What is best place to live in usa
Top 10 BEST STATES to Live in America for 2020
[Music]
have you thought about moving because if
so I don't blame you considering the
current state of the United States you
might think every town city and state in
this country just plain stinks right now
but actually that isn't the case whether
you've lost your job and can't afford
the rent or just need a change of
scenery you're not alone over 31 million
Americans moved last year and if you're
already planning on moving why not go
big and trout an entirely new state now
I've already made a video on the best
states to live in for 2019 so check that
out if you haven't already
but before 2020 started stinking a ton
of states were actually thriving and
improved dramatically from the year
before
as such quite a few newcomers are making
the list this year
which I determined based on each state's
economy safety cost of living schools
and quality of life among other things
and just a reminder if your state didn't
make the cut it doesn't mean it sucks
well unless I made the top 10 worst
states in which case it's never too late
to relocate anyways these are the 10
best states to live in for 2020 number
10
actually we're gonna start off with a
quick honorable mention Texas well it
didn't quite make the list this year I
really wanted to include the Lone Star
State because it's headed in the right
direction and has so many amazing cities
with rapidly growing populations and
economies the Austin Houston San Antonio
and Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan areas
have all grown by over 20 percent since
2010 and for good reason Texas had the
fastest growing economy of any state in
2019 with an annual GDP growth rate of
4.4% and over 330,000 new jobs created
so it shouldn't come as a surprise that
this is the best state for business
particularly due to there being no state
income tax extremely low corporate taxes
ranging from zero to 1% friendly
regulators and an affordable cost of
living with a median home price of just
two hundred seven thousand dollars which
is why so many huge companies
particularly California tech companies
have moved here in recent years but it's
not all work and no play there's great
food friendly residents beautiful nature
and so much fun to be had in each of the
hip cities and towns so what's keeping
Texas out of the actual top ten well
among the bottom five states in health
care coverage there's above-average
crime and the schools are mediocre at
best not to mention the summer's here
are extremely hot actual number 10 North
Carolina another one of the fastest
growing states with multiple booming
cities that are among the best to live
in this nation North Carolina will
probably be a top 5 state by the end of
the decade but currently the rural parts
are really holding it back with tons of
crime poor education and a mediocre
health care system let's skip over that
for now though and get to the stunning
nature from the beautiful blue raging
Great Smoky Mountains in the west of the
gorgeous Outer Banks and Emerald Isle in
the east with serene forests rivers and
waterfalls sprinkled everywhere
in-between this is honestly one of the
most beautiful States in America and
similar to Texas the economy here was
booming before the great doom of 2020
with amazing job opportunities in the
cities especially the raleigh-durham
area where the median household income
is over seventy five thousand dollars
and while they just still aren't the
best across the state they have
increased by four point seven percent
over the past year it's pretty cheap to
live here with a median home value of
just two hundred four thousand dollars
whether you want the arts and culture of
Asheville the big-city life of Charlotte
or just an all-around amazing place to
raise a family in Raleigh the quality of
life here is incredible while the k12
public schools aren't the best at least
the state kinda makes up for it with
some excellent universities like Duke
UNC and Wake Forest number nine Iowa
Iowa isn't that state like super boring
how the heck did it make this list yes
there are a lot of corn and soy farms
here but aside from that Iowa isn't as
boring as you might think in fact it's
one of the best places to live in
practically every statistical category
first of all it's the most affordable
state in America and the economy is
growing fast just last year wages
increased by five percent for a median
household income of nearly sixty nine
thousand dollars which would already be
great for most states but it's
especially amazing in Iowa since the
cost of living is so low with a median
home price of just a hundred fifty-four
thousand dollars now to be fair there is
a disparaging gap between the rural and
urban economies which is the main
in the Hawkeye status and higher on this
list that being said there are so many
amazing cities here seriously like 15 to
20 different Iowans cities could easily
make a top 10 best cities to live in
list a solely on statistics sure it
might not be the most exciting life but
with top notch schools low crime
extremely friendly residents and some of
the most charming small cities and towns
in the u.s. Iowa is one of the best
places to settle down and raise a family
number 8 Idaho people have confused
Idaho with Iowa ever since it first
became a state way back in 1890 but
that's not gonna be the case much longer
considering this is the fastest growing
state in the nation why are so many
people flocking to this place most
Americans probably couldn't even locate
on a map you may wonder well because
people are finally finding out what a
gem the gem state really is of course
there's the Capitol Boise which is one
of the absolute best cities of any size
to live in and Idaho is also one of the
safest states with an insanely high
quality of life but the best part about
living here is all the beautiful
untouched wilderness don't tell anyone I
told you
the Sawtooth Mountains are honestly the
best kept secret in this country and
there are so many other diverse
environments from Lake Pend Oreille and
Coeur d'Alene to the otherworldly
craters of the moon and snake river
canyons in fact the Gem State actually
has more land dedicated to national
forests than any other state aside from
these incredible natural wonders though
Idaho also had the sixth fastest growing
economy in 2019 and the third highest
job growth rate at 2.8 percent and
although the median household income of
$60,000 a year is still slightly below
the US average wages are growing
insanely fast and went up by nearly 6
percent just this past year it might not
be as cheap as it used to be with all
the Californians moving here but Idaho
is still really affordable compared to
its other West Coast neighbors and
definitely worth the median home price
of $295,000 number 7 vermont if you're
not from new england Vermont probably
only exists as some vague land of its
home to Bernie Sanders and Ben & Jerry's
ice cream for all we know it might
actually be a part of Canada and that's
because Vermonters love their state and
doe
want too many people finding out about
the amazing quality of life here sure
it's the second smallest state with only
around six hundred thirty thousand
residents but it's also the second
safest state in between the stellar
health care amazing public schools an
excellent economic opportunity a few
people that actually do move here each
year usually end up staying for the rest
of their lives and I don't blame them I
mean you're surrounded by so much
stunning nature with tons of mountains
lakes rivers and forests to ski kayak or
hike in it's no wonder Vermont is the
healthiest state in the country or maybe
that's because it has the second lowest
rate of uninsured residents at just four
point five percent and the main city of
Burlington which is basically the only
real city in the state is one of the
most picturesque and charming towns
you'll ever see plus it's got a booming
economy Vermont actually had the lowest
unemployment rate of any state at just
two point four percent before the
economy crashed and with a median
household income over $70,000 the
$256,000 median home value is pretty
affordable the only negative thing here
is the temperature in the winter no like
literally it stays well below zero for
three months a year
number six Colorado uh yet another
Mountain State except this time the
mountains are a lot bigger in fact even
the flat plains of Denver have an
elevation almost a thousand feet higher
than the highest point in Vermont and
Colorado's the highest state in more
than just one way
besides being first to fully legalize
weed the Centennial state also has 58
14,000 foot Peaks by far the most of any
state in all those mountains mean this
is an outdoors lover's paradise with
world-class skiing hiking mountain
biking rock climbing and rafting it's no
surprise Colorado has the lowest obesity
rate and one of the highest qualities of
life in the nation the Colorado didn't
make this list based on beauty alone
it's also an economic juggernaut sure
it's no longer the fastest growing
economy like it had been for the past
five years but the Centennial state
still boasted the fourth highest GDP
growth rate in 2019 and the highest wage
growth rate with the median household
income increasing by 6.4 percent to a
whopping seventy three thousand dollars
add in the fact that the
are among the best in the West and
you've got one of the best States to
live in for practically any lifestyle
number five Minnesota and we're back to
the Midwest far away from any real
mountains but who needs mountains when
you've got views like this if you're
looking for a cheap waterfront property
a Minnesota's probably your best bet
because the eleven thousand eight
hundred and forty two lakes technically
means there's even more shoreline here
than in California but that isn't even
the main draw the land of 10,000 lakes
is also the third safest state in the
country has excellent public education
and offers amazing economic
opportunities between the affordable
cost of living with a median home value
of just two hundred fifty nine thousand
dollars and all the great jobs at the
numerous fortune 500 companies offering
a median household income of 72 thousand
dollars Minnesota has the fourth lowest
poverty rate at just nine point nine
percent and it's also one of the
cleanest greenest and most bike-friendly
States with all the fresh air nature
preserves and community festivals and
fairs it makes sense that Minnesotans
are so happy and healthy although it
does get really cold in the winter and
