California ranks last place in new quality of life report

[Madmick]

But Texas was in the Bottom 5, too:

California ranks last in quality of life in new report

Here's a nugget that won't make the welcome pamphlet: California has the worst quality of life in America.

At least that's what U.S. News & World Report's most-recent Best States rankings say. The Golden State ranked 50th in quality of life by fairing poorly in the natural and social environment categories.

The report, released Tuesday, ranks states based on a healthy environment and a sense of community. It takes into account each state's urban air quality, pollution and voter participation, among other measures.

California ranked last in urban air quality and 45th in "low pollution health risk," although it was 13th in drinking water quality. The state also found itself second-to-last in voter participation, 44th in community engagement and 38th in social support.

Despite its beaches, redwood trees and Hollywood glam, the state's blemishes are often highlighted. Los Angeles consistently leads as the world's most traffic-congestedurban area and even its own citizens have tried to secede multiple times.

Rounding out the rest of bottom five in quality of life were Texas, Illinois, Indiana and New Jersey.

The states with the best quality of life crowd the northern part of the U.S.: North Dakota ranked first followed by Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and South Dakota.

The rankings and report are based on an index created by consulting firm McKinsey & Company, which surveyed more than 30,000 people.

What's the lesson to draw from this?

New Hampshire finishes at the top of everything. Seriously. It does. Every goddamn time. If you don't mind the cold, or a sea of mild-mannered white people, then that's the place to be. I guess in that way it's sort of like Canada.

Meanwhile, it isn't mentioned in this report, but in terms of booming economies, it's none other than (eek!!!) Florida leading the way. Currently 3-4 of the top ten boomtowns are in that state.


Link to full report:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/quality-of-life

 

[HockeyBjj]

That's incredibly interesting. I really expected a report like this to be more ammunition to bash the Alabamas/Georgias/Missisipi/Kentucky red southern states

U.S. News & World Report is the source. So not like some BS hyper biased "study" by Breitbart

Upper Midwest (MN, WI, Dakotas) won out. I can attest that it's nothing flashy, but those are nice places to live and raise a family

 

[Revolver]

The states with the best quality of life crowd the northern part of the U.S.: North Dakota ranked first followed by Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and South Dakota.

Maybe the poor people that can barely afford to live here will move to those places.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

If you don't mind the cold, or a sea of mild-mannered white people,

I'm good with my warmth and sea of hapas.

 

[FacePunch]

LOL. North and South Dakota are objective shitholes. Minnesota and Wisconsin are deeply affected by the opioid epidemic. I call Shenanigans.

 

[uppercutbus]

Liberal/illegal cesspool.

Big surprise.

when a state gets a public defecation map, you know shits going down.

 

[Social Distance Warrior]

California should be awash in money, and budget surplus with all of its resources, economy, populace etc...

Strange how leftist policies are torpedoing that state.

 

[bobgeese]

Say it with me commies.



Shithole.

 

[Bloodworth]

It will only get worse

 

[FrankensteinMMA]

Liberal/illegal cesspool.

Big surprise.

Going to lul out loud when California gets destroyed by EQ.

texas being a very red state that still has a kkk is in the bottom 5.....

anyways id rather live in texas than north dakota.

 

[Higus]

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

Sort of misleading. Quality of life is 50, but it ranks #32 in overall state rankings.

 

[Higus]

Say it with me commies.



Shithole.

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


skip to bottom of the rankings

 

[Madmick]

Liberal/illegal cesspool.

Big surprise.

Going to lul out loud when California gets destroyed by EQ.

So why is Texas in the bottom 5?

I literally and quite deliberately made a point of making that the first sentence in my OP to preempt shitty posts like this one.

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

Sort of misleading. Quality of life is 50, but it ranks #32 in best state rankings.

It's a quality of life report. Nothing about it is misleading.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

wow. never been to california. only the north-east coast.
sorta had this idea in my head it was maybe like new york? but with warmer weather and a lot of movie stars everywhere.

 

[Teppodama]

 

[Michaelangelo]

damn we’ve hit new lows to be grouped with New Jersey smh

 

[Andy Capp]

LOL. North and South Dakota are objective shitholes. Minnesota and Wisconsin are deeply affected by the opioid epidemic. I call Shenanigans.

Is there any part of that country that isn't deeply affected by the opiod epidemic?

 

[Madmick]

Is there any part of that country that isn't deeply affected by the opiod epidemic?

No, but it's still much worse in the North and especially the Northeast.

 

[Teppodama]

So why is Texas in the bottom 5?

Has same set of problems Cali has just slightly less of them...

 

[Rod1]

LOL at all the people that didnt read the article.

It takes quality of life (pollution, traffic, population density) no wonder pristine states with small populations are at the top.

California and Texas vs North Dakote is like choosing between.

Vs

And then claiming the second is better because its healthier, well no shit.