I feel that Arizona and Michigan got some raw deals. They're both great places to live in.

California got a raw deal. It has major issues, but I don’t care. Even if some random state in the mid US has great stats, nothing beats the amazing culture, weather, nature(palm trees!), and activities that California has!🌴🌴🌴☀️☀️☀️

Arkansas should always be dead last lol great job

Hey for your stream I would like to know what you think about the region near the Appalachians in northeast TN/northwest NC/southwest VA. I went to ETSU for a year in 2018 and am thinking about moving to Johnson City or Knoxville when I get a chance.

@@jackscinema1706 California's similar to Florida in that there is more than one California. I liked the commenter who listed California as the best AND the worst (though it's far from the worst).

(Notice that everyone is staying quiet in order to avoid being attacked.)

Bunch of Trump supporter there lol, I literally can’t walk for 10 minutes without seeing a trump flag. I’m surprised that racist state isn’t lower in the list.

Yes

@@aieo471 what makes the state racist again? Or is that an opinion? Just curious.

@@Coruptanimation He lacks the brain power to see other perspectives, plus CNN told him all Republicans are racist.

I knew I made the Right move...I went from 50th to 5th a couple of months ago...Welcome to da Good Life

Funny how all of the supposedly best states are also some of the whitest. 🤔

Thanks and I feel the same about California

Deserve a pike

#43 it’s West VIRGINIA not West Virigina #8 it’s VIRGINIA not Virigina You’re welcome

Great comment

Actually know, the difference between places like in New England to the deep south is Amazing!

@@tnickknight the differences exist, but it’s not like Rwanda vs. Italy!

Go to WV then move to VA. You will change your mind quick.

@@jamesjeffries4408 I’ve been to WV and VA. WV wasn’t that bad. VA wasn’t that great. I’m sure the difference seems much more stark if you live there, but they’re not *that* different. Maybe it’s one of those things where you can’t truly understand it unless you’ve lived in many different conditions and different places, but poor is poor is poor is poor in WV or VA or MI or UT. Comfortable is comfortable wherever you are.

also maybe show a map. im not from us and for most states got no idea where they are

So do I.

I live in CdA Idaho and Spokane is pretty boring but other than that go Washington!!

@@makodoittoem6984 yeah that’s true… 😆

WA has ranked #1 on numerous lists for many years. We've been looking at the state, but the price of homes has kept us away.

@@tabby3378 Unless you are a rich Dem loving liberal who enjoys skyrocketing crime rates and metastasizing homeless camps, you should stay away. Far far away.

Completely agree, I live in Washington too. Puget Sound area in Pierce & King County (where most people live) have become crime infested, overcrowded, and expensive. I would way rather live in multiple states listed in the 40's over Washington.

@@sunnyskytravel4571 most republicans states have very high crime rate and have high poverty rate

I moved from AZ to WA and the cost of living is not that much more. When you take into account state taxes, it is almost a wash. The quality of life is miles better.

Best: WA Worst: WV

The rain never bothered me. In fact, I rather enjoyed it growing up there. I moved out of state in 2013 and since then Washington has been overtaken by sociopaths and lunatics. I would consider moving back (staying out of the greater Seattle area) if I could land a decent paying job, but then I would miss the (mostly) quiet nature of Alaska.

First off Washington is more than Seattle. And while Seattle has a host of big city blues, find me a West Coast or any American city that is at peace with itself. The problems of Seattle are national problems. Safe cities lie outside the USA, such as Singapore, Osaka, Helsinki. Of the 50 states, I still put WA on top and only left when my job ran out.

I live on the east side of the state. We have much less rain, homeless, and lunatics.

@@hikingwithsquirrel - Seattle's problems are caused by the crazy leftists on the city council. Same with Portland and San Fransisco.

Welcome to Ohio! A lot of people like to shit on the state but there’s a lot of beautiful things to see and do! Where I’m from it’s really small so you have to drive an hour or few BUT it’s worth it 😊 I’ll be 31 this year and I doubt I’ll ever move lol.

I really enjoy cleveland. downside is the weather but its a good size city and enjoyable.

it's nice to meet you and to be COMPLETELY honest i did do an will HATE puppy mills but OVERALL i did do and will DEFENITELY enjoy ohio

Plus your by cedar point 😂😂

@@StevenNeidlein Very true

You know, the wind doesn’t blow in NJ, it Sucks!

Lol Jursee sucks but hey I’m in NY and it sucks too. Btw God Bless the truckers. Back bone of society.

