Best/Worst

Quality of Life by State 2025

Quality of Life - Total Score 2024

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State
Quality of Life - Total Score 2024
Quality of Life Rank 2024
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts60.56th
Florida Flag
Florida59.84th
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey59.611th
Utah Flag
Utah59.630th
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire59.138th
Idaho Flag
Idaho58.825th
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania58.33rd
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin58.213th
New York Flag
New York58.21st
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming5839th
Virginia Flag
Virginia57.919th
Iowa Flag
Iowa57.516th
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota57.47th
Maine Flag
Maine56.528th
Montana Flag
Montana5632nd
Illinois Flag
Illinois55.65th
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota5536th
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota54.940th
Vermont Flag
Vermont54.545th
Kansas Flag
Kansas53.921st
Colorado Flag
Colorado53.812th
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut53.420th
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina53.117th
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska53.129th
Georgia Flag
Georgia52.518th
Maryland Flag
Maryland52.234th
Indiana Flag
Indiana5226th
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island5244th
California Flag
California51.82nd
Ohio Flag
Ohio51.715th
Missouri Flag
Missouri51.424th
Michigan Flag
Michigan51.210th
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee5133rd
Delaware Flag
Delaware50.733rd
Washington Flag
Washington49.89th
Texas Flag
Texas49.28th
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky4946th
Alabama Flag
Alabama48.541st
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii48.542nd
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia48.143rd
Arizona Flag
Arizona48.123rd
Oregon Flag
Oregon47.514th
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina46.927th
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma45.235th
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi44.649th
Nevada Flag
Nevada44.122nd
Alaska Flag
Alaska43.450th
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas43.347th
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico41.831st
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana41.337th
  • Other than total score, in which higher scores are preferable, all values are expressed as a ranking from 1 (best) to 50 (worst).
  • To determine quality of life in each state, source evaluated each state across 51 indicators, ranging from housing costs and income growth to the education rate and quality of hospitals. These were then grouped into five major categories: affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety.