The 100 Best places to live in the United States

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The United States is the 7th most expensive and the 21st most liveable country.

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United States Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
8.39
20
💵 GDP per capita
$76330
10
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$76330
11
❤️ Life expectancy
76.3
55
☠️ Homicide rate
6.8
134
🚧 Road traffic mortality
12.7
85
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
29
🏙️ Population
331M
3
🌐 English speaking %
95.5%
10
😷 Air quality
Excellent
44
✈️ Airport proximity index
93
15
💰 Cost of living
$2433
191
💳 After-tax salary
$4694
4
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.9
10
🎓 Higher education index
100
1

Below is the list of 2202 best cities & 55 states to live and work in the United States for singles and families ranked by quality & cost of living.

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Best states

Rank State Quality of life Cost of living
1 District of Columbia
94
$3070
2 New York State
86
$3277
3 Pennsylvania
81
$2234
4 Maryland
81
$2344
5 Illinois
80
$2280
6 Nebraska
80
$2081
7 Alaska
79
$2329
8 Arizona
77
$2314
9 California
77
$2893
10 Colorado
77
$2456
11 Texas State
77
$2117
12 Tennessee
77
$2125
13 Nevada
76
$2376
14 Indiana
76
$1951
15 Kentucky
76
$1807
16 Florida
76
$2502
17 Hawaii
75
$2801
18 Massachusetts
75
$2726
19 Missouri
75
$1972
20 Ohio
75
$1877
21 Virginia
75
$2326
22 North Carolina
75
$2295
23 Washington
75
$2573
24 Wisconsin
75
$1998
25 Oregon State
74
$2406
26 New Jersey
74
$2589
27 Michigan
73
$1903
28 Minnesota
73
$2213
29 Oklahoma State
72
$1858
30 Rhode Island
72
$2126
31 Louisiana
72
$1933
32 Kansas State
72
$1905
33 Connecticut
71
$2495
34 Georgia
71
$2237
35 Utah
70
$1963
36 New Mexico
70
$2038
37 New Hampshire
69
$2516
38 Delaware
69
$2109
39 South Carolina
69
$2196
40 Puerto Rico
69
$1519
41 Iowa State
68
$1635
42 Alabama
68
$1861
43 Arkansas
67
$1868
44 Maine
67
$2249
45 Vermont
66
$2366
46 Idaho
66
$2192
47 South Dakota
64
$2033
48 Mississippi
64
$1954
49 North Dakota
63
$1751
50 West Virginia
62
$1566
51 Guam
60
$2557
52 Montana
60
$1961
53 US Virgin Islands
57
$2388
54 Wyoming
57
$1764
55 Northern Mariana Islands
50
$1421

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