Massachusetts is one of the best states in America. This is according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report. This sounds like a very vague statement so we figure we’d dive deeper into the rankings and find out how they were determined. Better yet, we wanted to find out why Massachusetts was not #1 on the list. This is what we came up with.
How did U.S. News & World Report come up with its rankings?
According to U.S. News & World Report, its rankings are based on how well each state is performing for its citizens. Another vague statement. However, they do look at several key categories including: health care, education and public safety. They also look at economy, roads, bridges, infrastructure and fiscal stability.
Massachusetts ranks #10 on the list of best states in America
Massachusetts winds up at #10 on this list. According to U.S. News & World Report, we rank #2 for health care and #3 for education. We rank #4 for crime, #7 for natural environment and #8 for economy. Now, the reason Massachusetts did not place higher is most definitely because of opportunity where we rank #46 and both infrastructure and fiscal stability we rank #39.
Now what about the other states in the country? We will say there are 2 other New England states in the top 10. We’ll have to see if Massachusetts can move up next year although, it’s not looking like those low ranking categories will be improving anytime soon. Let’s take a look at the rest of the top 10 of the best states in America according to U.S. News & World Report.
