving to Texas and Florida for a reason. It’s ramping up prices on homes and busting small towns out of their seams. No state taxes. And Texans are mostly super nice, we’ve never met a stranger.
I live in Minnesota #5 and they definitely did us dirty on not showing the beautiful landscape of the state! We have over 10,000 lakes! They could have shown Duluth which is beautiful!! But I will say that I love living here if you can stand the cold I would suggest it.
I agree they did us dirty! They just showed the Twin Cities and a very quick clip of the Split Rock lighthouse. Minnesota is a beautiful state with a ton of lakes and state parks, and the best state fair!
I question not only the accuracy of this but the intentions of the author as well. I moved from Illinois, Chicago Heights, in 1985 and went to Texas. There is absolutely no way I would have the life I have if I stayed in Illinois.
Being from Pennsylvania, I'm actually amazed. We ranked so high. I figure we would have been in the bottom 10. They actually have a state park dedicated to potholes here in pennsylvania
Your reaction to New York being affordable made me laugh. You're no doubt thinking of New York City which is very expensive. Upstate New York is a whole different story. Compared to a large portion of the US, Upstate New York is very affordable. The downside is that our taxes are very high, some of the highest in the US. You'd probably be shocked if you knew how low my mortgage payment is each month, especially considering the size of my house. Oh, by the way, when that video was done, Florida was a lot more affordable. Recently though, real estate and rentals have gone through the roof, price wise.
As a Native Texan I too don't understand how it was placed at 30. I've been to other states as well but I always come back home. I'm lost on how Cali was 1 above 😮
Cali had fires for 4 years in a row and prices never went back down. Then Covid hit aggravating homelessness & crime to already congested areas. But I expected California to be much higher 🤷🏽♀️
I'm in Arizona, and while I think we deserved to be rated higher, our schools aren't the best and the heat is terrible. Many visitors here get ill because they don't respect the heat. We are used to the temperatures in the summer, but the winters are mild all the people in cold regions snowbird here every year. We can't be that bad.
I totally agree about the heat. I’m next door in NM, most who visit or move to the southwest don’t try to understand that our hot summers need to be respected and you need to plan well, because it can kill you if you don’t take it seriously.
I added the States I have actually lived in (a long post), but the point I really would like to make are 2: 1) this is a list of where you might want to live, visiting is different. You'll go to the coolest parts of the State and enjoy that. 2) States are bigger than you think and there a diversity in each of them. For example, New Jersey (where I'm currently living). In this relatively small State, there are two distinct geo-political parts of the State. Let's call them North Jersey and South Jersey. I've lived in both. North Jersey houses one of the biggest bedroom communities, one of the bedroom communities of NYC. I lived in Middletown on the shore. I was younger and loved that I could walk to a bus and catch it to Sea Bright Bathing Beach and Sandy Hook. Of course I had moved from and insular small town in NW Indiana. After I got over the culture shock, it was great, but very crowded even in the '70s, I now live in South Jersey. South Jersey is what gives the Garden State it's Garden. In the most densely-populated State in the Union, there are farmlands which grow mostly vegetables and fruit (huge acreage) as well as some grain. North Jersey will vote almost 100% Democrat, South Jersey has many folks voting for Trump. South Jersey has a bedroom community of its own, Philadelphia. The point is, each State is diverse. BTW the air quality of Indiana is only bad in the NNW part by the steelmills where my Mom grew up during WWII when they were blasting 24/7 for the war effort up to the 60s while we were helping rebuild Europe and when American cars rocked. I'm going to end this by saying I would love to move back to Massachusetts, they are spot on with that one. New Hampshire gets too cold for my old bones..
I live in NH and we are the best kept secret…we have the ocean, mountains, and lakes all within just hours of each other. Great schools and job opportunities as well as four incredible seasons. Also close enough to a major city (Boston)without being to close…if you know you know. I just wish NH would stop being in the top all the time…the rapid population growth can be detrimental. Gotta keep our state beautiful!
Yeah except are little state isn’t being kept a secret. It’s getting crazy how many people are moving in. Also right now it’s peak for fall and it’s a bit overwhelming the traffic of everyone coming north. I do love it here.
I lived near Galveston Texas. At that time traffic going to the beach wasnt too bad but before I left it was bumper to bumper. We took the ferry to Port Bolivar which was less people, like none. This was years ago so I don't know what it's like now.
as a southerner myself, the reason why so many southern states are so bad is that we never fully recovered from the civil war. Edit: #23, LETS GOOOOO!!!!!!
I was born in Florida with large amounts of yankee blood. Quite honestly, way too many people have such low respect for southerners. I think it's awful because so many people in the south are good people.
I'm originally from Utah, and I wouldn't put it that high on the list. I was very surprised to see it at #2. I agree with you that Texas deserves to be higher on the list. I looked into moving there once, and every time I've visited it's been great.
New England (where New Hampshire is in) always has the most states in the top 10 of every positive stat. Well educated rich states with lots of history.
I live in Tennessee, and we have an awesome health care system. Many of the best healthcare companies are based here. Nashville becoming way too crowded, we have 100 people/day moving here. There is a lot of violent crime, and street racers are everywhere. Way too many tourists here, and the city has become really tacky.
Michigan is a very nice place to live the summers are beautiful, as well as the fall colors when the leaves change. Winter usually there is a lot of snow, other years the snow was a smaller amount of snow, all depends on the weather of course.
For me the important things are how conservative and how hot it gets. Texas has really hot and humid summers, doesn't have great healthcare and is very conservative.
This list is a pretty spot on. There’s a difference between visiting & living. The northeast is the best place to live night but be as beautiful as some places in the west Midwest and south but we have the best education, economy, healthcare & quality of life.
He seems like favor cold weather states. We moved from Oregon. The nature there is beautiful but 9 months of dreary, cloudy and rainy days all of my life made us decide to move to the deep south, Lower Alabama. The white sand beaches are gorgeous, warm weather and 300 sunny days. We are finally able to spend time outside!
The biggest piece of advice I can give is disregard this list entirely. I’ve lived in 5 states all over the country and visited ~40. Every single state I’ve been to has awesome areas AND sketchy areas. The richest areas in WV and Mississippi are nicer than a lot of areas in the nicer states. Also I’m originally from St. Louis, the murder capital of the US, and lived there for my first 20 years. I’ve never even been robbed there. The numbers are skewed by gang violence on the north side
I agree. This list has no bearing on reality. I've lived in many of those "bottom" states in the south and in St. Louis as well. I would much rather live in places in those states than in places such as LA, NY, Portland, OR, Seattle, Chicago, or other big cities. This guy is obviously biased.
