Stats Across US

Population & Tourism Population Annual Visitors Income & Employment Household Income Minimum Wage Unemployment Poverty Rate Cost of Living & Climate Cost of Living Home Prices Tax Burden Homeownership Sunshine by Month Education Literacy HS Graduation College Degree Public Schools Health Life Expectancy Obesity Uninsured Safety & Commute Violent Crime Traffic Fatalities ⏱️ Commute Time

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Population & Tourism

Population Resident population by state and major US city. Source: US Census Bureau 2023 estimates.

All States — Population

#	State	Value
1	California	39.0M
2	Texas	30.5M
3	Florida	22.6M
4	New York	19.6M
5	Pennsylvania	13.0M
6	Illinois	12.6M
7	Ohio	11.8M
8	Georgia	11.0M
9	North Carolina	10.7M
10	Michigan	10.1M
11	New Jersey	9.3M
12	Virginia	8.7M
13	Washington	7.8M
14	Arizona	7.4M
15	Tennessee	7.1M
16	Massachusetts	7.0M
17	Indiana	6.8M
18	Missouri	6.2M
19	Maryland	6.2M
20	Wisconsin	5.9M
21	Colorado	5.8M
22	Minnesota	5.7M
23	South Carolina	5.3M
24	Alabama	5.1M
25	Louisiana	4.6M
26	Kentucky	4.5M
27	Oregon	4.2M
28	Oklahoma	4.0M
29	Connecticut	3.6M
30	Utah	3.4M
31	Iowa	3.2M
32	Nevada	3.2M
33	Arkansas	3.0M
34	Mississippi	2.9M
35	Kansas	2.9M
36	New Mexico	2.1M
37	Nebraska	2.0M
38	Idaho	1.9M
39	West Virginia	1.8M
40	Hawaii	1.4M
41	New Hampshire	1.4M
42	Maine	1.4M
43	Montana	1.1M
44	Rhode Island	1.1M
45	Delaware	1.0M
46	South Dakota	0.9M
47	North Dakota	0.8M
48	Alaska	0.7M
49	DC	0.7M
50	Vermont	0.6M
51	Wyoming	0.6M

Major Cities — Population

#	City	Value
1	New York City NY	8.6M
2	Los Angeles CA	3.9M
3	Puerto Rico	3.2M
4	Chicago IL	2.7M
5	Houston TX	2.4M
6	Philadelphia PA	1.6M
7	San Antonio TX	1.5M
8	San Diego CA	1.4M
9	Dallas TX	1.3M
10	Austin TX	1.0M
11	Charlotte NC	965K
12	Indianapolis IN	901K
13	San Francisco CA	826K
14	Seattle WA	785K
15	Denver CO	741K
16	Nashville TN	721K
17	Washington DC	694K
18	Las Vegas NV	680K
19	Boston MA	673K
20	Detroit MI	649K
21	Louisville KY	642K
22	Portland OR	635K
23	Memphis TN	610K
24	Milwaukee WI	562K
25	Atlanta GA	529K
26	Raleigh NC	506K
27	Miami FL	490K
28	Minneapolis MN	430K
29	Cleveland OH	364K
30	New Orleans LA	362K
31	Scottsdale AZ	241K
32	Cape Cod MA	233K
33	Salt Lake City UT	218K
34	Big Island HI	206K
35	Columbia SC	142K
36	Pasadena CA	137K
37	Boulder CO	105K
38	Bend OR	105K
39	Santa Monica CA	93K
40	Virgin Islands	87K
41	Santa Barbara CA	86K
42	Florida Keys FL	82K
43	Napa CA	80K
44	Palo Alto CA	66K
45	Santa Cruz CA	65K
46	Sarasota FL	58K
47	Coeur d'Alene ID	55.6K
48	Pensacola FL	54K
49	Palm Desert CA	52K
50	La Jolla CA	47K
51	Yellowstone WY	30.1K
52	Glacier National Park MT	28.5K
53	Naples FL	22K
54	Lake Tahoe CA	21.1K
55	Malibu CA	13.5K
56	Sedona AZ	9.8K
57	San Juan Island WA	8.6K
58	Orcas Island WA	5K
59	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	3.2K

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Kauai · Maui · Oahu · Orlando · Phoenix · San Jose

Annual Visitors Tourism volume by state and international arrivals by city.

