Here's Where Massachusetts Ranks Among Best States To Live In

MASSACHUSETTS — The Bay State isn't doing too shabby: Massachusetts ranked sixth among "Best States to Live In."

The list comes from HubScore, a marketing firm. In the top spot was New Hampshire. On the other end of the spectrum, New Mexico ranked dead last.

The study examined states in terms of economic opportunities, healthcare, quality of education, safety, and more. Hubscore used a "Livability Index" to give each state a numerical score out of 100, allowing for direct comparisons between states. States were compared based on 61 metrics, each with a score of 0 to 100.

Massachusetts is in the one slot for both health and education. However, it was in the bottom half of states for both opportunity and infrastructure.

Here are the state's rankings in several HubScore categories:

• Safety and crime: 25
• Health and healthcare: 1
• Opportunity: 39
• Economy: 7
• Infrastructure: 38
• Education: 1
• Environment: 9
• Lifestyle: 17

Here are the full top 10 rankings:

1. New Hampshire
2. North Dakota
3. Vermont
4. Wyoming
5. Connecticut
6. Massachusetts
7. Maine
8. Minnesota
9. Alaska
10. South Dakota

Go to HubScore to see the full list.

The Bay State has appeared on several other "best of lists" recently.

Massachusetts fared well in a list of the top states for longevity. It was also among the leaders when it comes to the best states to raise a family.

Four Massachusetts communities were also ranked among the best places to live in America last year.

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