To expand, to rate a state, you cannot go on in particular metric. In other words, the wages in the south may be less, but so is the cost of living. The Northwest is incredibly beautiful, but the homeless issue is out of control. It's about what you want in life, and you get every option in the US, and to some degree you can find your place in any particular state.
@@TheHurri1cane yeah even then I feel like those cities you mentioned get a bad wrap. I’ve lived in Chicago and Portland, OR and they’re two of my favorite cities in the world. I guess my biggest point is that I think it’s super lazy to write off entire cities and states based upon crime rates and local politics.
Dear @L3WReacts First of all, we love your VIDEOS, personality and awesome humor! ❤ I have a feeling this guy is a liberal hack and his list is extremely bias! Chicago is full of murder murder murder! Portland OR is a Antifa hell hole! California where I live a she!te HOLE, but over taxed gorgeously incredible place to live! San Francisco all the businesses on Market St. have CLOSED from high crime. Liberal Democrats ran States are destroying America. 😢
True, I’ve lived in Georgia (In the Swampy areas, where you’d think crime is high) BUT I have never witnessed or heard of any sort of crime except for a murder in the 1970’s-1980’s. I actually knew the murderer’s cousin! There might be petty crime but other than that nothing!
Keep in mind that *living* in a state and *visiting* a state are very different.
The rankings would change drastically if it were based on things to see and do as a visitor.
I’m sure the residents take comfort in that.
I think the narrator's opinion carries more weight than anything else. In my opinion, California should be in the bottom 10
Oddly though, retiring in a state is similar to visiting a state. This list seems to be mostly about the best states to live in though.
Please remember this is this person's opinion. Every state has its pros and cons but every person is proud of their state.
But Nevada should not be that high. How does the casino of a state get ahead of Tennessee by a good bit? I’m not from either state but I quit watching after that
@@tylerspriggs4588 the average Nevadian is better off financially than the average person from Tennessee
@@Carfan678 yall have one of the worst unemployment rates in the country. +there is only like two cities to take care of, people aren’t living in rural areas commonly.
@@tylerspriggs4588 I’m not from either state either but I’ve visited both Tennessee is noticeably poorer outside big cities and Memphis is so sketchy. Plus from my observation majority of ppl there are fat asf tons of eating and little to no physically activity 😭😭🤣
@@Carfan678 not from Tennessee but yeah the fat people are a problem. We get in trouble for saying anything about it, but that is more of a liberal thing coming from the west coast. Other than the west coast the rest of the country has similar obesity stats tho, I don’t know how it was a wild thing in Tennessee, have you ever been to a theme park? A theme park is where mobility scooters team up and clip peoples ankles
I lived in Alaska, and every member of household gets a yearly check from oil industry. It was around $1500 per person, even infants and children.
Oklahoma here. I love it here. We have friendly people and reasonably priced housing.
I’m from West Virginia and while we are a poor state, the people are friendly, scenery is beautiful and crime is low. We have just been used by big corporations for our coal for decades.
Been to West Virginia. I visited there while I was in the navy. The people there treated me like they had knew me all my life. So wonderful ! I didn’t meet 1 stranger while there. And on top of that, the most beautiful scenery this country boy from Texas had ever seen in my life !!! I would love to go back and visit again. Can’t say enough good things about y’all !!
Yeah, if you earn a living remotely, West Virgina is a superb choice
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It's gorgeous in your state and the morning air smells fresh and clean.💞💖
Friendly is definitely relative bc that’s not the experience many black people (visitors and residents alike) have. JS
Honestly, the best/worst states should really be just up to opinion. If you like the weather, landscape, culture, etc... Then enjoy it. Fight to make changes you want to see
If you asked 50 Americans to make this list, you'd get 50 wildly different lists.
I live in Port Orange Florida, just 5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and about 25 minutes from Daytona Beach. Moved here in 2006 from Connecticut. I had lived in Connecticut all my life, 50 years, up until 2006 when I moved to Florida.
Port Orange is a small city with a population of 64,000, very low crime, affordable cost of living, wonderful nature and aquatic areas that are breathtakingly beautiful, not to mention stunning beaches!
Hmmm...sounds like someone I know. Have a buddy that used to live in CT and is now in Port Orange.
I'm so sorry to hear you live in Florida. I hated it there in the 80's.
Haha, I love it! @@catlady443
@@catlady443Florida has changed a lot since the 80s, but more importantly I think if your a pensioner living that retired lifestyle, it's easier to live anywhere vs when your struggling to find and keep work and pay bills and stuff.
Bro you retired, salary and economy mean nothing to you
I live in Utah (SLC) kind of surprised it was number 2. It i really chill here, so much to do. Mountains 30 minutes away which means some of the best skiing, go further down south you hit desert. An abundance of national parks, miles and miles of 4 wheeler trails. I like it here.
My family and I went to Green River, WY, for a wedding with an additional couple of days to go up to Yellowstone. We flew into SLC for this trip. The mountains out there are absolutely beautiful! We also went to Flaming Gorge Reservoir in both the WY and UT sides. I loved the views of the Uintas!
I live in Utah too and I love the nature and just the right amount of city too
Utah is one of the BEST states in the country. It's beautiful, unlimited activities so you'll never get bored, tons of history, and the nicest people you'll ever meet!!! I can't emphasize the beauty of Utah enough!! Every corner is something different. Salt flats, snow peaked mountains, red rocks of Zion national Park, desert, the bluest lakes I've ever seen in my life, waterfalls, the virgin River Gorge 😍😍😍😍 Etc. Etc. Etc. I ❤ Utah! it's a MUST see.. every corner of the State
Ohioan here. Honestly it depends on where you are in this farming state. There's a hell of a lot of attractions all over from King's Island, Cedar Point, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and many others, as well as nearly every city, town, and village having a bit of history written on them.
I’m from NYC, but I feel like Ohio gets a bad rap. I’ve been to Cleveland, Columbus, Youngstown, & Cincinnati. I had a great experience in all 4 places.
@@Undecided0 For being a meme state, Ohio isn't all that bad as it's made out to be. We're the heart of America for a reason! Every state has their bad apples, but Ohio is great in its own ways.
@@abysspegasusgaming Ohio's neighbor...lame state.
My Dad was military and I've lived in several states and countries. My parents taught us to soak up the local culture and appreciate the local people. After 3 years in Okinawa and 3 years in Germany back to back, I was so homesick for ANY state. I ended up in Kansas. Most people would think of Kansas as boring but I would not want to be anywhere else in the world.
I've been here 46 years now and married for 42. The people are hard working and fun loving. To me, Kansas is #1. I live on 50 acres surrounded by beautiful hills, creeks and family. Who could ask for more😊
You have a BEAUTIFUL SOUL AND PERSONALITY!! Stay YOU! 😉👍🏻
I agree! Won't leave Ks again.
