Kansas ranks 20 out of 50 in ‘Best States to Live In 2024’

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Kansas is ranked 20 out of 50 states in WalletHub’s “Best States to Live In 2024.”

To rank each state, the website looked at 51 pieces of data that are considered indicators of livability, like housing costs, wages, healthcare, safety, and education. Those were then grouped into five categories: Affordability, Economy, Education & Health, Quality of Life, and Safety.

The top 5 states are:

1. Massachusetts
2. Florida
3. New Jersey
4. Utah
5. New Hampshire

However, Kansas beat each of the top five in individual categories. Kansas ranked 27th in affordability, beating Massachusetts, which ranked 44th.

In addition, Massachusetts is ranked 15th in Education & Health, while Kansas comes in close at 18th. Kansas also beat Florida in Affordability, where the Sunshine State came in at 30th.

Kansas also beat New Jersey in Affordability and Economy, with Garden State ranked 48th and 25th in those categories. The state also has a better rank for Affordability and Quality of Life than New Hampshire.

Utah ranked 30th in Quality of Life compared to Kansas’s rank of 21. However, it ranked 3 in affordability and 4 in Education & Health.

Kansas also beat out neighboring states in the rankings. Colorado is ranked 21, Missouri 31, Nebraska 24, and Oklahoma towards the bottom at 44.

To view the full rankings and methodology, click here .

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