Metro & State Rankings

Composite life scores based on 7 equally-weighted federal data dimensions. Higher = better.

#	Metro	Score	Grade	Cost	Wages	Rent	Crime
1	Paducah, KY-IL	68.2	C+	94	22	96	77
2	Charleston, WV	67.5	C+	82	27	100	100
3	Monroe, LA	67.1	C+	100	5	100	27
4	Greenville, NC	66.5	C+	84	38	83	94
5	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	66.5	C+	98	47	48	83
6	Ames, IA	66.2	C+	82	65	91	73
7	Lafayette, LA	66	C+	91	9	99	27
8	Wheeling, WV-OH	65.9	C+	85	21	94	98
9	Alexandria, LA	65.8	C+	97	6	93	28
10	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	65.6	C+	91	11	98	99
11	Pocatello, ID	65	C+	81	15	69	74
12	Lewiston, ID-WA	64.3	C	68	30	61	74
13	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	64.3	C	98	9	78	26
14	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	64.1	C	98	6	81	27
15	Cedar Rapids, IA	64	C	81	50	97	73
16	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	63.7	C	84	10	96	99
17	Winston-Salem, NC	63.7	C	62	36	97	92
18	Elizabethtown, KY	63.6	C	72	28	87	78
19	Hammond, LA	63.6	C	99	2	82	28
20	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	63.4	C	91	45	88	72
21	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	63.4	C	80	13	94	99
22	Idaho Falls, ID	63.3	C	46	56	50	74
23	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	63	C	83	22	83	94
24	Beckley, WV	62.9	C	85	3	99	100
25	St. Cloud, MN	62.7	C	90	75	63	65
26	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	62.6	C	75	53	81	35
27	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	62.5	C	72	44	95	48
28	Dubuque, IA	62.4	C	90	41	86	72
29	Baton Rouge, LA	62	C	71	36	63	28
30	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	62	C	58	61	47	26
31	Bowling Green, KY	61.8	C	74	13	93	78
32	Rocky Mount, NC	61.8	C	87	20	74	93
33	Owensboro, KY	61.7	C	83	13	79	77
34	Grand Forks, ND-MN	61.4	C	92	67	84	67
35	Lake Charles, LA	61.4	C	96	9	62	27
36	Hattiesburg, MS	61.3	C	89	1	88	89
37	Grand Island, NE	61.1	C	92	33	62	82
38	Lincoln, NE	61.1	C	66	51	74	81
39	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	60.9	C	31	69	75	95
40	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	60.8	C	80	53	74	73
41	Twin Falls, ID *	60.8	C	62	16	66	74
42	Texarkana, TX-AR	60.7	C	99	5	99	30
43	Morgantown, WV	60.6	C	52	37	81	99
44	Lexington-Fayette, KY	60.4	C	55	53	54	78
45	Peoria, IL	60.1	C	68	68	90	63
46	Topeka, KS	60.1	C	82	42	87	16
47	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	59.8	C-	75	17	75	90
48	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	59.8	C-	53	52	54	77
49	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	59.8	C-	93	36	72	72
50	Decatur, AL	59.7	C-	90	23	97	41
51	Omaha, NE-IA	59.6	C-	63	70	41	81
52	Decatur, IL	59.5	C-	84	52	87	64
53	Mankato, MN	59.5	C-	69	74	70	66
54	Minot, ND	59.5	C-	91	52	92	66
55	Eagle Pass, TX	59.4	C-	100	0	96	34
56	Iowa City, IA	59.4	C-	67	59	74	72
57	Duluth, MN-WI	59.2	C-	82	67	60	66
58	Jacksonville, FL	58.9	C-	24	57	80	87
59	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	58.7	C-	56	51	84	81
60	Dalton, GA	58.6	C-	75	24	92	55
61	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	58.6	C-	45	62	82	31
62	College Station-Bryan, TX	58.5	C-	70	48	66	34
63	Fayetteville, NC	58.5	C-	63	39	57	95
64	Lynchburg, VA	58.5	C-	78	42	66	80
65	Wichita, KS	58.1	C-	81	38	81	16
66	Albany, GA	58	C-	89	18	76	56
67	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	58	C-	95	5	87	32
68	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	57.9	C-	94	4	88	35
69	Midland, MI	57.9	C-	63	80	64	18
70	Toledo, OH	57.9	C-	67	53	86	57
