Freedom#31 of 102 · Added July 21, 2026

Best State to Move To

ConsumerAffairs’ 100-point composite of safety, health, economy, education, and affordability

Data: ConsumerAffairs via Visual Capitalist, 2026 ↗nhmaps.com/22

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Score of 69, the highest in the country, across safety, economy, health, and cost of living. The people packing boxes ran the same math we did.

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Best states to move to, composite score (score (0–100))

Map: Visual Capitalist (data: ConsumerAffairs) ↗Data: ConsumerAffairs via Visual Capitalist, 2026 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗

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#	State	Value
1	New Hampshire	69
2	Idaho	66
2	Utah	66
4	Maine	62
4	Virginia	62
6	Massachusetts	59
7	Nebraska	58
7	South Dakota	58
7	Vermont	58
10	Connecticut	57
10	Iowa	57
10	Minnesota	57
10	North Dakota	57
10	Wyoming	57
15	Maryland	56
15	Montana	56
15	Rhode Island	56
15	Wisconsin	56
19	Pennsylvania	55
20	Florida	54
20	New Jersey	54
22	Colorado	53
23	Georgia	52
23	North Carolina	52
25	Delaware	51
25	Indiana	51
25	Kentucky	51
25	Ohio	51
29	Hawaii	50
29	Kansas	50
29	Washington	50
32	Alabama	49
33	Illinois	48
33	Michigan	48
33	Missouri	48
33	West Virginia	48
37	South Carolina	47
37	Tennessee	47
37	Texas	47
40	Arizona	46
40	New York	46
42	Mississippi	45
42	Oregon	45
44	Alaska	44
45	Nevada	42
46	Arkansas	40
46	Oklahoma	40
48	California	38
49	Louisiana	33
50	New Mexico	29

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