All States — Total Visitors/Year

Total domestic visitor trips (overnight + day) per year. Source: US Travel Association 2022. Figures in millions.

#	State	Value
1	California	272M
2	Florida	131M
3	Texas	87M
4	New York	74M
5	Georgia	63M
6	Nevada	54M
7	Illinois	51M
8	Pennsylvania	50M
9	North Carolina	49M
10	Virginia	45M
11	Tennessee	45M
12	Ohio	43M
13	Colorado	40M
14	Michigan	39M
15	Arizona	38M
16	New Jersey	38M
17	Washington	36M
18	Massachusetts	35M
19	Minnesota	31M
20	Wisconsin	30M
21	Missouri	29M
22	South Carolina	27M
23	Maryland	26M
24	Louisiana	24M
25	Oregon	23M
26	Indiana	23M
27	Utah	22M
28	Alabama	21M
29	DC	20M
30	Oklahoma	20M
31	Kansas	18M
32	Connecticut	18M
33	Kentucky	18M
34	Iowa	17M
35	Mississippi	14M
36	Arkansas	14M
37	New Mexico	14M
38	Maine	10M
39	Hawaii	10M
40	Nebraska	10M
41	New Hampshire	9M
42	West Virginia	9M
43	Idaho	9M
44	Rhode Island	8M
45	Montana	8M
46	South Dakota	6M
47	North Dakota	5M
48	Wyoming	5M
49	Vermont	4M
50	Alaska	3M
51	Delaware	2M

International Visitors — Major Cities

International overseas visitors per year to major US cities. Source: US Travel Association / NTTO 2022.

#	City	Value
1	Lake Tahoe CA	15M
2	New York NY	8.0M
3	Miami FL	6.8M
4	Los Angeles CA	5.5M
5	Florida Keys FL	5M
6	Yellowstone WY	4.7M
7	Orlando FL	4.2M
8	Puerto Rico	4.0M
9	Las Vegas NV	3.8M
10	Cape Cod MA	3.8M
11	Glacier National Park MT	3.2M
12	Honolulu HI	3.1M
13	Sedona AZ	3M
14	Sarasota FL	2.9M
15	Naples FL	2.7M
16	Pensacola FL	2.5M
17	San Francisco CA	2.5M
18	Washington DC	2.4M
19	Chicago IL	2.0M
20	Boston MA	1.8M
21	Big Island HI	1.8M
22	Napa CA	1.5M
23	Seattle WA	1.2M
24	Atlanta GA	0.9M
25	Philadelphia PA	0.8M
26	Santa Monica CA	0.8M
27	San Diego CA	0.7M
28	Orcas Island WA	650K
29	San Juan Island WA	650K
30	Phoenix AZ	0.6M
31	La Jolla CA	0.6M
32	Nashville TN	0.5M
33	New Orleans LA	0.5M
34	Denver CO	0.5M
35	Virgin Islands	0.5M
36	Santa Cruz CA	0.5M
37	Austin TX	0.4M
38	Portland OR	0.4M
39	Malibu CA	0.4M
40	Minneapolis MN	0.3M
41	Scottsdale AZ	0.3M
42	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	0.3M
43	Salt Lake City UT	0.2M
44	Boulder CO	0.2M
45	Bend OR	0.1M
46	Columbia SC	0.1M

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Charlotte · Coeur d'Alene · Dallas · Kauai · Maui · Palm Desert · Palo Alto · Pasadena · San Jose · Santa Barbara

