Reblog: Map Shows States With Best — and Worst — Quality of Life
New data has revealed the states with the highest, and lowest, quality of life, with states in the Midwest and Northwest ranking highest and states in the South ranking lowest.
CNBC's "America's Top States For Business" study showed that Vermont is the state with the best quality of life, while Tennessee sits at the bottom of the ranking.
Why It Matters
The rankings aim to identify key factors that are important to businesses and companies when making decisions about site selection, as well as what makes states more appealing to workers.
In light of major political changes under the Trump administration, such as the recently passed reconciliation package, the One Big Beautiful Bill, a newly added metric to gauge the data was states' risks from a trade war and a shrinking federal budget, highlighting how economic stability could be a new, but significant, concern for states in coming years.