@@rumporridge1 What do mean Jursee sucks? We have dirty breathing air, water, (actually pronounced, "WOODER") that's totally undrinkable, rampant greed and discobobulation in politics run down slums all over the state.....wait a minute.. Man, Jersey DOES suck. Sorry, carry on. Be safe out there brother 👍

@@mrsouthjersey4956 NJ has respectable education tho

@@sanshbros7962 I kid about New Jersey. I actually love and am proud that I'm from the "Garden State".

I’ll take fourth

Florida is in the top 10?

50th 💀

@@meadowfang1898 *laughs in 49th*

Thank you

That's cool I have lived in Utah my whole life we welcome people from California just don't bring your politics.

Sweet I've lived in Utah most of my life. and I definitely love it here.

@@trevor3669 don’t worry, Politics are not my thing nowadays

They made you mormon didn't they💀

Just remember it’s a great state because our politics are the opposite of California’s so vote accordingly

I liked the vibe.

Utah is expensive. idk why people say it is pretty affordable/cheap? Heck, Nevada is cheaper than Utah for whatever reasons? For being a republican state, UT is expensive.

No way there's another wisconsinite here

@@Whvpps no way there’s another wisconsinite

i was surprised too, i thought our government would bring to the teens but most of what he said is accurate, milwaukee is a great city but these shootings are ridiculous

@@LeonNeon20 no way there's another wisconsinite here

I'm kinda surprised too, but it is an amazing state. I see no cons where I live, but in other areas of the state there are a few

As a fellow North Carolinian, my biggest complaint has been the incessant rain and cloudy skies during the winter for the last two decades. Thankfully, except for this winter.

I don’t want the metros to branch out. Do you mean like spread and sprawl and turn into Denver?

@@DavidSmith-fr1uz I'm in California & the first warm day was today. This Winter has been colder than usual. Al Gore was caught up in that whole Global Warming shocker, when reality says that we're inline for global COOLING.

@@templeguard1276 Yes, thats what I mean. Although that’s likely to happen whether we want it or not.

@@DavidSmith-fr1uz Are you kidding? It's sunny every day, and it rains seldom. I would like cloudy, and rain. Asheville.

for 90% of people here the jobs pay way less then what you should be getting, while rent is super high. The only way to have an affordable house is to have bought it 30 years ago or get a 6 figure job.

it's nice to meet you and oregon is a nice place

Redmond is in Washington

Lived in WA for a long time but it is in a political sprint to become the next California.

@@truman4550 Seattle is attracting a lot of young tech workers. So Seattle is amazing

If you're a Bible thumping duck😂🤣

Washington is amazing, Seattle sucks

@@truman4550 or the cities in the southern part of the state west of the Cascades.

@@cinder2085 aka indoctrinated idiots

Not to mention the delicious wines of Washington state!

You clearly didn’t visit Louisana in the middle of July. Otherwise you wouldn’t be saying that.

The Louisiana slander is crazy and it’s boring if you live here And it’s so hard to do anything most of the year because it peaks over 100 degrees often

If you love Utah but don’t want to live in the smaller places, then maybe consider moving south to Cedar City or if you don’t mind the heat St. George. They’re not as big when compared to the Wasatch Front, but they have a lot of opportunities for anyone moving there and you can still go skiing and hiking.

@@samlanierusa I absolutely love St. George

I live in Central California, the air quality is some of the worst in the nation, I think Utah’s air quality isn’t that bad

@@AiVersify it’s not consistently bad but when the inversion occurs we sometimes have the worst in the entire world for a few days to a week at a time. It’s due to our unique geography of our cities that are in valleys.

@@dirtydinner6463 If you can afford it, you could consider moving up on the 'bench'. We have relatives that live on the 'bench' along the Wasatch front, and they have far less bad air than down in the valley. I see you like St. George, that would be a great choice as well.

Look up "new hampshire demographics" and compare them to Mississippi democrats for a clue why things are what they are.

@@Bonzi_Buddy Less black people?

Ur state is beautiful

Yah you guys get brutal winters so does my state Minnesota

Yeah even the “bad” parts of New Hampshire like Manchester and Rochester would be considered great places to live if they were in a handful of other states.

The lakes, the four seasons and all the places to visit are great! Grand Rapids is doing really well and there are many places I would live! It is an awesome state!

Grew up in Kentucky, live now in southern Indiana, and love to travel to western Michigan for vacation. So seeing as these states were 42, 40, and 39, I’m done here lol

⁠@@JacobHeadMusic Michigan isn’t as bad as he said, I’m from west Michigan and it’s a decent region to live in. Also Marquette in the UP is also a thriving city great for camping fishing when I went there.