I'm not talking northeast or regular
Midwest cold more like negative forty
degrees Fahrenheit number four Utah
Utah's new to the list this year and
it's a ready shot all the way up to the
top five well if you've been sleeping on
it it's about time to wake up because
the Beehive state is having a moment
there's a reason it's been the fastest
growing state since 2010 and before you
say something like oh it's just a bunch
of Mormons Boren you sure there is a lot
of that here but that doesn't change the
fact that this state is so beautiful and
as one of the nation's strongest job
markets not to mention there's an
incredibly fun hipster scene in Salt
Lake City with tons of concerts
breweries and unique restaurants and
coffee shops now you're probably already
excited to check out the scenery if
you've seen photos of any of Utah's five
national parks or 43 state parks that
the Beehive State is just as much a
working professionals paradise as it is
a nature lovers paradise the economy
here is thriving with tremendous fiscal
stability and great infrastructure it
was actually the second fastest growing
economy in 2019 with a 3.8 percent GDP
growth rate and the three point
1% job growth rate between all the
amazing jobs in tech mining health care
energy and finance the median household
income grew by 6% last year to a
glorious seventy seven thousand dollars
and the unemployment rate was just two
point five percent before the world
started tumbling down
if above-average schools excellent
health care extremely low crime and one
of the highest qualities of life in
America sounds good to you then it's
time to move to Utah number three
Massachusetts statistically
Massachusetts should be the number one
state pretty much every year it blows
away the competition in most categories
and it's usually among the top three to
five states in pretty much every other
category it's the fourth safest state
the second healthiest state has the
second highest minimum wage of twelve
dollars and seventy-five cents and the
lowest uninsured rate of just three
percent while also having some of the
world's best health care in hospitals
and consistently ranks as having the
best public schools in the nation for
both K to 12 and higher education so it
makes sense the base state has the most
highly educated workforce with over 50%
of its residents possessing at least a
bachelor's degree well that and the fact
that there are so many good-paying jobs
in the Boston area that require those
degrees and by good-paying I really mean
the best paying Massachusetts has the
highest median household income of any
state at eighty six thousand three
hundred and forty five dollars but
statistics aside this is also a gorgeous
state with the beautiful Berkshire
Mountains and a stunning coastline all
along Cape Cod and there is so much
history and charm to the cities and
small towns here with great museums art
and culture so why isn't Massachusetts
number one well it's expensive facts of
couse it's isn't exactly the most
affordable place to live with a median
home cost of four hundred twenty seven
thousand dollars in upwards of six
hundred fifty thousand dollars in the
Boston area
oh and the traffic here is terrible
number two New Hampshire just a short
drive north brings us to our third New
England state on the list
speaking of which for such a tiny region
it sure has a ton of amazing states New
Hampshire is one of the best places to
raise a family with exceptional public
schools the lowest poverty rate in the
nation and
the lowest crime rate in the nation it's
no wonder the Granite State offers the
second highest quality of life in the
u.s. especially since it's also the
least polluted state and the number one
state for Economic Opportunity the
unemployment rate was just two point
four percent pre-crash in the median
household income of over eighty one
thousand dollars makes the $295,000
median home price very affordable and I
even even mentioned the nature New
Hampshire is filled with incredible
scenery every which way with the White
Mountains being one of the most
enchanting and magical places I've ever
been there honestly just isn't much
wrong with this place I mean hey there
isn't even any state income or sales tax
now before we get to number one make
sure you leave a like and subscribe if
this video hits 10,000 likes I'll start
a new series on the 10 best places to
live in all 50 states and comment what
you think the best state is down below
but without further ado number one
Washington once New Hampshire went
number two were you really expecting
anything else first of all the scenery
here is just breathtaking from the
snow-capped Cascade Mountains to the
gorgeous San Juan Islands to the
pristine coastline to the HOH rainforest
to the Palouse hills and otherworldly
deserts this state has literally every
type of environment you could imagine at
an amazing schools health care
infrastructure and a booming economy and
you've got the highest quality of life
in America and despite the economy
already having grown so much over the
past decade the GDP here still grew by
3.8 percent in 2019 and wages grew by
5.7 percent to a median household income
of nearly $80,000 a year
Washington checks all the boxes and
that's why it's the best state to live
in for 2020