71	Florence, SC	57.8	C-	92	11	82	97
72	Rochester, MN	57.7	C-	71	88	37	65
73	Waco, TX	57.7	C-	59	34	95	30
74	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	57.6	C-	65	70	49	73
75	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	57.5	C-	26	74	83	33
76	Tuscaloosa, AL	57.4	C-	88	31	75	39
77	Enid, OK *	57.3	C-	99	1	91	23
78	Dothan, AL	57.2	C-	99	1	97	41
79	Johnstown, PA	57.2	C-	95	8	90	70
80	Lawton, OK	57.1	C-	95	2	92	23
81	Columbus, GA-AL	56.9	C-	78	18	84	55
82	Cleveland, OH	56.8	C-	47	67	90	59
83	Greensboro-High Point, NC	56.8	C-	55	46	48	94
84	Rapid City, SD	56.8	C-	80	26	69	48
85	Spartanburg, SC	56.8	C-	69	41	65	96
86	Casper, WY	56.7	C-	48	39	85	89
87	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	56.7	C-	65	64	71	61
88	Champaign-Urbana, IL	56.6	C-	57	73	77	65
89	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	56.6	C-	98	3	93	41
90	Gadsden, AL	56.6	C-	97	0	98	40
91	Cheyenne, WY	56.5	C-	35	63	69	88
92	Fargo, ND-MN	56.5	C-	71	69	78	67
93	Mobile, AL	56.5	C-	86	20	85	40
94	Youngstown-Warren, OH	56.5	C-	90	17	94	56
95	Anniston-Oxford, AL	56.4	C-	95	3	96	42
96	Manhattan, KS	56.4	C-	74	31	88	16
97	Goldsboro, NC	56.3	C-	84	6	58	95
98	Jackson, MS	56.1	C-	80	11	51	89
99	Boise City, ID	55.9	C-	26	58	23	75
100	Lubbock, TX	55.9	C-	68	15	95	32
101	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	55.9	C-	54	68	73	60
102	Muncie, IN	55.8	C-	86	25	89	49
103	Tulsa, OK	55.8	C-	79	34	61	23
104	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	55.6	C-	52	48	70	97
105	Lawrence, KS	55.6	C-	73	44	67	17
106	Oklahoma City, OK	55.6	C-	73	43	58	23
107	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	55.5	C-	31	84	20	95
108	Terre Haute, IN	55.5	C-	88	25	83	48
109	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	55.4	C-	64	46	56	55
110	Bismarck, ND	55.2	C-	69	72	68	67
111	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	55.1	C-	85	11	43	93
112	Fond du Lac, WI	54.8	D	66	55	68	62
113	Mansfield, OH	54.8	D	81	18	95	58
114	Huntsville, AL	54.7	D	54	71	49	40
115	Montgomery, AL	54.6	D	76	17	92	40
116	Battle Creek, MI	54.5	D	72	51	68	20
117	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	54.5	D	57	73	53	58
118	Joplin, MO-KS	54.5	D	97	22	99	15
119	Laredo, TX	54.4	D	92	2	72	33
120	Lima, OH	54.4	D	76	33	79	58
121	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	54.3	D	79	40	56	21
122	Sheboygan, WI	54.2	D	47	64	77	60
123	Flint, MI	54.1	D	54	50	91	19
124	Wausau, WI	54.1	D	58	56	73	60
125	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	54	D	88	19	51	55
126	Coeur d'Alene, ID	54	D	27	44	28	75
127	Amarillo, TX	53.9	D	64	20	80	35
128	Sandusky, OH	53.9	D	79	27	80	57
129	Madison, WI	53.8	D	32	86	64	61
130	St. Joseph, MO-KS	53.8	D	93	32	86	14
131	Birmingham, AL	53.6	D	66	49	55	42
132	Appleton, WI	53.5	D	60	60	59	63
133	Farmington, NM	53.5	D	89	24	85	1
134	Las Cruces, NM	53.5	D	74	35	89	1
135	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	53.5	D	69	35	55	79
136	Canton-Massillon, OH	53.4	D	78	23	85	59
137	Jacksonville, NC	53.4	D	62	5	69	94
138	Saginaw, MI	53.4	D	70	41	77	17
139	Killeen-Temple, TX	53.2	D	68	28	60	33
140	Kokomo, IN	53.2	D	76	32	77	49
141	Longview, TX	53.2	D	77	16	63	32
142	Wichita Falls, TX	53.2	D	77	8	76	29
143	Green Bay, WI	53	D	53	56	71	62
144	Jackson, MI	53	D	64	49	71	19
145	St. Louis, MO-IL	53	D	43	69	98	14
146	Altoona, PA	52.9	D	77	18	75	71
147	Auburn-Opelika, AL	52.8	D	87	14	67	42
148	Raleigh-Cary, NC	52.8	D	28	75	17	93
149	Rockford, IL	52.7	D	62	54	68	63
150	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	52.7	D	30	73	51	79