Income & Employment

Median Household Income US Census ACS 2022 · National median $74,580

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	DC	$101K
2	Maryland	$98K
3	New Jersey	$97K
4	Massachusetts	$96K
5	Washington	$91K
6	Connecticut	$90K
7	California	$85K
8	Colorado	$84K
9	Hawaii	$83K
10	Virginia	$83K
11	New Hampshire	$82K
12	Minnesota	$80K
13	Alaska	$78K
14	Utah	$78K
15	Wisconsin	$75K
16	Illinois	$74K
17	Wyoming	$73K
18	New York	$73K
19	North Dakota	$72K
20	Texas	$72K
21	Delaware	$71K
22	Oregon	$70K
23	Rhode Island	$70K
24	Nebraska	$69K
25	South Dakota	$68K
26	Iowa	$68K
27	Kansas	$67K
28	Pennsylvania	$67K
29	Vermont	$67K
30	Georgia	$66K
31	Arizona	$65K
32	Florida	$64K
33	Idaho	$64K
34	Michigan	$64K
35	North Carolina	$62K
36	Ohio	$61K
37	Indiana	$61K
38	Nevada	$61K
39	Montana	$61K
40	Missouri	$60K
41	South Carolina	$60K
42	Tennessee	$59K
43	Maine	$59K
44	Oklahoma	$55K
45	Alabama	$55K
46	Kentucky	$55K
47	Louisiana	$53K
48	Arkansas	$52K
49	New Mexico	$51K
50	Mississippi	$49K
51	West Virginia	$48K

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Naples FL	$153K
2	Palo Alto CA	$152K
3	Malibu CA	$130K
4	San Francisco CA	$126K
5	La Jolla CA	$110K
6	Seattle WA	$102K
7	Washington DC	$101K
8	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	$98K
9	Cape Cod MA	$94K
10	Santa Monica CA	$92K
11	Pasadena CA	$89K
12	San Diego CA	$88K
13	Florida Keys FL	$86K
14	Boston MA	$85K
15	Orcas Island WA	$85K
16	San Juan Island WA	$85K
17	Lake Tahoe CA	$82K
18	Santa Cruz CA	$82K
19	Scottsdale AZ	$82K
20	Boulder CO	$78K
21	Portland OR	$78K
22	Santa Barbara CA	$78K
23	Sarasota FL	$78K
24	Napa CA	$75K
25	Denver CO	$75K
26	Austin TX	$75K
27	Pensacola FL	$74K
28	Sedona AZ	$74K
29	Minneapolis MN	$72K
30	Bend OR	$72K
31	Glacier National Park MT	$71K
32	Yellowstone WY	$71K
33	Coeur d'Alene ID	$71K
34	New York City NY	$70K
35	Atlanta GA	$68K
36	Salt Lake City UT	$68K
37	Big Island HI	$68K
38	Raleigh NC	$66K
39	Chicago IL	$65K
40	Dallas TX	$65K
41	Los Angeles CA	$65K
42	Palm Desert CA	$64K
43	Charlotte NC	$62K
44	Nashville TN	$60K
45	Las Vegas NV	$59K
46	Miami FL	$58K
47	Houston TX	$57K
48	San Antonio TX	$55K
49	Columbia SC	$55K
50	Philadelphia PA	$52K
51	Indianapolis IN	$52K
52	Louisville KY	$52K
53	Milwaukee WI	$46K
54	Memphis TN	$45K
55	New Orleans LA	$42K
56	Detroit MI	$37K
57	Virgin Islands	$37K
58	Cleveland OH	$35K
59	Puerto Rico	$23K

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Kauai · Maui · Oahu · Orlando · Phoenix · San Jose

State Minimum Wage (hourly, 2024) DOL 2024 · Federal floor $7.25

All 50 States

#	State	Value
1	Washington	$16.28
2	California	$16.00
3	Colorado	$14.42
4	Arizona	$14.35
5	Oregon	$14.20
6	Massachusetts	$15.00
7	New York	$15.00
8	Connecticut	$15.00
9	New Jersey	$15.00
10	Maryland	$15.00
11	Vermont	$13.67
12	Maine	$14.15
13	Illinois	$14.00
14	Hawaii	$14.00
15	Rhode Island	$14.00
16	Delaware	$13.25
17	Florida	$13.00
18	Alaska	$11.73
19	Nevada	$12.00
20	New Mexico	$12.00
21	Nebraska	$12.00
22	Virginia	$12.00
23	Missouri	$12.30
24	South Dakota	$11.20
25	Arkansas	$11.00
26	Minnesota	$10.59
27	Ohio	$10.45
28	Montana	$10.30
29	Michigan	$10.33
30	West Virginia	$8.75
31	North Dakota	$7.25
32	Texas	$7.25
33	Georgia	$7.25
34	Wyoming	$7.25
35	South Carolina	$7.25
36	Alabama	$7.25
37	Mississippi	$7.25
38	Tennessee	$7.25
39	Indiana	$7.25
40	Wisconsin	$7.25
41	Utah	$7.25
42	Kentucky	$7.25
43	Iowa	$7.25
44	Idaho	$7.25
45	New Hampshire	$7.25
46	North Carolina	$7.25
47	Louisiana	$7.25
48	Oklahoma	$7.25
49	Pennsylvania	$7.25
50	Kansas	$7.25

