Texas Not Ranked Among Best States To Live In

Texas was ranked number 36 in a new report on the best states to live in according to personal finance website WalletHub. The organization looked at all 50 states across 51 indicators of livability; which included housing costs, income growth, education rate, and quality of hospitals, WalletHub said in a news release.

Texas ranked above Tennessee and behind Indiana. The top states were Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Hampshire. The bottom states were Mississippi, Louisiana, and New Mexico.

The data for the report was gathered from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics, American Medical Association, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and Environmental Protection Agency, among many other places.

Living Conditions in Texas (1=Best; 25=Avg.)

• 19th – Housing Costs
• 44th – Homeownership Rate
• 37th – % of Population in Poverty
• 10th – Income Growth
• 50th – % of Insured Population
• 43rd – % of Adults in Fair or Poor Health
• 47th – Avg. Weekly Work Hours
• 1st – Restaurants per Capita