I am not too addicted right now , but at a certain point i was bingeing the hell out of it .

N I kno it's terrible in the background

Briggs has it going on.

Me and l don’t even live in America lol

Me

Puerto Rico deserves top 10.

They'd probably all be at the bottom of the list. Poverty and/or crime much worse in the territories than in the states.

@@happygilmore5948 Puerto Rico is the exception. It's actually not bad.

@@mxderate Still worse off than any of the 50 states.

I agree!

Yep 100%. 2 more years and I’m out of this shithole state. Going back to MT!

I’ll trade with you, unless you’re in the city!😉 Washington is where I hope to live one day, before I’m too old to enjoy all that natural beauty. I’ve lived in Georgia my entire life (#16 on this list). The PNW is by far one of the most gorgeous areas in the country. I would not want to be too close to Seattle (or Portland, OR), though. Big cities and crazy folks are not for me. Cheers!

@Jacob Hampton Oof, I remember driving through Aberdeen to get to ocean shores a couple of times, and all I can say is that half of that town is abandoned or boarded up like an apocalypse.

@@fostermomjudy6962 Boring hicks are terrible.

Port Huron is a beautiful city. Downside is there isnt much to do there unless you wanna go to Canada

@@thomasvlaskampiii6850 Going to Canada does not sound too bad to me. I can visit neighboring states, but that really isn’t a big deal as the differences I encounter seem to be only sales tax rates. A change of pace, even if it was just going to some place like Tim Horton’s, would be a welcome change.

Im 100 like lol

I'm Canadian and I have heard a lot of negatives this past few years about Grand Rapids and how it's sliding downhill. I've never been there but was just surprised to hear it being a positive here after so many down comments from other sources. Oh well.

The large cities also support the rural areas financially though.

It got higher today lol

That's just death valley.

@@a-sane-person Hahahaha ha ha.... no

Well you see I'm from Mississippi but not from Jackson nor do I live in Jackson but I know what happened there. If you live in Southern Mississippi then YOU GOT WET. The whole mouth of August was just rain rain rain and that's why Jackson has water issues

I just moved from Mississippi and of course Jackson has never been at its best but Jackson does not make up all of Mississippi. And if you just learned about Jackson more and check out the museums you would understand how much more awesome it is.

@@camila.009 yeah I don't live there but I know what's going and I've been there lots of times

Jackson voters elect DEMOCRAT clowns. Those politicians are to blame for the city's woes.

I live in Mississippi, and luckily not in Jackson. I live like thirty minutes away. I did donate a bunch of bottled water tho!

Thank you! Exactly!

Facts

I’ve been in PA for a few months now for work and I really like it. It’s just a good state. But I haven’t been to the Philly/east PA area

Same with New York. I'm in Lancaster ny

As a Marylander I’d say the same

What about Cali? 😎🤗

@@jt_norway9129 Cali ranked low like 34

@@occonnerwilderness8923 oh 🧐 why is that ?

@@jt_norway9129 watch the video, probably crime and cost of living. Cali is great if you're rich but even the rich are leaving so

@@occonnerwilderness8923 😐😢

I grew up in Washington as well. Just live on the east side of the Cascade Mountain range and it's wonderful, I love the farming area like the Tri-Cities. Stay away from Seattle, that side just needs to fall off into the ocean.

@@tysonfreeman3682 "Let's make Seattke better by removing the police" WHAT THE HELL!? That just increased the crime rate. Living here in Orlando, Florida is so much better. Although I still miss my friends back in Snohomish, WA. But I wish they could move here with me and feel much better here

@@Calebrity1 yep Seattle is gone to bad. It's kind of like you love to visit that place and then leave, that's about all it's good for.

Washington sucks. The buildings are old as hell. Colorado way better

@@mercharris5266 You didn't check deeper. You never looked in the inside of those buildings. Like my High school. It looks old from the outside but the inside is all modernized

At least we get sun unlike them.

They get sun, its often just 20 or 30 degrees cooler.

Grand Rapids or Traverse City is where to be!

My mom grew up in Michigan and when I asked her to guess what it was ranked she got it right as 42

What about the areas in the metropolitan of those cities

@@ilovecakecanihaveapiece All of those cities have nice areas,just like any other city.

i love all the Michigan pride in this comment section. I'd also add, places in Detroit do seem to be coming around, people are starting to want to live there again and companies are starting to come back. We have a long way to go, but I always feel a little defensive of Detroit. But yes, Michigan is in an incredible state.

