# Best states to live in. NY doesn't do well but... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 16, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410 "2009-11-16T15:12:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/1 "2009-11-16T15:12:29Z")
All the states around do fairly well. Check NH #1, Vermont #3 and Mass and Connecticut right up there too. # 1 [**New Hampshire**](http://www.statemaster.com/state/NH-new-hampshire/lif-lifestyle): 35.45 ``` # 2 [Minnesota](http://www.statemaster.com/state/MN-minnesota/lif-lifestyle): 33.86 # 3 [Vermont](http://www.statemaster.com/state/VT-vermont/lif-lifestyle): 31.73 # 4 [Wyoming](http://www.statemaster.com/state/WY-wyoming/lif-lifestyle): 31.61 # 5 [Virginia](http://www.statemaster.com/state/VA-virginia/lif-lifestyle): 31.57 # 6 [Iowa](http://www.statemaster.com/state/IA-iowa/lif-lifestyle): 31.41 # 7 [Massachusetts](http://www.statemaster.com/state/MA-massachusetts/lif-lifestyle): 30.8 # 8 [New Jersey](http://www.statemaster.com/state/NJ-new-jersey/lif-lifestyle): 30.77 # 9 [South Dakota](http://www.statemaster.com/state/SD-south-dakota/lif-lifestyle): 30.73 # 10 [Nebraska](http://www.statemaster.com/state/NE-nebraska/lif-lifestyle): 30.52 # 11 [North Dakota](http://www.statemaster.com/state/ND-north-dakota/lif-lifestyle): 30.43 # 12 [Maryland](http://www.statemaster.com/state/MD-maryland/lif-lifestyle): 30.25 # 13 [Wisconsin](http://www.statemaster.com/state/WI-wisconsin/lif-lifestyle): 29.75 # 14 [Connecticut](http://www.statemaster.com/state/CT-connecticut/lif-lifestyle): 29.68 # 15 [Maine](http://www.statemaster.com/state/ME-maine/lif-lifestyle): 29.36 # 16 [Colorado](http://www.statemaster.com/state/CO-colorado/lif-lifestyle): 28 # 17 [Delaware](http://www.statemaster.com/state/DE-delaware/lif-lifestyle): 27.66 # 18 [Idaho](http://www.statemaster.com/state/ID-idaho/lif-lifestyle): 27.32 # 19 [Utah](http://www.statemaster.com/state/UT-utah/lif-lifestyle): 27.14 # 20 [Kansas](http://www.statemaster.com/state/KS-kansas/lif-lifestyle): 26.8 # 21 [Indiana](http://www.statemaster.com/state/IN-indiana/lif-lifestyle): 26.11 # 22 [Missouri](http://www.statemaster.com/state/MO-missouri/lif-lifestyle): 25.82 # 23 [Rhode Island](http://www.statemaster.com/state/RI-rhode-island/lif-lifestyle): 25.77 # 24 [Montana](http://www.statemaster.com/state/MT-montana/lif-lifestyle): 25.5 # 25 [Washington](http://www.statemaster.com/state/WA-washington/lif-lifestyle): 25.07 # 26 [Hawaii](http://www.statemaster.com/state/HI-hawaii/lif-lifestyle): 25.02 # 27 [Alaska](http://www.statemaster.com/state/AK-alaska/lif-lifestyle): 24.98 # 28 [Michigan](http://www.statemaster.com/state/MI-michigan/lif-lifestyle): 24.47 # 29 [Nevada](http://www.statemaster.com/state/NV-nevada/lif-lifestyle): 24.41 # 30 [New York](http://www.statemaster.com/state/NY-new-york/lif-lifestyle): 24.09 # 31 [Illinois](http://www.statemaster.com/state/IL-illinois/lif-lifestyle): 23.91 = 32 [Ohio](http://www.statemaster.com/state/OH-ohio/lif-lifestyle): 23.86 = 32 [Pennsylvania](http://www.statemaster.com/state/PA-pennsylvania/lif-lifestyle): 23.86 # 34 [Oregon](http://www.statemaster.com/state/OR-oregon/lif-lifestyle): 22.73 # 35 [California](http://www.statemaster.com/state/CA-california/lif-lifestyle): 22.27 # 36 [Arizona](http://www.statemaster.com/state/AZ-arizona/lif-lifestyle): 22.11 # 37 [Florida](http://www.statemaster.com/state/FL-florida/lif-lifestyle): 21.82 # 38 [Georgia](http://www.statemaster.com/state/GA-georgia/lif-lifestyle): 21.77 # 39 [Alabama](http://www.statemaster.com/state/AL-alabama/lif-lifestyle): 21 # 40 [North Carolina](http://www.statemaster.com/state/NC-north-carolina/lif-lifestyle): 20.61 # 41 [Kentucky](http://www.statemaster.com/state/KY-kentucky/lif-lifestyle): 20.48 # 42 [New Mexico](http://www.statemaster.com/state/NM-new-mexico/lif-lifestyle): 20.43 # 43 [Oklahoma](http://www.statemaster.com/state/OK-oklahoma/lif-lifestyle): 20.37 # 44 [South Carolina](http://www.statemaster.com/state/SC-south-carolina/lif-lifestyle): 20.34 # 45 [Texas](http://www.statemaster.com/state/TX-texas/lif-lifestyle): 19.93 # 46 [West Virginia](http://www.statemaster.com/state/WV-west-virginia/lif-lifestyle): 19.64 # 47 [Tennessee](http://www.statemaster.com/state/TN-tennessee/lif-lifestyle): 19.5 # 48 [Arkansas](http://www.statemaster.com/state/AR-arkansas/lif-lifestyle): 19.25 # 49 [Louisiana](http://www.statemaster.com/state/LA-louisiana/lif-lifestyle): 17.25 # 50 [Mississippi](http://www.statemaster.com/state/MS-mississippi/lif-lifestyle): 16.11 ``` [http://www.statemaster.com/graph/lif\_bes\_sta\_to\_liv-lifestyle-best-states-to-live](http://www.statemaster.com/graph/lif_bes_sta_to_liv-lifestyle-best-states-to-live) ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/2 "2009-11-16T15:13:46Z")
