BOSTON (WHDH) - People looking for the best place to raise a healthy and stable family may want to check out Massachusetts.
WalletHub compared the 50 states across 52 key indicators of family-friendliness, ranging from median annual family income to housing affordability, and found that Mass. is the best state to raise a family.
The Bay State boasted the fourth-lowest infant mortality rate, the 10th-highest median annual family income (adjusted for cost of living), the 11th-lowest separation and divorce rate, and the 12th-lowest percentage of families in poverty, according to the study.
Other New England states also ranked among the best places to raise a family, including Vermont (5), New Hampshire (6), and Connecticut (9).
The worst place to raise a family is reportedly New Mexico, followed by Mississippi, West Virginia, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
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