Some states may have low costs and light regulation, but high crime and lack of healthcare are among important factors when people choose where to live.

To score the states for quality of life, we use hard data on factors like crime rates, air quality and healthcare. We also consider the cost and availability of childcare, inclusiveness of state laws, and reproductive rights. Some states offer exemplary quality of life. But these ten states do not make the grade.

Starting at worst:

  • 1- Tennessee
  • 2- Texas
  • 3- Indiana
  • 4- Louisiana
  • 5- Georgia
  • 6- Utah
  • 7- Missouri
  • 8- Alabama
  • 9- Oklahoma
  • 10- Arkansas
    • Asafum@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      5 hours ago

      Meanwhile fox is running articles saying this study is being mocked because it’s only showing red states and that ACKSHUALLLLYYYY they have more population growth so you’re wrong!

      … except that wasn’t the metric used to determine a good state, and I think we all know really really shitty places have high populations because they’re cheap and we have a huge compensation issue in our economy.

      • DrakeAlbrecht@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        5 hours ago

        “States with no access to reproductive health care, sex education, or birth control have the highest birth rates in the country, and that’s what makes them great! Don’t pay any attention to the suffering of our women, we sure as hell won’t.”