It's pronounced ''Squim,' but it's spelled SEquim. It's a word from the local Indian tribes there.

Thank you for watching

This is gonna sound douchey but 50k in my suburb is already dicey. Like 1 bedroom rent is 30k a year by itself. Yeah LA kinda sucks.

I agree. I moved here from New York and the quality of life is so much better here. Pick a neighborhood with the best schools and lowest crime and enjoy everything else the state has to offer, including very pleasant 4 season weather, great local parks, state parks and national parks a lot of things to do in Albuquerque and Santa Fe area and low cost of living.

@@CommentLikeDescribe yah where i live in yarmouth maine a typical house thats like 2500 sqft is like 850k-1.1mil depending on when it was built

Local Michigander here, lived in Port Huron my entire life. Our state sucks ass, there is nothing to do here, even the pretty places look gross.

As someone who lives across the lake, Wisconsin, yours and mine alike, our weather SUCKS

@@veltem_plasmm7753 dawg how it snowed one day and then was litteraly 70° a week later

@@cruxell it’s the same thing over here in New England lmao

@@cruxell not even that, one time it snowed recently, and it was 70 THE NEXT DAY

Lmfao

as an Iowan myself I can 100% agree with the boredom issue and everything is reasonably priced.

You're not going to have good schools much longer. I did my practicum for teaching with DMPS and it was a bit of a mess thanks to school choice. AFAIK, Kim Reynolds recognized the problem Iowa has with children's mental health and signed a bill but never actually appropriated funding (and remember that teenager that was allowed to starve to death in West Des Moines despite multiple calls to DHS? yeah). I've since moved to Arizona where I noticed it seems like there's a school on every corner--mostly charter schools in this very pro-school choice state. and guess how AZ ranks for education? I hope my home reverses course but it seems unlikely with the state so bright red.

I live in rockford Ill, not to far from Iowa. Mom was born in Clinton... But like most states that have so many rural towns? I lived in very rural Ky.....The problem is many of these sheltered rural folks that inherited their parents home, who got it from their...etc... Many of these sheltered rural folks have never left their state! They are living in the past, xenophobic, scared of progress, urban life etc.... When I lived in rural Ky? I met folks that have never been to a town bigger than Lexington. Im not saying all rural folks have never left their state but....you would be surprised how many rural murikans are what Im talking about ...And rural wis, Minn and S.Ill are no different ! So not just slamming the south.......Sad but true....generations of white rural folks that have been around for a long time.. 4+ generations of the same family......and if you look at most rural homes after so long? MOST rural folk have not kept up on upkeeping of the homes/farms they inherited........

@@misszombiesue Yeah, it's really gone downhill in that department. But just remember that Iowa is not strictly a red state. We have a lot of swing vote farmers who will frequently reverse course and go full opposite party when they don't think their needs are being tended to well enough, often to their detriment.

@@robertgronewold3326 it had been for the last 10 years or so that I was there. I hope they all change course again soon.

Boise is an incredibly nice city, ive only been there once for a baseball tournament but just from that one time alone I can tell it would be a great place to live. Riding Lime scooters around downtown at 2am 4 days in a row and not getting arrested really contributed to the experience😆. Never once did I feel unsafe. Boise is an easy 10/10 city.

Recently moved away due to family. I really miss Boise

Mississippi doesn't really have that much of a city, that's why it should be 50

Average Urbanite

Except of course the majority of every state that doesn’t live in the city 😅😅

we do? I work outdoors every day. I've never even been in a true city in my life.

I'm not dissing life outside the suburbs as much as saying that the average of a state like California, Texas, New York etc isn't really relevant. Comparing the top 50 major metropolitan areas would be more relevant. Comparing the top 1000 cities/towns would be less relevant. So uh, chill out people.

I'm moving to the Gulf side of Florida in 2022. I'm a beach person and driving to the New Jersey shore just isn't cutting it anymore! I'm recently retired military so as long as there's a VA Hospital in the area.. I'm all good. People have recommended I look at Tampa, Pensacola and Ft. Myers! Enjoy that sun.. we're getting wet snow in Philly tonight...😁👍❄️

interesting idea i like it

Blue states have traditionally been more supportive of public spending on social services. Red states are traditionally less likely to support spending on social services. When Trump mocked a disabled NY Times reporter in public, no Republican Governors or Republican member of congress spoke out against his behavior. That should be a good indicator for you.