There is a big difference between “best tourist state to visit” and “best state to live”
As someone who grew up in South Florida and moved to northeast Arkansas... I'd say take this list with a grain of salt. You asked in your video, "Wait, if those states are so bad, why are people moving there?" The answer is: they aren't that bad depending on what you value and how we are measuring things.
For example: it said Arkansas is one of the poorest states. That's both true and not true at the same time. If we strictly go by how much someone makes a year (their income), then yes. We get paid much less in Arkansas, on average, than someone working in Florida, California, New York or in many other states. HOWEVER, if we are talking about what the average person can own or how far that money can go, then Arkansas might actually be much better because things are MUCH less expensive here! Food, property taxes, permits, licenses, utilities... in every area I've seen, it seems that Arkansas is MUCH less expensive. In Florida I couldn't buy anything making $10 usd an hour. I couldn't afford an apartment on my own, lead alone ever hope of buying a house. It took me 10 years just to save up to buy a used car!
In Arkansas on the other hand, I was able to rent an apartment *on my own* for $10 usd an hour because my 2bedroom apartment only cost $500 per month. I then got a job in a factory and made $18 an hour which allowed me to save money! As a consequence I was able to buy a brand new car in cash and save enough to put a 20% down payment on my own 2bedroom house with 1/2 an acre of land. My house cost $125,000 usd here. In Florida my home would easily cost $500,000-750,000. I could never have done that making $40,000-$50,000 per year in Florida. In Florida that's still close to a "poor" income because everything is soooooo expensive. THAT is why people are moving to these states. The cost of living is so much less that you don't need to make a huge amount to live well, lead alone simply survive.
So, yeah. This video is "technically" right... but it is very misleading with those statistics as well. I prefer living in an area where I can watch deer in the fields next to my house in the morning and grow veggies in my front yard, even if we don't have amazing city transit, rather than living in a concrete skyscraper city where I'm struggling to buy food or put a roof over my head.
Man, you said the same thing I said, but we're able to articulate the long form of it which adds much needed context. You are exactly right.
I'm from Northeast Arkansas. We moved to Arizona for my mom to have a good job in healthcare. We still have property there in Arkansas.
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She wasn't able to find anything at either of the two big hospitals in Jonesboro?
This list has to be a troll. No way anyone made this list and looked back thinking "Yeah, nailed it!"
That guy is one of the worst geography channels in UA-cam
From Minnesota and they neglected to mention all the beautiful lakes!!! Its a staple!
About brown water in the south... The ocean water along the coast of the southeastern United States looks brown but it has nothing to do with it being dirty or polluted. It's actually just as clear and blue as the water in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Islands however due to strong ocean currents and tropical activity the water along the coastline gets stirred up with sand creating that murky brown color. Whenever we have unusually calm seas without any tropical storms the sand settles back down to the ocean floor and the water becomes beautiful blue and crystal clear. In fact Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is experiencing this clear blue water phenomenon right now. 🙂
Now, river water in the southeast is brown for a completely different reason. Tiny organisms essential for healthy ecosystems give the water a brown tea colored hue. This is the water's natural, organic state so don't be alarmed. These brackish estuaries are teeming with life and are great places for fishing.
Did not show any of the beautiful mountains, lakes, rivers, forests, parks, etc. NH is also rich in history. No one can deny the fall time leaf peeping season is gorgeous and there are so many hidden spots to fishing swimming bike riding. We also have all 4 seasons here. Everything from businesses in the "cities" and farmlands. Dairy fields and huge into all agriculture. We are a very wide variety state. Most people here are pleasant with manners.
Agreed. The foggy photo of Mt Washington wasn’t enough.
The beauty of living in the states is we get to travel and visit the best parts. That list was about living day to day - schools, opportunity, pollution and crime. It didn't not tell you about the night life, the outdoor life or the people. It would be a different list for sure.
Texas is in the top 1. Home to the fastest growing city in the nation. The economy is booming and unemployment is low.
This guy did mention his opinion is a factor in this list. Seems like the deciding factor
this list was compiled using data from the state as a whole. I live in Kentucky close to Louisville but not in the city, so I have the benefits of the city without the disadvantages that might come with a city. All states have better and worse places to live. You can not accurately rank an entire state. Look at states to see how they are taxed and then look at areas within the state to see what city or town is best for you.
I mean, just because a state is in the news or is popular doesn't make it a great place to live. I'm in #6 and it was a pretty fair assessment of the lower ones that I have been to.
The good old saying "nice place to visit, but wouldn't want to live there" applies to a lot of places in America.
#6 here as well... I say that all the time. Mostly about places I have family back east. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Bible belt states
I was born, raised, educated and married in Arizona (AZ), but now live in Seattle. When I grew up in AZ in the 1970's - 1990's, the pollution and heat weren't as bad as it is now. I mean, yeah, it is ALWAYS hot in AZ during the summer, but with air conditioning everywhere that's enclosed, and being raised in the heat and just used to it, my childhood and teenage years were filled with waterparks and going out at night when it finally cooled down. Now I live in Seattle while my brother and his family still live back in AZ near Phoenix, where the local news right now is that Phoenix just broke the record of most consecutive days over 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) with 31 days. 31 days over 110 degrees!!! When I was growing up in and around Phoenix, it would stay in the high 80's and 90's, and sometimes got over 100, but going 31 days over 110 degrees is insane. Here in Seattle, it's been in the 70's and 80's all summer. Because of medical conditions I have now, it's actually too dangerous to my health to visit my brother during the summer in AZ. I'm quickly becoming a "snowbird", people who live in AZ all winter and then go back up north for the summer. LOL
It's been terrible this year, be glad you're in Oregon, I have to have vitamin B shots and prescription strength vitamin D because it's too hot to go out and I'm not the only one, it's becoming a problem here.
Yeah. The bigger and bigger Phoenix gets…. The worse and worse the heat will get
I used have a tshirt from my early time in Phoenix, "I survived the 123" or something similar, I'm not there anymore but I hope materials science has gotten better about cracked dashboards if you live there
@ryan4651 Yep, I was there that day when it hit 122°F, so hot the planes couldn't take off because their flight manuals didn't go that high and they had no idea what to set their instruments to, so every flight at Sky Harbor was canceled due to heat.
Car dashboards, leather seats, the paint on the car...the heat and the dry weather will tear your car up if you're not careful. But that extreme dry heat is also why they have the military "plane graveyard" down in Tuscany, where they stockpile decommissioned planes, hundreds of them. With little to no humidity, they don't have to worry about the planes rusting away. They have a plane museum down there with a Russian mig, a Blackbird, and WW2 fighters, all restored to perfect condition.
