New York Ranked 17th Best State To Live

US News and World Report has ranked the best states to live in, and New York came out okay!

#17 overall in the United States? Not too shabby right? US News and World Report has ranked the states 1 through 50, and New York came out a little above average. The rankings were based on the following categories, with New York’s ranking for each:

• Heatlcare: 13
• Education: 19
• Crime & Corrections: 5
• Infrastructure: 22
• Opportunity: 44
• Economy: 29
• Government: 23

As you would guess, we rank very well in healthcare and crime, but I thought our education ranking would be higher. Our schools and universities have a great reputation!

So which states performed the best? Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Minnesota, North Dakota and Washington finished 1 through 5 respectively. You can see the full rankings here.

And hey, it’s good to know new York is better than 33 other states!