Note

28 states plus DC have minimum wages above the federal $7.25 floor. Washington leads at $16.28/hr. 22 states default to the federal minimum. Data reflects 2024 rates; several states have scheduled annual increases tied to inflation.

Guide destinations not shown in this category (state-level data only): Atlanta · Austin · Bend · Big Island · Boston · Boulder · Cape Cod · Carmel-by-the-Sea · Charlotte · Chicago · Coeur d'Alene · Columbia · Dallas · Denver · Florida Keys · Glacier National Park · Kauai · La Jolla · Lake Tahoe · Las Vegas · Los Angeles · Malibu · Maui · Miami · Napa · Naples FL · Nashville · New Orleans · Oahu · Orcas Island · Orlando · Palm Desert · Palo Alto · Pasadena · Pensacola · Philadelphia · Phoenix · Portland · San Diego · San Francisco · San Jose · San Juan Island · Santa Barbara · Santa Cruz · Santa Monica · Sarasota · Scottsdale · Seattle · Sedona · Virgin Islands · Washington DC · Yellowstone

Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2023 · National avg 3.8%

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	DC	5.4%
2	Nevada	5.2%
3	California	4.8%
4	New York	4.7%
5	New Mexico	4.6%
6	Washington	4.5%
7	Arizona	4.4%
8	Illinois	4.4%
9	Oregon	4.3%
10	New Jersey	4.2%
11	Pennsylvania	4.1%
12	Connecticut	4.1%
13	Mississippi	4.0%
14	Louisiana	4.0%
15	West Virginia	4.0%
16	Alabama	3.9%
17	Kentucky	3.9%
18	Georgia	3.9%
19	Texas	3.9%
20	Hawaii	3.8%
21	Rhode Island	3.7%
22	Massachusetts	3.6%
23	Alaska	3.6%
24	Tennessee	3.5%
25	Michigan	3.5%
26	Colorado	3.5%
27	Ohio	3.5%
28	Missouri	3.4%
29	Florida	3.4%
30	Arkansas	3.4%
31	Maryland	3.3%
32	Idaho	3.3%
33	South Carolina	3.3%
34	Indiana	3.2%
35	Montana	3.2%
36	Oklahoma	3.2%
37	Minnesota	3.1%
38	Kansas	3.1%
39	Virginia	3.0%
40	North Carolina	3.0%
41	Delaware	3.0%
42	Wisconsin	3.0%
43	Utah	2.8%
44	Wyoming	2.8%
45	New Hampshire	2.7%
46	Maine	2.7%
47	Iowa	2.6%
48	South Dakota	2.0%
49	North Dakota	2.0%
50	Nebraska	2.0%
51	Vermont	2.0%