I live in Arizona. The winters are great, summers are too hot. Trying to figure out how we can "snowbird" with jobs 🤔
They’re not taking local politics into account. It makes a HUGE difference
Yeah the politics would definately matter to me.
Some states are banned for me because of that very reason.
I've lived in the following states, and I rank them in order:
1.Kentucky/Louisiana. The beauty, and wildlife, would absolutely blow your mind. First place tie.
2.West Virginia. Like Kentucky. This was a tough choice
3.Texas. I currently live here, and most likely, will die here.
4.Ohio. But only Southern, and Eastern Ohio. It's the Garden of Eden for wild edible plants, and has the richest top soil in the world.
5. Nevada. There's a peace here, I've seldom found anywhere else.
6. California. Although, one of our most beautiful states, Schools suck (I homeschooled my kids while there). Taxes suck, and the people make it ugly. The state .gov, has to have their nose up your butt, for everything. No exceptions. It's a nice place for a visit, or vacation, but living there, is a HUGE sh** show.
I've visited almost every state in our country, including Alaska, and Hawaii. However, I've never been in the New England states, North, and East of New York, so it wouldn't be fair to rank them.
Best state I've visited? Georgia, and Florida.
Worst state? Montana. Even though Montana is fantastic, and the people are some of the friendliest, It's just TOO FRIKKIN' COLD, and TOO MUCH SNOW! NO northern state north of Ohio, would be ranked well by me, simply because I HATE cold weather!
The South has experienced many Hurricanes and Tornados, plus floods from the Mississippi River, which have decimated the economies of these states so often that many areas have never been able to recuperate.
Alaskan residents receive an annual check, (if they qualify) from Alaska's PFD (permanent fund dividend). It is paid by a sovereign wealth fund originating from surplus oil and gas revenues. It is currently $3,284.00 this year.
There are even some states that pay you to move their state, such as West Virginia.
My middle child was born in Alaska and as long as we go back to visit for at least three consecutive days out of the year, I can file for the PFD for him. Some years it’s pretty much a free (or discounted) trip to Alaska :)
I’ve always lived in Kentucky and love it. I find most areas are having economic growth, even if lower than other states. We also have a lot of smaller communities and that’s the best part. The people are friendly and care about each other, which is something you don’t get in bigger cities. Well worth it!
I’m born and raised in Minnesota. 29 years, and I’ll never live anywhere else. The cold isn’t cold enough and is wayyyy over exaggerated. The Summer, Spring and Fall are absolutely beautiful. 3-4 months a year you either take up a winter activity, go to basketball and hockey games or just hang out at home!
I'm moving to Minnesota in 2 weeks from the tropics to do my higher studies. I was afraid of the winters there, but I can't wait and excited now!
Yeah the Midwest is great. I've lived in Wisconsin since I was 1 and a half so I've lived
here a little over 42 years. I'd never want to move either but if I did, I'd move to Michigan,
Illinois, or Minnesota. I love the cold.
I’m originally from Mn and no, the winters aren’t exaggerated. They routinely have the coldest temps in the country at any given time in the north. I love the state, 95% of my family, including extended family still live there, but the winters are nothing to sneeze at. Only good thing is it generally isn’t windy there so the windchill isn’t horrible. Which makes the cold more tolerable than in SD, where I’ve also lived. I’m not surprised it’s that high on the list.
I feel ya, I live in North Iowa. It's cold but it beats sweating.
Hello fellow Minnesotan!
The problem with going by state is city vrs country. The economy and crime are vastly different depending on density of population. As will emenities. State government, most schools, including taxes are more even in the whole state. If you want to live in the city list to mostly those stats and just Rural for amenities and vise versa
As a few others have remarked, ask 50 Americans and you’ll get 50 different lists. With your sense of adventure and your enthusiastic attitude, I think you could make any state your home.
It really depends on where you live in the south east states. I'm in Knoxville, East Tennessee and it's really a great community. People are flocking here to live. I was born in Florida, raised in Tennessee, moved back to Florida for about 6 years, and back to Tennessee. I love both states. I've lived in Nevada... adored it. I've lived in Georgia and hated it. I've visited 75% of the US and I think most states have good and bad qualities. I will always prefer the hospitality of the south and warmer weather. But, I've encountered many nice people up north, but it's far too cold for me.
Knoxville is cool but go a little further out and get into places like Oliver springs or Harriman and it’s a bit rough. Small failing towns that are hard to get out of. I lived in Oliver springs because my parents had a contract to clean up where there bombs were made in oak ridge. I left but unfortunately most of my friends stayed and haven’t done well since
Yes! I moved to the Loudon area not too far from Knoxville a bit over a year ago. I absolutely love it here.
@@BbTenn , yes, Loudon is very close!
Lots of the politics that are considered are subjective. The bottom of the list is hard to argue with though. But poverty is the main reason the bottom states are there.
Unfortunately as a Louisiana resident I can't really disagree. Only if we are below Ark and Miss is up to debate.
I wanted to share that New Hampshire doesn't have sales tax. It was wonderful growing up without it.
That is awesome, RI finally got rid of car taxes but we are taxed on everything else lol
Don't forget no income tax either!
I moved to north Georgia 13 years ago and absolutely love it. Its beautiful, safe, amazing economy, and even better schools.
I'm from Minnesota and it's a pretty good state. There are some problems here and there, and you REALLY need to know how to drive on snow and ice, but we've got amazing rivers and lakes, friendly people, good diversity in the larger cities, and a fairly good state government. And 5 is about right where we should be.
In 1860 US Civil War. The north (Yankees) won. The south eastern states (Confederates) were declared a conquered military district. It lay in ruin and poverty for 50 years. Much of it was burned. No schools, no industry, etc. The region, to this day, has still not recovered. The guy who made that video is clearly not from the south.
The guy in this video clearly HATES THE SOUTH. Or any “red” state.
I'm in New Mexico, we got ranked 48th. I knew this dude wouldn't put us near the top because he's going a lot off of economy, schooling, crime, that stuff.
I know it's subjective but New Mexico is number 1 for me. Our education is the worst in the country, but it's not really for that lack of availability. We're the only (or at least the first) state to have free college, and even before that it was quite cheap. Our universities are quite good and do a lot of research.
We have plenty of science in the state and a lot of space industry. Los Alamos National Lab, Sandia National Labs, Lockheed Martin, Virgin Galactic has their flight base here, Boeing, SpinLaunch, etc.
But I think New Mexico has the best people. People are almost always friendly and inviting. I think we have one of the most unique cultures in the US, and have significant contributions from the many native communities that are still here, the Spanish, Mexicans, and now white Americans.
Our natural beauty is some of the best, I'd easily put it up against Colorado, Arizona, and Utah which are definitely top 10 if not top 5 most beautiful.
