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TH E M R EP O RT | 55 O R I G I NAT I O N S E R V I C I N G DATA G O V E R N M E N T S E C O N DA R Y M A R K E T DATA AROUND THE U.S. Markets for Family- Oriented Buyers P otential homebuyers searching for the right place to raise a family choose where to lay down roots based on factors such as home affordability, educa- tion, child care, health and safety, and a better lifestyle. But which housing market can provide it all? WalletHub recently compared 50 states across 42 key indicators of family-friendliness, with the data set ranging across five key metrics—family fun, health and safety, educa - tion and child care, affordability, and socio-economic factors. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most favorable conditions for family life. The study then determined each state's weighted aver - age across all metrics to calculate its total score and used the resulting scores to rank-order their results. 1 Massachusetts 63.37 6 4 9 8 16 2 Minnesota 62.46 18 5 11 12 6 3 New Hampshire 60.90 36 2 6 3 3 4 North Dakota 59.80 44 11 1 9 1 5 Vermont 58.97 45 1 3 26 5 6 Wisconsin 57.76 21 14 15 4 11 7 New York 56.73 2 19 16 30 45 8 Iowa 56.60 38 16 8 5 9 9 Nebraska 56.52 25 12 7 24 7 10 California 56.18 1 26 27 29 32 11 Connecticut 56.06 27 3 5 10 33 12 New Jersey 55.71 31 10 2 2 31 13 Washington 55.47 5 23 32 19 17 14 Colorado 55.45 12 18 37 17 13 15 Illinois 55.41 4 30 14 15 43 16 Utah 54.62 22 20 34 16 4 17 Maine 54.61 46 6 4 25 14 18 Pennsylvania 53.36 7 34 21 20 24 19 South Dakota 53.31 33 15 28 22 2 20 Texas 52.80 3 42 26 28 30 21 Virginia 52.41 28 17 17 13 18 22 Rhode Island 52.41 29 7 19 1 41 23 Ohio 51.52 15 29 35 6 34 24 Missouri 51.16 17 38 20 21 21 25 Oregon 50.61 9 21 42 35 22 26 Kansas 50.15 41 25 22 14 15 27 Montana 50.11 34 27 12 39 10 28 Wyoming 49.26 39 8 23 31 20 29 Maryland 47.85 23 40 13 18 26 30 Indiana 47.52 30 41 29 11 19 31 Delaware 47.34 43 24 10 23 27 32 Florida 47.32 10 32 38 43 40 33 Hawaii 46.89 35 13 25 50 12 34 Idaho 46.33 40 9 48 36 8 35 Michigan 46.25 42 22 46 7 25 36 Tennessee 46.20 11 39 36 46 28 37 Kentucky 45.93 26 31 24 27 38 38 North Carolina 45.88 19 37 18 47 29 39 Alaska 44.47 13 46 40 33 37 40 Arizona 41.83 14 33 47 49 36 41 Nevada 41.33 8 36 49 40 47 42 Georgia 40.87 20 48 45 32 44 43 Arkansas 40.55 48 44 30 34 23 44 South Carolina 40.40 24 43 41 42 39 45 Oklahoma 38.86 32 50 31 37 42 46 Louisiana 36.93 16 49 44 48 50 47 West Virginia 36.35 50 28 43 44 35 48 Alabama 35.75 47 47 39 41 46 49 Mississippi 33.93 49 45 33 45 48 50 New Mexico 32.68 37 35 50 38 49 Overall Rank (1 = Best) State Total Score Family Fun Rank' Health & Safety Rank Education & Child Care' Rank Affordability Rank Socio-economic Rank