151	Eau Claire, WI	52.6	D	56	54	67	62
152	Sumter, SC	52.6	D	87	12	52	96
153	El Paso, TX	52.5	D	75	13	65	33
154	Springfield, IL	52.5	D	56	62	63	63
155	Valdosta, GA	52.5	D	85	4	65	53
156	Macon-Bibb County, GA	52.4	D	83	17	49	54
157	Binghamton, NY	52.1	D	55	74	80	39
158	Evansville, IN	52.1	D	66	37	78	50
159	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	52.1	D	44	64	72	19
160	Pittsburgh, PA	52.1	D	45	65	50	69
161	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	52.1	D	56	14	47	26
162	Springfield, OH	52.1	D	72	24	79	57
163	Burlington, NC	52	D	53	26	44	96
164	Rome, GA	51.8	D	74	12	65	54
165	Janesville-Beloit, WI	51.6	D	49	63	58	62
166	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	51.6	D	19	76	18	76
167	El Centro, CA	51.5	D	42	87	42	13
168	Erie, PA	51.5	D	70	29	62	70
169	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	51.4	D	33	59	16	88
170	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	51.4	D	43	75	55	18
171	Columbia, SC	51.3	D	49	43	52	98
172	Midland, TX	51.3	D	39	81	16	32
173	Homosassa Springs, FL	51.2	D	51	7	61	87
174	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	51.2	D	93	25	89	3
175	Niles, MI	51.2	D	61	48	66	17
176	Bloomington, IL	51.1	D	50	72	50	65
177	Sebring, FL	51.1	D	60	3	54	83
178	Wilmington, NC	51.1	D	36	45	36	92
179	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	50.8	D	73	32	67	51
180	Logan, UT-ID	50.8	D	38	22	59	77
181	Reno, NV	50.8	D	17	70	53	28
182	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	50.7	D	94	12	94	16
183	Tallahassee, FL	50.6	D	47	21	44	83
184	Abilene, TX	50.5	D	73	15	53	36
185	Yakima, WA	50.5	D	40	76	40	45
186	Longview-Kelso, WA	50.4	D	31	89	35	47
187	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	50.4	D	23	61	20	85
188	Warner Robins, GA	50.2	D	48	47	42	53
189	Bay City, MI	50.1	D	63	21	91	20
190	Columbia, MO	50.1	D	77	42	72	15
191	Fort Wayne, IN	50.1	D	59	35	78	50
192	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	50.1	D	33	80	46	61
193	Richmond, VA	50.1	D	30	81	23	80
194	Akron, OH	50	D	52	55	55	59
195	Fort Smith, AR-OK	49.9	D	96	2	98	5
196	Roanoke, VA	49.8	D	49	35	57	80
197	Williamsport, PA	49.8	D	61	28	64	68
198	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	49.7	D	41	72	43	59
199	Kennewick-Richland, WA	49.7	D	23	98	29	47
200	Utica-Rome, NY	49.7	D	58	68	70	36
201	Asheville, NC	49.5	D	35	44	27	96
202	Monroe, MI	49.5	D	51	62	48	18
203	Columbus, OH	49.4	D	41	77	35	58
204	Jefferson City, MO	49.4	D	87	16	89	15
205	Pueblo, CO	49.3	D	65	47	54	5
206	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	49.3	D	89	59	38	36
207	Jonesboro, AR	49.1	D	96	4	90	4
208	Corpus Christi, TX	48.9	D	58	34	37	34
209	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	48.8	D	38	60	60	60
210	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	48.8	D	50	40	57	68
211	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	48.4	D	29	78	12	35
212	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	48.3	D	18	82	6	78
213	Kansas City, MO-KS	48.3	D	59	73	43	15
214	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	48.2	D	44	57	26	92
215	Springfield, MO	48.1	D	83	19	82	14
216	Athens-Clarke County, GA	47.9	D	52	27	47	56
217	Bangor, ME	47.9	D	35	54	39	92
218	Harrisonburg, VA	47.9	D	44	37	49	80
219	Naples-Marco Island, FL	47.8	D	12	68	8	86
220	York-Hanover, PA	47.7	D	37	55	46	67
221	Charlottesville, VA	47.6	D	25	81	13	81
222	Hot Springs, AR	47.6	D	96	1	84	5
223	Ogden, UT	47.6	D	20	49	25	76
224	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	47.6	D	55	46	51	48