And our food is by far the best
I lived in New Mexico and most of the people are not inviting. I'm glad that you live near the nice ones though!
economy, schooling, crime are major factors in if somewhere is a good place to live.
i just moved from a suburb on one side of the city to the suburb on the other. this side is worse in all 3 and it shows. noticeably worse place to live but it is where i can afford to live.
Agreed😂
Lmao, New Mexico absolutely does not have the best food. The best food in the country is either NY or LA. Whether or not you like those places is irrelevant, the food speaks for itself.
I have to say you make a lot of good points. The social safety nets for the underprivileged here are excellent. The culture of the native people is amazing. I think going off of his list I would agree that we are at the bottom but you’re right there are some things that should be common place in the US, like free college. My favorite thing about NM is the lack of natural disasters. 😊
I’m from Alabama, went to college in Mississippi where it seemed half the people were from Louisiana. I agree with LA and MS being 50 and 49.
Huntsville AL was recently named best city in the country.
Huntsville, Alabama is a city driven by the most highly educated people in the country. It's sophisticated and culturally refined. The list he's showing is trash
I live in Tennessee, about 90 minutes from Huntsville and I will drive there to Christmas shop before I go to Nashville. I love Alabama ❤️
And plz dont come to our alabama beaches....they are awful😂😂😂😂
so, I've lived in Texas since I was a child, I would say it's a great place to live 9mths a year, I'd like to move to a glacier for mid June through mid September. But if you can handle the heat, it's great.
I lived in Oregon for a while and it is beautiful but a little scary... keep in mind I'm from Texas and seeing an AR-15 slung over a shopper's shoulder, at walmart, at 2pm, on a Saturday.... but Oregon allows open carry in BARS! That fact is scary because from my experience, alcohol+weapons=nothing good!
oh, and New York state can be affordable but New York City is crazy expensive.
😂😂 this is totally an opinion piece. He is not considering any other factors. He just uses some facts to justify his choices. So take this list with a grain of salt.
Been to 47 states including Alaska and Hawaii. I think the rankings are fair, maybe South Dakota could have been higher. They have a great governor right now, lots of economic opportunity, low cost of living, no state income tax, and the images you seemed interested in were pics of the Badlands. They didn't do Minnesota justice with the images. While the Twin Cities are considered to be very clean and well kept, we have incredible parks and trails, more than 10,000 beautiful lakes not to mention rivers & waterways. And if you like the links, we have more golf courses per capita than anywhere else in the country.
I live in Michigan, to answer the 'what's bad' question is that over the last 40 years we lost manufacturing middle class and has a ton of crime if you live in a few select areas which are miniature in size. Suburbs in America are nearly the same everywhere in America, trees change from region to region.
These are all opinions, and one’s experience depends on many factors. For example, if one moves from the East Coast to the Midwest, you might die of boredom, but the housing is less expensive. Another factor is where one lives in a state. Carmel Indiana (suburb of Indianapolis) is great to live in and raise children, but Gary, Indiana not so much.
@@catseye1009 Um, they seem to speak like they are telling facts that are repeated by others that don't have a connection to the area. Metro Detroit is 4.5Million people over a large area.
I live in number 5, Minnesota. We do get very cold in the winter and very hot in the summer but I'm retired now so I can stay inside whenever I don't like the weather 😁. Also we have a great local music scene and theater scene. And I only used to live two blocks away from Prince's favorite record store 😃
I’ve lived in Utah all my life and agree it’s a great place to live. We have some of the best parks and landscapes in the world.
I lived in Hawaii for 40 years and it was great growing up there until i had to be an adult. I struggled all my life there, way too expensive! I moved to Washington and i will never leave. I could afford to buy a house and purchase 2 cars. There's so much things to do and every corner of the state is so different from each other from big cities to beaches to forests to volcanoes (dormant). I fricken love this, not mention that i can drive anywhere i want as oppose to bring stuck on a rock in the middle of the ocean.
KENTUCKY is currently ranked overall the 19th in education for this fiscal year. Ranked 5th in academic investment and 4th in high school graduation. The guy narrating this video doesn't have up to date facts and sounds bias against the southern states. Every state has its good and bad places to live. Every state has poverty, crime, polluted areas, low academic schools, etc... America is just like any other country. You can't have the good without some bad.
Yep I love my state this gut is an idiot
Kentucky is also known for being #1 with its state park system.
Kentucky has made great progress with the current governor and his administration, but many problems still need addressed.
Many employers offer you an incentive to move there.
Arkansas is where I live, I moved here from Wisconsin years ago. Like any list it is subjective. Arkansas has it's issues, but with the raise in minimum wage and the crime increases and problems associated with some of the bigger cities it's changed. Prior to 2020 I might have agreed, now I am pretty glad I live here. We have a lot of open country, and you won't have to take 3 mortgages to get a house here, or worry about the homeless camp up the street. Also, it's gorgeous here so I'll take my chances. Understand that no matter which state you look at, location inside that state will have a big influence on how it is seen.
Several Louisiana governors have gone to jail for corruption
David Duke was in the KKK
Not as bad as Illinois. Governor has better chance of prison than shooting someone in Illinois.
Well im offended now
Makes me sad because they really don’t care about the state or the people in it.
The areas with higher median salaries tend to be more expensive. A house in NYC of the same size may be 5x the cost of a house in rural Ohio.
Don’t let this list discourage you from any of these states, especially the south eastern ones. I’m born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama and honestly don’t want to move anywhere else. It’s not really fair to compare the states as he is,,, he’s definitely biased and hasn’t lived in a lot of the places he put last. The different states and areas are as different as most countries are to each other.
The reason that the SouthEast (aka the Deep South) is ranked so low is usually poverty and life expectancy. Remember all those Southern foods you were drooling over in another video? Well, eating that kind of food on a regular basis has consequences. ALSO, I can say that many of these states will vary widely from area to area within the state. Each state is going to have really nice areas that tourists love to visit, and really bad areas that the locals will warn you away from. Even within a city, you're going to have a lot of variability. So when you visit an area, just ask some locals where you should go and where you should avoid. Best way to travel! :)
I've been to every state except Hawaii and have lived in Massachusetts, New York City, Alabama and grew up in Seattle and Norway. My family spent summers driving from Seattle to Mobile visiting relatives all across the US. After Norway, Washington was the best place to live.
Hello, from Mobile
I agree Missouri does get a bad rep. I love it here. Cheap homes, above average wages, amazing scenery, and better prices on goods than all our neighboring states. St Louis is just a blemish on this state that everyone I know bypasses.
I have lived any many states. States such as Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas are all way underrated, in my opinion. Great people and states.
