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If you’re planning to start a family and looking for a safe and secure place to raise your kids, Massachusetts is an excellent choice for you. It offers a perfect blend of economic opportunities and safe living conditions for children. Massachusetts boasts one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, and there are plenty of job opportunities available for people, ensuring that parents can provide their children with the best possible future.<\/p>\n

Massachusetts was named the best state to raise a family in 20247. At the bottom of the list was New Mexico.<\/p>\n

Best and worst U.S. states to raise a family, 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Rank<\/th>State<\/th>Annual living wage for a family of four<\/th>Health and Safety<\/th>Education and Child Care<\/th>Socio-economics <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>Massachusetts<\/td>$142,341 <\/td>5<\/td>1<\/td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>North Dakota<\/td>$83,852 <\/td>7<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>Minnesota<\/td>$81,931 <\/td>10<\/td>18<\/td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>Nebraska<\/td>$79,007 <\/td>12<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>New York<\/td>$118,127 <\/td>20<\/td>20<\/td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>Maine<\/td>$99,158 <\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>New Hampshire<\/td>$100,436 <\/td>2<\/td>8<\/td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>South Dakota<\/td>$83,708 <\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>Rhode Island<\/td>$95,929 <\/td>6<\/td>19<\/td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>Vermont<\/td>$106,692 <\/td>1<\/td>14<\/td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>Iowa<\/td>$78,025 <\/td>13<\/td>7<\/td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>Connecticut<\/td>$101,030 <\/td>11<\/td>6<\/td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>Wisconsin<\/td>$84,156 <\/td>24<\/td>10<\/td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>Illinois<\/td>$79,899 <\/td>35<\/td>22<\/td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>Utah<\/td>$89,936 <\/td>15<\/td>11<\/td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>Washington<\/td>$105,080 <\/td>30<\/td>29<\/td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>New Jersey<\/td>$104,770 <\/td>19<\/td>3<\/td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>Colorado<\/td>$95,563 <\/td>40<\/td>36<\/td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>Virginia<\/td>$91,955 <\/td>18<\/td>15<\/td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>Maryland<\/td>$110,244 <\/td>29<\/td>12<\/td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>Pennsylvania<\/td>$87,500 <\/td>23<\/td>26<\/td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>Montana<\/td>$92,367 <\/td>14<\/td>13<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>Wyoming<\/td>$79,879 <\/td>8<\/td>17<\/td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>Missouri<\/td>$77,197 <\/td>27<\/td>25<\/td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>Hawaii<\/td>$182,900 <\/td>4<\/td>33<\/td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>Oregon<\/td>$106,779 <\/td>26<\/td>38<\/td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>California<\/td>$130,239 <\/td>44<\/td>40<\/td>47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>Texas<\/td>$81,374 <\/td>48<\/td>28<\/td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>Kansas<\/td>$75,924 <\/td>31<\/td>27<\/td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>Ohio<\/td>$81,006 <\/td>17<\/td>35<\/td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>Florida<\/td>$92,271 <\/td>41<\/td>24<\/td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>Delaware<\/td>$91,293 <\/td>25<\/td>23<\/td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>Michigan<\/td>$80,998 <\/td>21<\/td>39<\/td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>Tennessee<\/td>$79,054 <\/td>34<\/td>30<\/td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>Indiana<\/td>$80,144 <\/td>32<\/td>21<\/td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>Kentucky<\/td>$77,842 <\/td>22<\/td>16<\/td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>North Carolina<\/td>$84,957 <\/td>37<\/td>32<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>Idaho<\/td>$94,874 <\/td>16<\/td>42<\/td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>Alaska<\/td>$113,079 <\/td>33<\/td>45<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>Georgia<\/td>$78,448 <\/td>43<\/td>37<\/td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>Arizona<\/td>$97,345 <\/td>36<\/td>48<\/td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>South Carolina<\/td>$84,062 <\/td>39<\/td>47<\/td>17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>Oklahoma<\/td>$74,253 <\/td>47<\/td>43<\/td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>Nevada<\/td>$95,755 <\/td>45<\/td>49<\/td>50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>Louisiana<\/td>$80,451 <\/td>46<\/td>46<\/td>49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>Arkansas<\/td>$76,456 <\/td>42<\/td>31<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>Alabama<\/td>$75,724 <\/td>38<\/td>41<\/td>38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>West Virginia<\/td>$76,905 <\/td>28<\/td>44<\/td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>Mississippi<\/td>$73,381 <\/td>50<\/td>34<\/td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>New Mexico<\/td>$82,047 <\/td>49<\/td>50<\/td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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