225	Winchester, VA-WV	47.6	D	36	60	27	79
226	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	47.5	D	28	34	35	76
227	Traverse City, MI	47.5	D	51	42	61	17
228	Chambersburg, PA	47.4	D	45	52	40	71
229	Gainesville, FL	47.4	D	35	26	32	87
230	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	47.4	D	30	30	33	84
231	Victoria, TX	47.3	D	76	10	35	30
232	Bloomington, IN	47.2	D	43	50	62	51
233	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	47.2	D	32	27	31	87
234	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	47	D	23	77	13	56
235	Tyler, TX	47	D	61	15	46	30
236	Bend, OR	46.9	D	10	79	40	44
237	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	46.9	D	21	85	29	46
238	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	46.7	D	40	60	47	19
239	Columbus, IN	46.6	D	54	55	36	51
240	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	46.5	D	39	72	33	50
241	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	46.5	D	65	16	73	49
242	Ocala, FL	46.5	D	42	8	41	85
243	Salem, OR	46.4	D	10	85	28	43
244	State College, PA	46.2	D	34	58	38	68
245	Walla Walla, WA	46.1	D	26	77	28	45
246	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	46	D	22	67	18	29
247	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	45.8	D	38	86	45	39
248	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	45.7	D	51	37	59	49
249	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	45.6	D	18	88	32	13
250	Carson City, NV	45.6	D	29	51	29	29
251	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	45.6	D	60	26	59	18
252	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	45.5	D	13	93	20	46
253	Yuma, AZ	45.5	D	57	31	40	21
254	San Angelo, TX	45.4	D	60	8	46	31
255	Morristown, TN	45.2	D	94	4	76	2
256	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	45.2	D	27	28	25	84
257	Tucson, AZ	45.2	D	34	54	38	21
258	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	45.1	D	32	25	22	85
259	Port St. Lucie, FL	45.1	D	22	39	17	84
260	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	45.1	D	7	94	11	43
261	Corvallis, OR	45	D	9	82	25	44
262	Jackson, TN	45	D	97	14	56	3
263	Portland-South Portland, ME	45	D	15	80	13	91
264	St. George, UT	45	F	32	24	26	76
265	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	44.9	F	12	80	10	34
266	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	44.9	F	21	77	37	20
267	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	44.8	F	17	70	15	98
268	Johnson City, TN	44.7	F	88	7	76	3
269	Reading, PA	44.7	F	33	62	26	68
270	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	44.7	F	18	47	9	83
271	Eugene-Springfield, OR	44.6	F	16	76	21	44
272	Grand Junction, CO	44.6	F	41	45	58	6
273	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	44.6	F	26	65	32	70
274	Odessa, TX	44.6	F	48	32	25	31
275	Ann Arbor, MI	44.5	F	18	89	23	20
276	Merced, CA	44.5	F	27	75	31	12
277	Savannah, GA	44.5	F	42	40	22	53
278	Syracuse, NY	44.4	F	39	83	39	37
279	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	44.4	F	9	84	31	45
280	Lebanon, PA	44.2	F	53	33	37	69
281	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	44.2	F	0	65	4	86
282	Billings, MT	44.1	F	50	56	36	25
283	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	44.1	F	16	45	9	85
284	Anchorage, AK	43.9	F	7	92	24	0
285	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	43.9	F	78	10	73	4
286	Medford, OR	43.9	F	16	66	30	43
287	Redding, CA	43.9	F	20	84	26	11
288	Kenosha, WI	43.8	F	17	71	39	61
289	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43.8	F	8	94	20	66
290	Visalia, CA	43.8	F	24	76	32	8
291	Albuquerque, NM	43.7	F	40	66	34	1