I had to go there 3 times last year. Hate st Louis and kc. I've lived in 3 other states and visited 24. Love the Ozarks. Prefer to stay south of 70 though
Agreed!! I’ve lived all over the country/world (military). Just moved to the Ozarks area two years ago…. Wish I had done so YEARS ago! 😁
The guy who did the original video is some northerner, what we call a yankee. He obviously looks down on the south. Everything is subjective, stats don’t tell the whole story.
I think it’s funny that the video when describing pollution in Indiana shows a nuclear power plant
As a life long Oklahoman who has traveled the USA pretty extensively, I’m not going to say that Oklahoma is the most beautiful. But, I do get a little irritated when people show pics of central and northern Oklahoma and say that this is it. Show a pic of the Ozark mountains especially in the fall. Or how about the wetlands of SE Oklahoma or the national forest of eastern Oklahoma or the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge of SW Oklahoma. On second thought maybe we will just keep that to ourselves. Enjoyed it, love your channel. Hope you get to visit sometime soon and don’t sell the UK short. We will be vacationing there soon and can’t wait to see the castles, Roman ruins and Stonehenge.
I live in Washington. The weather is mild, the mountains and forests are great The beach is near as well as desert areas. Lots of outdoor activities. Only problem is it is way too expensive. Last few years, it has rained less and there are now fires every year. Homlessness is now increasing in Vancouver area.
Being from Canada and visited over 35 states ,i do agree with the ranking ,new hampshire is definitely top,extremely friendly people very nice landscape etc...ps they should have shown more of the white mountains....and as for Texas also a beautiful state but perhaps if you come from uk the heat is rough ,tornados etc
I’m in NH are you close to Montreal? In northern NH there is such a mix of Canadians and Americans. I meet people all the time who are just over the border for the day snowmobiling or skiing. I need to work on my French though
yes in montreal@@spfadden082711
I lived in Texas for over a decade and never once saw a tornado. Lol
the fist time i was in tx i saw at f 2 toronto lol perhaps i was lucky@@eurekasquared9853
I've lived in ok 65 years and its nice state to live in. There are people feom LA that moved hete and said they love it and will not move. Yes we have flat labd but there are alot of pretty place's here lakes. Parks. Fishing. Rock climing.and move the river walk. Brick town lots of good food BQ and good people.
I’m born and raised in Utah!!!!!
It really is a beautiful state. So many national parks, small towns, “with amazing diners”, and the best skiing. My 3 boys learned to ski at 3 years old. The resorts have great ski schools, I think you and your partner would have a blast.
I live in Massachusetts, it's a great place to live. No complaints here. Also keep in mind, crime rate affordability and education are more important than a nice view you have to drive 6 hours to get to. In Texas there is so much empty space between the cities, and he is talking about states as a whole not specific cities
I was born in Utah and live in Washington and i most definitely agree with most of this list. Might be biased though as i love Washington and my extended family almost all still live in Utah and they definitely seem to love it.
Wow we are the same person 😂
(didn't mean for this to be so long -__- hope y'all liked the civics lesson) Hi there! I have lived in the tri-state area that is in the bottom 4 (Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas) and yeah it's pretty fucking bad. Louisiana felt more like an opinion placement since a majority of americans will agree on Mississippi. Having lived there for 6 years during university and a short time afteward, I had to move bc I was making poverty wages in what should have been a cushy job at the state university. The poverty is extreme in Mississippi. If you visit the Delta (northwest region), you'll think you're in the 1930s. All infrastructure is crumbling: roads, water, electricity, bridges, etc. Massive pot holes that only get bigger and a water system so terrible the federal government had to step in and outsource it to a private company bc the state refused to do anything about it (like this year).
The biggest contributor to the Southeast US being so impoverished, corrupt, and falling apart stems to Reconstruction of the south after the Civil War and the repercussions of the end of slavery. Without a system to replace the slave economy the south was built on and most of the states burned and razed from the war, the south essentially cannibalized itself to the place it is in now. A massive reason there has been no progress for the last 60 years has been motivated by racism. These states have the largest populations of black people, roughly 40-50% of these states population. Politicians and racist wealthy people convinced poor white people that their enemy were the poor black people. So you'll see a consistent trend throughout the south that poor people will vote against things in their own interest (like better funding for schools, more infrastructure, better public transportation, libraries etc.) due to that mindset because they are literally trying to destroy 50% of their population. No government or economy can win against its own people trying to bring down half their population; no matter who is in office.
Along with that is the massive dependency on the oil industry for the large portion or a majority of their economy. These coastal states (especially Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) economies will go into a near recession when the oil industry isn't doing well. With the climate crisis looming and two decades of major oil spill after major oil spill destroying into their own ecosystems, the states are bought out by big oil and continue to destroy their own coastlines and natural habitats for an industry that is so dangerous to its own people and has no benefit besides get paid more to be permanently disabled by the time your 40 or even death/maiming out on the rigs.
Due to all this you see a MASSIVE flight of a lot of young people and anyone with promise from these states. They move away and all of those good things that they could have provided their communities had to be done in another state because there is not much to keep them here. There's a low cost of living but even with that wages haven't caught up with inflation so you can't afford to live in the cheap place bc you get paid like its still 1985. So there is just not a lot of ppl to help these states bc the ppl in power have been in power for the last 60 years and you can see the result of that.
Also, short side rant, people from south can be some of the least racist ppl you'll meet because we genuinely interact with people different from them since a large portion of these state's populations are non-white. You go to places like Montana or Wyoming where the population is like 90% white and you'll meet some racist ass ppl let me tell you. I had a cousin from Idaho that open mouth stared at a black man when she came to visit bc she had never see a black person in real life before.....
But in all of these places in the south, I've met the best, most wonderful people. Genuine, no bullshit people who will go out of their way for you even if they don't know you. The real tragedy of the south is the fact that they've abandoned their people. I've seen it in my friends who come down here from Kansas, New York, and all over the world. There are no people like southern people and you can choose to believe the stereotypes and i'm not gonna say they aren't true, but damn dude these people are fucking amazing. And the food can't be beat! I'll die on that hill for Louisiana!
Totally agree! I grew up in the Arklamiss.
I'm from Michigan and it has some very beautiful places, and I love having all the seasons but the artic winds can be a bit much but I guess it just gives you an excuse to cozy up by a nice fireplace. I have visited many states and they all have beautiful scenery so its really a matter of preferences of what you want in a place to live. No matter where you go there will be bad areas, but in all every state you will experience a unique life.
We have a joke in PA. In England they drive on the left side of the road. In Pennsylvania we drive on what's left of the road.
