Where Does Idaho Rank On The Best & Worst States To Raise A Famil

2021 is the symbol of new beginnings for many of us and for some that means starting a family. One of the most important factors to consider when starting a family is where to raise children. I remember not wanting to have children based on the " state" of this world. Allow me to explain, everyday we turn on the news and learn of horrible people doing horrible things so for me it was really a question of why I would want to bring someone into such an ugly world? At some point I became of the mindset that it's conscious people like me that should have children because well raised children will make for a better world. Needless to say two kids later finding the best place to raise them has always been a topic of conversation. WalletHub to the rescue! Their study titled 2021's Best & Worst States to Raise a Family is now out, here is the methodology:

"To determine the best states in which to put down family roots, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 52 key indicators of family-friendliness. The data set ranges from the median annual family income to housing affordability to the unemployment rate."

Check out the full list below and notice that Idaho comes in at number 34. I'm not quite sure I agree with that but I'm not ready to protest.

Best States for Families

Overall Rank	State	Total Score	‘Family Fun’	‘Health & Safety’	‘Education & Child Care’	‘Affordability’	‘Socio-economics’
1	Massachusetts	60.88	9	10	3	6	21
2	Minnesota	60.57	14	5	8	11	5
3	North Dakota	60.10	33	7	2	14	1
4	New York	59.80	2	21	6	5	47
5	Vermont	59.16	40	1	5	27	4
6	New Hampshire	58.85	31	3	12	10	3
7	New Jersey	58.76	18	26	1	1	19
8	Washington	58.46	8	11	23	4	16
9	Connecticut	55.86	29	18	4	2	28
10	Utah	55.48	13	20	16	34	2
11	Nebraska	55.47	21	9	14	23	10
12	Iowa	55.37	34	8	11	15	8
13	South Dakota	55.17	30	16	10	20	7
14	Wisconsin	54.44	20	15	15	18	14
15	Colorado	53.41	7	24	27	29	12
16	Illinois	53.13	3	31	18	24	45
17	Virginia	51.75	28	13	17	19	18
18	Maine	51.72	46	4	9	31	15
19	Montana	51.61	39	14	7	46	6
20	Hawaii	51.37	16	2	26	33	36
21	Oregon	51.12	10	6	37	22	22
22	Maryland	50.36	23	23	13	12	31
23	Pennsylvania	49.94	11	32	28	7	24
24	Rhode Island	49.78	27	25	21	3	43
25	California	49.57	1	40	43	17	42
26	Wyoming	49.08	32	17	19	43	13
27	Missouri	48.86	22	30	24	21	17
28	Texas	46.91	5	37	33	41	38
29	Kansas	46.43	37	42	25	16	11
30	Ohio	45.71	15	29	35	13	41
31	Michigan	45.23	42	22	36	8	25
32	Delaware	45.17	44	27	20	26	32
33	Alaska	44.86	17	19	42	28	34
34	Idaho	44.53	36	12	46	47	9
35	Indiana	44.23	35	41	30	9	23
36	Florida	43.33	6	35	32	49	44
37	Kentucky	43.17	45	28	22	30	35
38	North Carolina	42.69	25	34	29	39	30
39	Tennessee	41.05	24	47	31	42	20
40	Georgia	39.90	26	33	40	38	40
41	Nevada	38.52	4	46	49	50	46
42	Arizona	38.22	12	44	48	48	26
43	South Carolina	37.97	41	38	38	44	27
44	Alabama	36.33	47	36	44	25	39
45	Arkansas	34.83	48	49	34	36	33
46	Oklahoma	34.49	43	48	45	40	37
47	Louisiana	33.83	19	43	47	32	50
48	West Virginia	33.83	50	39	41	37	29
49	Mississippi	29.70	49	50	39	35	48
50	New Mexico	28.95	38	45	50	45

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