292	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43.7	F	61	46	53	2
293	Bellingham, WA	43.6	F	11	91	15	47
294	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	43.6	F	10	95	10	46
295	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	43.6	F	15	88	30	89
296	Sherman-Denison, TX	43.6	F	48	12	44	31
297	Fairbanks-College, AK	43.5	F	11	87	22	0
298	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	43.5	F	13	86	14	69
299	Vineland, NJ	43.4	F	38	74	22	82
300	Elmira, NY	43.3	F	46	61	52	38
301	Grants Pass, OR	43.3	F	30	39	42	44
302	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	43.3	F	15	79	34	12
303	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	43.3	F	14	43	10	86
304	Albany, OR	43.2	F	15	63	31	45
305	Punta Gorda, FL	43.2	F	20	19	33	84
306	Greeley, CO	42.9	F	22	78	27	6
307	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42.8	F	6	96	8	47
308	Cleveland, TN	42.5	F	86	10	60	3
309	Fresno, CA	42.5	F	14	84	23	13
310	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	42.4	F	17	87	19	6
311	Gainesville, GA	42.4	F	34	30	30	54
312	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	42.3	F	14	38	9	88
313	Chico, CA	42.2	F	16	79	24	13
314	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	42.2	F	20	91	12	90
315	Colorado Springs, CO	42.1	F	19	83	19	7
316	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	42.1	F	4	99	5	98
317	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42	F	2	99	4	46
318	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	41.9	F	23	71	11	71
319	Glens Falls, NY	41.9	F	44	61	44	38
320	Hinesville, GA	41.9	F	47	9	38	54
321	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	41.9	F	24	83	15	90
322	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	41.8	F	11	78	13	22
323	Modesto, CA	41.7	F	9	90	16	12
324	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	41.6	F	25	19	15	88
325	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	41.5	F	10	89	16	64
326	Gettysburg, PA	41.5	F	41	29	41	70
327	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	41.5	F	46	20	41	22
328	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	41.3	F	67	31	45	5
329	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	41.3	F	12	94	12	91
330	Pittsfield, MA	41.3	F	42	87	24	52
331	Yuba City, CA	41.3	F	9	82	28	7
332	Lancaster, PA	41.1	F	28	48	30	69
333	Manchester-Nashua, NH	41.1	F	6	83	6	91
334	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	41.1	F	49	6	34	97
335	Salisbury, MD	41.1	F	40	57	70	25
336	Rochester, NY	41	F	33	81	27	37
337	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	41	F	12	97	10	82
338	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	40.8	F	5	98	5	10
339	Boulder, CO	40.7	F	7	97	7	7
340	Vallejo, CA	40.6	F	4	99	6	8
341	Kankakee, IL	40.4	F	37	33	48	64
342	Stockton-Lodi, CA	40.4	F	8	85	18	8
343	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	40.1	F	25	78	11	82
344	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	40	F	24	90	21	39
345	New Haven, CT	39.9	F	8	94	9	90
346	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	39.9	F	2	100	1	9
347	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	39.8	F	6	92	5	11
348	Clarksville, TN-KY	39.7	F	70	23	45	4
349	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	39.7	F	6	93	7	6
350	Springfield, MA	39.7	F	37	88	19	52
351	Chattanooga, TN-GA	39.6	F	67	30	39	4
352	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	39.6	F	45	7	45	41
353	Flagstaff, AZ	39.6	F	21	59	11	22
354	Helena, MT	39.5	F	39	58	18	24
355	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39.5	F	1	98	3	12