I am from Oklahoma. I agree with this guy’s assessment (we are number 42) . There is not a lot here. It’s an acquired taste. I love that it’s flat. I prefer flat to mountains. We have lots of tornadoes and intense weather every season . I did live in Los Angeles for ten years and loved it-thought I’d live the rest of my life there. But I moved back to Oklahoma and will not leave again.
You should travel around OK more. You will see that it’s not all just plains. The topography of this state actually contains 10 distinct ecological regions, more per square mile than in any other state by a wide margin. There are four distinct mountain ranges and many lakes and rivers (more shoreline than the entire west coast and The Gulf of Mexico combined) :)
it's really sad that New Mexico is so low. It does have high crime from what I've heard but I went to Albuquerque last year and absolutely LOVED it. I thought I'd even love to move there until I did a bit of digging. I hope they get their act together since they deserve to be higher. Going through this list with you, I'm not sure how he made it.. seems arbitrary. Oh and I was definitely surprised by New Hampshire being #1
NM is gorgeous and has some serious history. Great place to visit.
It does have a lot of crime. outside of the cities, it is quite poor. Education is not the best (we are working on it!). That being said I love new Mexico. Wonderful landscape, all four seasons, and CHILE on everything! I really can't see myself ever wanting to leave.
I love the Mexican food in Sante Fe, New Mexico. I'd never move there since I live
in Wisconsin and I love the cold but it's a great place to visit. Mostly because
of the food in my opinion.
@@19MichaelDixon agreed, but for some reason Albuquerque seems to have high crime though I didn't see any of it on vacation
@@ashleyharris8636 yeah I fell in love with Albuquerque last year, so gorgeous and the people are super friendly. You would think they'd make it friendly for businesses to build factories there so people could have better jobs. Who knows what the Gov is thinking
I've lived in North Carolina since 1987 and while there is a lot of beauty and variety, snow skiing in the western mountains and ocean/deep sea fishing along/off the east coast I'm still rather surprised that it ranked as high as it did. I also lived in Arkansas and Louisiana and one thing I'll say about Louisiana, the bayou country is beautiful. There are some natural dangers that if you don't know to keep aware of them there are some risks, but then the same can be said about many states, but a good bit of Louisiana is stunningly beautiful. At the bottom of the list or not, I should have stayed there. At 68 years old I'm not moving again, other than maybe into a retirement home or eventually into the ground.
I’ve heard good things about NC’s economy and growth in recent years. 👍
I have been to 45 states and lived in 3. I love Oregon because you get all 4 seasons and it’s absolutely beautiful all year around
I live in North Carolina look up. The blue ridge parkway it is beautiful here
Michigan is wonderful. Most people would say the cold is a negative but I love the cold
so it's a positive for me. I've lived in Wisconsin most of my life but if I ever moved,
it would probably be to Michigan. I don't live in New York but I heard it's mostly just
expensive in NYC. I'm pretty sure the rest of NY is a lot cheaper. Edit: Also as a
Wisconsinite, no I wouldn't want to visit Florida in the winter. I'm okay with the cold.
Same, but I may change my mind as I get older - I’m sure there’s a reason that mostly old folks do that, and it’s not just because they have the retirement money!
I’m about to move across WI to live right on the Mississippi river, and it’s absolutely gorgeous country over there. If there’s one complaint I’d put forward about this video, it’s that they didn’t show any of the nice parts of WI. It looked like they just threw in a couple aerial shots of the middle of the state and some of Madison. Neither of those are particularly attractive. I need some northern lakeshore and some Mississippi bluffs!
@@RoxiltheDragon Agree. Wisconsin is a beautiful state with its rolling hills, streams, lakes, bluffs & waterfalls. Eastern Wisconsin with its long border with the Mississippi River is especially pretty with lovely towns dotting it. Wisconsin state and national parks are great; and the 4 seasons make it a wonderful place to live for people who love outdoor hobbies and activities.
I've lived in six states longer than one year in a row. When I account for how long in each, my average ranking is 14. Coastal Maine, Colorado, Los Angeles, Chicago, Virginia and West Virginia. Currently West Virginia, which is down at 44, but as I'm situated none of the negatives affect me and I enjoy all the positives.
I think that's a good point. Even the small states are not tiny and there's usually a way to be situated optimally. Even our cities have enough space to pick and choose favorable conditions.
Oh, and that's funny. No, Los Angeles and Chicago are not states, but are big enough to be considered as their own region. We just all say it that way without thinking, but it's true.
great observation!
Exactly. I’m in the EP. Only issue we have atm is unchecked growth, and Baltimore, NJ and NY folks moving here “for the beauty and cheap home cost”. Meanwhile all the orchards, farms and mountainsides are being replaced by future row housing (townhomes) and our housing market is thru the roof in increase of cost
As a Californian, the average rent is 2-4k including apartments, but the average person is only making 15-20 dollars an hour. Not to mention that taxes can be extremely rough. Having state tax, federal tax and sometimes even county taxes, not to mention you have to pay an additional 10% on all purchases from food to cars etc.
I find it kind of funny that California is rated so much higher than Missouri. We live in Missouri, but my husband is originally from California and said that he would like to go back and visit (his side of the family all still live there) he would never want to move back there. Whereas with Missouri, the first time he visited, he feel in love with the state (especially the scenery). It why he decided to move her (for which I will be forever grateful for ❤). Also, while I don't know a whole lot of people from Texas, most of the ones I do highly suggest not living there (though they've never really elaborated on why 🤔).
I currently live in Arizona and I will say, it's an underrated state. I used to despise Arizona because all I knew was Phoenix and had spent time there but moving back to Arizona into the mountains has changed my whole perception. Arizona is beautiful and has some of the best nature in the country so if you like the outdoors and you stay out of Phoenix and Tucson, youll enjoy it.
AZ is great. My family lives in Sedona and I come out often. Flagg is amazing. The towns surrounding phoenix are beautiful. Scottsdale is great for golfing. I think it is looked over… however plenty of people are moving there like crazy
Take this list with a grain of salt. Californians are moving to Texas and Florida for a reason. It’s ramping up prices on homes and busting small towns out of their seams. No state taxes. And Texans are mostly super nice, we’ve never met a stranger.
I live in Minnesota #5 and they definitely did us dirty on not showing the beautiful landscape of the state! We have over 10,000 lakes! They could have shown Duluth which is beautiful!! But I will say that I love living here if you can stand the cold I would suggest it.
Was just walking around Canal Park earlier today, its booming and only going to get better and stronger with culture and people!
I agree they did us dirty! They just showed the Twin Cities and a very quick clip of the Split Rock lighthouse. Minnesota is a beautiful state with a ton of lakes and state parks, and the best state fair!
I question not only the accuracy of this but the intentions of the author as well.