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Virgin Islands	7.4%
2	Pensacola FL	6.3%
3	New Orleans LA	6.2%
4	Puerto Rico	6.1%
5	Detroit MI	5.9%
6	Lake Tahoe CA	5.9%
7	Memphis TN	5.7%
8	Cleveland OH	5.5%
9	Baltimore MD	5.3%
10	Los Angeles CA	5.1%
11	New York City NY	4.9%
12	Las Vegas NV	4.8%
13	Columbia SC	4.8%
14	Santa Monica CA	4.8%
15	Napa CA	4.8%
16	Chicago IL	4.6%
17	Big Island HI	4.5%
18	Santa Cruz CA	4.5%
19	Houston TX	4.4%
20	Philadelphia PA	4.3%
21	Bend OR	4.2%
22	Phoenix AZ	4.1%
23	Malibu CA	4.0%
24	Miami FL	3.9%
25	San Antonio TX	3.8%
26	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	3.8%
27	Orcas Island WA	3.7%
28	San Juan Island WA	3.7%
29	Sarasota FL	3.7%
30	Coeur d'Alene ID	3.7%
31	Dallas TX	3.6%
32	Boulder CO	3.6%
33	La Jolla CA	3.5%
34	Glacier National Park MT	3.5%
35	Atlanta GA	3.4%
36	Cape Cod MA	3.4%
37	Indianapolis IN	3.3%
38	Sedona AZ	3.3%
39	Boston MA	3.1%
40	Portland OR	3.1%
41	Nashville TN	3.0%
42	Yellowstone WY	3%
43	Naples FL	2.9%
44	Seattle WA	2.8%
45	Charlotte NC	2.6%
46	San Diego CA	2.5%
47	San Francisco CA	2.5%
48	Florida Keys FL	2.3%
49	Scottsdale AZ	2.0%
50	Denver CO	2.0%
51	Austin TX	2.0%
52	Minneapolis MN	1.8%
53	Raleigh NC	1.6%
54	Salt Lake City UT	1.6%
55	Palo Alto CA	1.0%
56	Pasadena CA	1.0%

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Kauai · Maui · Oahu · Orlando · Palm Desert · San Jose · Santa Barbara · Washington DC

Poverty Rate US Census ACS 2022 · National avg 11.5%

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	Mississippi	19.1%
2	New Mexico	18.2%
3	West Virginia	17.9%
4	Arkansas	17.5%
5	Louisiana	17.4%
6	Kentucky	16.4%
7	DC	15.9%
8	Alabama	15.8%
9	Oklahoma	15.5%
10	Tennessee	14.5%
11	Texas	14.3%
12	Arizona	13.8%
13	South Carolina	13.5%
14	North Carolina	13.5%
15	Georgia	13.4%
16	Montana	13.3%
17	Alaska	13.2%
18	New York	13.0%
19	Florida	12.7%
20	Nevada	12.4%
21	Oregon	12.3%
22	South Dakota	12.3%
23	Rhode Island	12.1%
24	California	12.0%
25	Idaho	11.8%
26	Indiana	11.7%
27	Missouri	11.5%
28	Ohio	11.4%
29	Illinois	11.4%
30	Michigan	11.2%
31	Wisconsin	10.7%
32	Pennsylvania	10.7%
33	Maine	10.5%
34	Connecticut	10.5%
35	Delaware	10.5%
36	Vermont	10.4%
37	Massachusetts	10.4%
38	Nebraska	10.3%
39	Kansas	10.3%
40	Iowa	10.2%
41	North Dakota	10.2%
42	Colorado	9.9%
43	New Jersey	9.4%
44	Minnesota	9.3%
45	Wyoming	9.1%
46	Utah	8.9%
47	Hawaii	8.9%
48	Maryland	9.0%
49	Virginia	9.0%
50	Washington	9.0%
51	New Hampshire	7.5%

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Puerto Rico	44%
2	Detroit MI	30%
3	Cleveland OH	29%
4	Memphis TN	28%
5	Virgin Islands	28%
6	New Orleans LA	25%
7	Baltimore MD	24%
8	Philadelphia PA	23%
9	Chicago IL	23%
10	Miami FL	22%
11	Houston TX	22%
12	Nashville TN	21%
13	Charlotte NC	21%
14	Columbia SC	21%
15	New York City NY	20%
16	Dallas TX	20%
17	Los Angeles CA	19%
18	San Antonio TX	19%
19	Atlanta GA	18%
20	Boulder CO	18%
21	Indianapolis IN	17%
22	Pasadena CA	17%
23	Santa Cruz CA	17%
24	Phoenix AZ	16%
25	Seattle WA	16%
26	Portland OR	15%
27	Denver CO	15%
28	Sarasota FL	15%
29	Boston MA	14%
30	Big Island HI	14%
31	Sedona AZ	13.7%
32	San Diego CA	13%
33	Santa Monica CA	13%
34	Pensacola FL	12.4%
35	San Francisco CA	12%
36	Napa CA	12%
37	Orcas Island WA	11.3%
38	San Juan Island WA	11.3%
39	Austin TX	11%
40	Scottsdale AZ	11%
41	Orlando FL	11%
42	Florida Keys FL	10.6%
43	Palo Alto CA	10%
44	Las Vegas NV	10%
45	Bend OR	10%
46	Glacier National Park MT	9.3%
47	Lake Tahoe CA	9.3%
48	Minneapolis MN	9%
49	Yellowstone WY	8.6%
50	Salt Lake City UT	8%
51	La Jolla CA	8%
52	Cape Cod MA	7.4%
53	Raleigh NC	7%
54	Naples FL	6.5%
55	Washington DC	6%
56	Malibu CA	6%
57	Kansas City MO	5%
58	Coeur d'Alene ID	4.5%
59	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	4%