356	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	39.5	F	4	97	0	9
357	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	39.4	F	5	95	2	8
358	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	39.3	F	0	100	1	10
359	Dover, DE	39.2	F	31	58	34	42
360	Knoxville, TN	39.2	F	59	41	33	2
361	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	39.1	F	5	97	3	91
362	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	39.1	F	28	40	24	22
363	Napa, CA	38.9	F	1	95	2	11
364	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38.9	F	1	96	1	10
365	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	38.9	F	3	96	0	9
366	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38.8	F	29	29	14	97
367	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	38.8	F	4	91	3	9
368	Salinas, CA	38.7	F	3	92	2	10
369	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	38.6	F	46	49	56	25
370	Missoula, MT	38.6	F	36	38	42	24
371	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	38.3	F	37	69	19	2
372	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	38.3	F	2	91	2	11
373	Santa Fe, NM	37.8	F	25	63	21	1
374	Great Falls, MT	36.5	F	34	23	52	24
375	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	36	F	22	95	8	53
376	Barnstable Town, MA	35.9	F	27	92	4	52
377	Ithaca, NY	35.9	F	11	85	17	38
378	Worcester, MA	35.7	F	13	93	17	51
379	Lexington Park, MD	35.3	F	19	96	7	25
380	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	34.9	F	1	99	5	37
381	Urban Honolulu, HI	34.8	F	2	90	3	75
382	Bozeman, MT	34.2	F	13	66	6	24
383	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	33.8	F	3	89	8	37
384	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	33.5	F	3	82	4	75
385	Kingston, NY	33.3	F	19	66	14	38
386	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	32.7	F	8	90	12	26
387	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	32.3	F	5	98	1	52

#	State	Score	Grade	Cost	Wages	Rent	Crime
1	West Virginia	65.1	C+	84	6	94	100
2	Mississippi	64.7	C	98	0	100	86
3	Louisiana	61.5	C	92	4	76	26
4	Nebraska	61.5	C	80	30	78	76
5	Kentucky	60.9	C	78	12	86	70
6	Iowa	60.8	C	96	28	84	62
7	Wyoming	59.6	C-	70	40	74	82
8	Kansas	58.9	C-	82	26	92	14
9	North Carolina	57.9	C-	60	34	52	94
10	South Dakota	57.9	C-	90	10	82	42
11	North Dakota	57.8	C-	86	54	90	58
12	Oklahoma	57.7	C-	94	8	80	20
13	Alabama	57.3	C-	88	14	98	34
14	Idaho	56.3	C-	56	16	50	64
15	Wisconsin	54.3	D	62	56	66	52
16	Minnesota	53.3	D	42	78	60	56
17	Texas	53.3	D	48	44	56	30
18	New Mexico	53.1	D	72	48	58	2
19	Ohio	53	D	68	42	70	50
20	Vermont	52.7	D	44	64	24	72
21	Utah	52.6	D	40	46	44	68
22	South Carolina	52.4	D	64	22	54	96
23	Arkansas	52.1	D	100	2	96	6
24	Illinois	51.7	D	36	70	72	54
25	Missouri	51.1	D	76	32	88	12
26	Georgia	50.9	D	52	38	48	48
27	Maine	50.8	D	50	60	30	92
28	Michigan	50.6	D	54	52	64	16
29	Virginia	50.6	D	30	68	40	74
30	Indiana	50.2	D	66	36	68	44
31	Nevada	49	D	34	58	34	28
32	Oregon	48.3	D	22	76	36	38
33	Arizona	47.7	D	32	62	38	18
34	Alaska	47.5	D	26	88	28	0
35	Pennsylvania	47.2	D	46	50	46	60
36	Washington	45.8	D	10	96	26	40
37	Tennessee	45	D	74	24	62	4
38	Colorado	44.5	F	24	74	32	8
39	Rhode Island	42.9	F	28	82	14	84
40	Delaware	42.6	F	38	72	20	36
41	District of Columbia	41.9	F	4	100	4	98
42	Florida	41.4	F	20	18	22	80
43	New Hampshire	41.1	F	16	66	12	90
44	California	40.2	F	0	98	8	10
45	Montana	40.1	F	58	20	42	22
46	Connecticut	40	F	18	86	10	88
47	New Jersey	37.8	F	6	90	6	78
48	New York	36.6	F	8	94	18	32
49	Maryland	35.3	F	14	84	16	24
50	Massachusetts	32.6	F	12	92	2	46
51	Hawaii	32.5	F	2	80	0	66