Yes, great idea. Federal Law, specifically the Americans with Disabilities Act, is something you should become very familiar with. It is designed to protect the civil rights & opportunities of all people regardless of physical, mental/emotional, or cognitive disability. The requirements of this law for this protected class is the removal of all barriers and/or use of certain accommodations to make equal access to public buildings, schools, government, transportation, highway rest stops, public transportation, employment practices whereby an applicant can disclose the presence of a disability that would require a reasonable accommodation - meaning they could successfully perform a job with reasonable changes in the way things are usually done, as long as it is economically feasible and would not present undue burdens on others. Familiarize yourself with this law as it is Federal and must be respected in all 50 states. The Fair Housing Act may also be helpful. But, a list of progressive states who have implemented all aspects of the ADA - demonstrate knowledge of it's purpose (equal access, inclusion) would be ranked higher than others who may still be dragging their feet or have faced the most ADA violation lawsuits - these are discrimination cases. Advocacy groups are important too as are employment & housing support, rules & regulations. In other words, which states offer the most services, accessibility, inclusion, knowledge & expertise in becoming ADA compliant.

Agree with the general statement of Blue States being more aware & compliant with, what was considered, progressive legislation. The ADA was signed into law by President Clinton.

Lol. I live in Louisiana and it’s at #50. At least I go to one of the best school districts I guess. The crime here is crazy though

California has Big Sur, often called the most beautiful coastline in the world. California also has the best climate of any state by far. Also has the best surfing beaches of any state.

😂😂 i love the weather too much to move out

I think its good for adults and families but for the kids moving there kinda sucks but I had some good and bad experiences living there

Thank you for saying this, Louisiana really needs to get ranked up, they needa quit gettin pushed around and get their shit together If they just got better Education among other things, I say it should be among the top 20 at least, I very much love my State ❤ it has some very very deep stomped out history, and talk about friendly Cajuns!

They go off stats, not what its like to live there, all the crime comes from New Orleans they don't even mention any suburbs.

It's about the soul of the state and the community. And lousiana made up the us at one point

I agree the New England states should all be higher

I think cost of living probably brings Massachusetts down. Massachusetts is many things, cheap isn't one of them.

@@scottyb1300 ya I’m from cape cod and if you want to buy a house it’s like a million dollars for a simple three bedroom cape

@@rylantwohig8234 eeeh New England general has pretty shitty politics and i live in RI and I can confirm very horrific in taxs and expeneses and remember RI mass and conn somewhat similar and copy each other. Again New England in general roads politics taxs are bad hell even eduction for most part is iffy

Augusta is pretty good too, been there, from Rincon

I’d recommend Decatur, it has a really good education system and everything is in walking distance despite not being too crowded. The houses are kind of expensive, but that’s kinda the only downside. So yeah, pretty good place. (*cough* totally not biased *cough*)

How is Athens, Georgia?

@@linus4693 it’s alright when it’s not school season. In fact it’s quite calm during the summer months and Christmas . But the rest of the year is almost a nightmare especially for the people that live there.

Some Jerk, is keeping me from posting, so I can't answer your question. You'll have to look elsewhere, for your answer, and I'll try to post, elsewhere. I intend to file a complaint, as well.

I feel the same. I love the cold, I can’t stand the heat. I would like to live somewhere where it’s colder temperatures. 🥶🥶🥶🥶

@@angelgirl3188 yep! i agree a lot with you, i hate when it’s hot where i live where it can get up to like 100 but it can also get to like - 25

He didn't want to move to Utah because a lot of the state is different. The thing he doesn't mention is that if you live in the Northern half it is mostly cities. If you live in the southern half it is a lot of desert. Also if you live in the north it is Cold/winter from November to February. If you live in Southern Utah it is warm or hot most of the year.

Us Whites can tolerate the cold. Move to a colder state to get away from diversity. Well, except maybe Asians.

spot on

Illinois really needs to split off the Chicago area into its own state. That way both areas have proper regional governments that actually addresses their needs. Or if not a new state make Chicago a antonomis region of the state where its almost independent for most things. Personally i really think the country as whole needs new state boundries to better govern the people in ways that makes sense but that would take way to much political capital.

As a missourian, I really recommend you move over here we dont have corn, we have soybeans

What is your home state?

@@ravenclaw4184 Minnesota

@@MEMENZO- ok

Personally, I'm shocked, if I were to rank the 50 us states, I would put Minnesota around 25-20

@@kirbysonic211 I'm shocked two

Well, Fort Wayne is factually growing lol

Any idea why Dunkin' is so popular there? Is it where Dunkin' Donuts first started or do people in CT just REALLY like Dunkin' Donuts for no real reason other than they like it? I'm just curious.