hmmm ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/3 "2009-11-16T15:19:17Z")
“live free or die.” ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/4 "2009-11-16T15:26:40Z")
They must of not factored weather in there. Or average snow fall per year :lol ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/5 "2009-11-16T15:39:03Z")
and to think I have always wanted to live in TX…and that state is at the bottom…damn! ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/6 "2009-11-16T15:41:35Z")
> [@where to get a kilt?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-get-a-kilt/25911/4): > > They must of not factored weather in there. Or average snow fall per year :lol I dunno, those all add to the attractiveness of a state in my book :number1 ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/7 "2009-11-16T15:43:14Z")
Different strokes for different folks. I just don’t like mine frozen. ---
**Author:** ![Gendy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gendy/32/6456_2.png) [@Gendy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gendy)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/8 "2009-11-16T15:58:58Z")
wtf…i’ve been planning my move to mississippi for sometime now :crook: ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/9 "2009-11-16T16:06:18Z")
NJ is ranked high… LOL ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/10 "2009-11-16T16:12:32Z")
Im sure NYC and our wonderful governor have something to do with a lower rating for NY. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/11 "2009-11-16T16:13:18Z")
> [@PJB"](#): > > Im sure NYC and our wonderful governor have something to do with a lower rating for NY. Yea, people are pissed that they are living in the greatest city in the world. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/12 "2009-11-16T16:17:45Z")
Ive never been fond of NYC. Way too busy, too many people and too much traffic for me. I prefer the capital region much more. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/13 "2009-11-16T16:28:56Z")
> [@Shawn96VR-4"](#): > > Yea, people are pissed that they are living in the greatest city in the world. I just burst out laughing > [@What's it worth? 99 Prelude SH](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-it-worth-99-prelude-sh/25912/6): > > Ive never been fond of NYC. Way too busy, too many people and too much traffic for me. > > I prefer the capital region much more. Thats why cholos like you are up there and everyone with a clue is down here ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/14 "2009-11-16T16:31:00Z")
Id much rather live here. Im just not into big cities. Even the inner city parts of Albany and Schenectady are too much for me. Id rather live somewhere not as busy and where I can still enjoy activities I like, such as 4 wheeling close to home. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/15 "2009-11-16T16:35:49Z")
Okay have fun with your activities. ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/16 "2009-11-16T16:47:55Z")
#5 - what’s up naaaaoooowwww ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/17 "2009-11-16T16:57:09Z")
> [@What's it worth? 99 Prelude SH](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-it-worth-99-prelude-sh/25912/6): > > Ive never been fond of NYC. Way too busy, too many people and too much traffic for me. > > I prefer the capital region much more. People in Butt Fok, Mississippi say the same thing… ---
**Author:** ![xdsmlaser93x](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xdsmlaser93x/32/6507_2.png) [@xdsmlaser93x](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xdsmlaser93x)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/18 "2009-11-16T16:58:26Z")
im with PJB on this one, i went to the city this weekend and i cant stand the constant hussle and bussle of the city a day trip im ok with if i dont have to drive but goddamn 2 days is too much. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/19 "2009-11-16T17:03:53Z")
Looks like it’s a lock now. :lol ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Jesse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9bcb4/32.png) [@imported\_Jesse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jesse)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410/20 "2009-11-20T15:26:46Z")
Blah east cost is over rated 🙂 I really enjoy Arizona, just recently moved my shop 30 miles northeast of phoenix, this was the view from the back of the shop… ![http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee28/afiturbo/fhsnow.jpg](http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee28/afiturbo/fhsnow.jpg) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-states-to-live-in-ny-doesnt-do-well-but/248410.md?page=2)