I moved from Illinois, Chicago Heights, in 1985 and went to Texas. There is absolutely no way I would have the life I have if I stayed in Illinois.
Texas IS a top 10 state. Wasn’t born or raised here, but I’ll never live anywhere else. It’s great.
Being from Pennsylvania, I'm actually amazed. We ranked so high.
I figure we would have been in the bottom 10. They actually have a state park dedicated to potholes here in pennsylvania
I thought it was too low, but I usually don’t venture into the middle part of the state.
Your reaction to New York being affordable made me laugh. You're no doubt thinking of New York City which is very expensive. Upstate New York is a whole different story. Compared to a large portion of the US, Upstate New York is very affordable. The downside is that our taxes are very high, some of the highest in the US. You'd probably be shocked if you knew how low my mortgage payment is each month, especially considering the size of my house. Oh, by the way, when that video was done, Florida was a lot more affordable. Recently though, real estate and rentals have gone through the roof, price wise.
As a Native Texan I too don't understand how it was placed at 30. I've been to other states as well but I always come back home. I'm lost on how Cali was 1 above 😮
Cali had fires for 4 years in a row and prices never went back down. Then Covid hit aggravating homelessness & crime to already congested areas. But I expected California to be much higher 🤷🏽♀️
The guy making the list is a coastal elite fruit cake who defines the world according to his values, money, and college degrees. Probably a vegan.
I'm in Arizona, and while I think we deserved to be rated higher, our schools aren't the best and the heat is terrible. Many visitors here get ill because they don't respect the heat. We are used to the temperatures in the summer, but the winters are mild all the people in cold regions snowbird here every year. We can't be that bad.
I totally agree about the heat. I’m next door in NM, most who visit or move to the southwest don’t try to understand that our hot summers need to be respected and you need to plan well, because it can kill you if you don’t take it seriously.
I love the Ozarks and although I've lived in other states and visited almost half. Arizona and New Mexico are the 2 I want to see most.
I added the States I have actually lived in (a long post), but the point I really would like to make are 2: 1) this is a list of where you might want to live, visiting is different. You'll go to the coolest parts of the State and enjoy that. 2) States are bigger than you think and there a diversity in each of them. For example, New Jersey (where I'm currently living). In this relatively small State, there are two distinct geo-political parts of the State. Let's call them North Jersey and South Jersey. I've lived in both. North Jersey houses one of the biggest bedroom communities, one of the bedroom communities of NYC. I lived in Middletown on the shore. I was younger and loved that I could walk to a bus and catch it to Sea Bright Bathing Beach and Sandy Hook. Of course I had moved from and insular small town in NW Indiana. After I got over the culture shock, it was great, but very crowded even in the '70s, I now live in South Jersey. South Jersey is what gives the Garden State it's Garden. In the most densely-populated State in the Union, there are farmlands which grow mostly vegetables and fruit (huge acreage) as well as some grain. North Jersey will vote almost 100% Democrat, South Jersey has many folks voting for Trump. South Jersey has a bedroom community of its own, Philadelphia. The point is, each State is diverse. BTW the air quality of Indiana is only bad in the NNW part by the steelmills where my Mom grew up during WWII when they were blasting 24/7 for the war effort up to the 60s while we were helping rebuild Europe and when American cars rocked. I'm going to end this by saying I would love to move back to Massachusetts, they are spot on with that one. New Hampshire gets too cold for my old bones..
What town in NW Indiana? I grew up a Munster Mustang and now I am up in Minnesota and I LOVE IT HERE!
This is a better ranking of State Governments (By benefits directly to their constituency) than a good ranking of states for living and visiting.
I live in NH and we are the best kept secret…we have the ocean, mountains, and lakes all within just hours of each other. Great schools and job opportunities as well as four incredible seasons. Also close enough to a major city (Boston)without being to close…if you know you know. I just wish NH would stop being in the top all the time…the rapid population growth can be detrimental. Gotta keep our state beautiful!
Yeah except are little state isn’t being kept a secret. It’s getting crazy how many people are moving in. Also right now it’s peak for fall and it’s a bit overwhelming the traffic of everyone coming north. I do love it here.
Depends on where you have work and family. I hate big cities, in any state.
No way Texas is 30 not a chance. No state tax alone come on
I lived near Galveston Texas. At that time traffic going to the beach wasnt too bad but before I left it was bumper to bumper. We took the ferry to Port Bolivar which was less people, like none. This was years ago so I don't know what it's like now.
Lived in Maryland over 20 years, I gotta say the diversity, culture, arts are excellent.
as a southerner myself, the reason why so many southern states are so bad is that we never fully recovered from the civil war.
Edit: #23, LETS GOOOOO!!!!!!
I agree, civil destroyed the south and it still shows!
I was born in Florida with large amounts of yankee blood. Quite honestly, way too many people have such low respect for southerners. I think it's awful because so many people in the south are good people.
@@skodiakmanmaybe the reputation’d be better if you didn’t have the highest homophobia and racism rates in the country
I'm originally from Utah, and I wouldn't put it that high on the list. I was very surprised to see it at #2. I agree with you that Texas deserves to be higher on the list. I looked into moving there once, and every time I've visited it's been great.
New England (where New Hampshire is in) always has the most states in the top 10 of every positive stat. Well educated rich states with lots of history.
I live in NH… it’s great but I would say our neighbors are equally as good
I live in Tennessee, and we have an awesome health care system. Many of the best healthcare companies are based here.
Nashville becoming way too crowded, we have 100 people/day moving here. There is a lot of violent crime, and street racers are everywhere.
Way too many tourists here, and the city has become really tacky.
Michigan is a very nice place to live the summers are beautiful, as well as the fall colors when the leaves change. Winter usually there is a lot of snow, other years the snow was a smaller amount of snow, all depends on the weather of course.
For me the important things are how conservative and how hot it gets. Texas has really hot and humid summers, doesn't have great healthcare and is very conservative.
Agree!!! For me and my situation, Texas would be the last place I would live...that and FL.
This list is a pretty spot on. There’s a difference between visiting & living. The northeast is the best place to live night but be as beautiful as some places in the west Midwest and south but we have the best education, economy, healthcare & quality of life.
With climate change kicking it, it probably is much safer than being down south as well.
People are leaving California in droves to come to Texas.
And that's a shame because they will want to make Texas into California. They are the reason California sucks.
I'm a PA and ya the roads are really bad in lots of places i joke to my big brother you can practice off-roading let alone we also have Deers rear bad
He seems like favor cold weather states. We moved from Oregon. The nature there is beautiful but 9 months of dreary, cloudy and rainy days all of my life made us decide to move to the deep south, Lower Alabama. The white sand beaches are gorgeous, warm weather and 300 sunny days. We are finally able to spend time outside!