Virginia One Of Best States To Move To In 2024: Report

VIRGINIA — Visitors from around the world come to Virginia for work and play, making the Commonwealth an attractive state to live in, according to a new report.

ConsumerAffairs recently published a study that ranked the best and worst states to move to in 2024. Virginia ranked as the 13th best state in the country to call home.

To compile the rankings, the research team at the customer review and consumer news platform compared all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., across five categories: affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety.

Virginia had a mixed bag of scores:

• Affordability: 15th
• Economy: 9th
• Education and health: 30th
• Quality of life: 18th
• Safety: 15th

A recent migration study by ConsumerAffairs reveals Virginia is gaining residents, with 4,339 residents leaving the state, while 4,526 people planned to come to it. That's a net gain of 187 residents.

Neighboring Maryland ranked 11th best among the states to move to, the analysts said.

Utah ranked as the best state to move to this year. Utah's affordability score was the highest of any state and was attributed to its low property taxes, the report said. The state also ranked third overall for economy and quality of life.

These are the five best and five worst states to move to in 2024, according to ConsumerAffairs:

Best States To Move To

1. Utah
2. New Hampshire
3. Idaho
4. Minnesota
5. Massachusetts

Worst States To Move To

1. California
2. New Mexico
3. Texas
4. Louisiana
5. Alaska

The study used data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ConsumerAffairs, Tax Foundation, Wisevoter and Zillow.

Read the full report on ConsumerAffairs.