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Kauai · Maui · Oahu · Palm Desert · San Jose · Santa Barbara

Cost of Living & Climate

Cost of Living Index (US avg = 100) ACCRA/C2ER 2023 · 100 = US average

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	Hawaii	193
2	DC	162
3	California	153
4	New York	140
5	Massachusetts	134
6	Alaska	130
7	Connecticut	129
8	New Jersey	124
9	Oregon	119
10	Washington	116
11	Colorado	116
12	Vermont	115
13	Maryland	113
14	Rhode Island	112
15	Maine	107
16	New Hampshire	107
17	Illinois	106
18	Arizona	104
19	Florida	103
20	Pennsylvania	102
21	Virginia	100
22	Nevada	100
23	Idaho	99
24	Utah	99
25	Delaware	98
26	Montana	98
27	Wyoming	97
28	Wisconsin	94
29	Minnesota	94
30	New Mexico	94
31	Michigan	89
32	North Carolina	91
33	Georgia	90
34	Tennessee	90
35	Texas	90
36	Ohio	90
37	Indiana	89
38	Iowa	89
39	South Carolina	89
40	Missouri	88
41	Nebraska	88
42	Kansas	88
43	South Dakota	88
44	North Dakota	87
45	Kentucky	87
46	Oklahoma	85
47	Alabama	85
48	Arkansas	84
49	Louisiana	84
50	Mississippi	83
51	West Virginia	82

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Malibu CA	250
2	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	218
3	La Jolla CA	205
4	Palo Alto CA	195
5	Santa Monica CA	190
6	Oahu HI	185
7	New York City NY	183
8	Maui HI	181
9	San Francisco CA	179
10	Boston MA	162
11	Santa Barbara CA	158
12	Boulder CO	158
13	Santa Cruz CA	155
14	Florida Keys FL	148.2
15	Los Angeles CA	146
16	Napa CA	145
17	Lake Tahoe CA	143.7
18	San Diego CA	141
19	Big Island HI	138
20	Miami FL	137
21	Pasadena CA	136
22	Cape Cod MA	135
23	Sedona AZ	135
24	Washington DC	134
25	Seattle WA	134
26	Bend OR	127
27	Chicago IL	121
28	Portland OR	117
29	Denver CO	117
30	Coeur d'Alene ID	115.9
31	Naples FL	113
32	Austin TX	112
33	Virgin Islands	112
34	Palm Desert CA	111
35	Scottsdale AZ	107
36	Sarasota FL	105.3
37	Salt Lake City UT	105
38	Glacier National Park MT	103
39	Charlotte NC	98
40	Yellowstone WY	98
41	Atlanta GA	97
42	Nashville TN	96
43	Dallas TX	95
44	Phoenix AZ	93
45	Orcas Island WA	92.1
46	San Juan Island WA	92.1
47	Houston TX	89
48	Pensacola FL	89
49	Orlando FL	87
50	San Antonio TX	87
51	Columbia SC	86
52	Las Vegas NV	83
53	Minneapolis MN	83
54	Raleigh NC	78
55	Indianapolis IN	74
56	Puerto Rico	74
57	Kansas City MO	72
58	Louisville KY	71
59	Memphis TN	66
60	New Orleans LA	65
61	Detroit MI	64
62	Cleveland OH	60

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Kauai · Philadelphia · San Jose

Median Home Price Median sale price. Source: Zillow / NAR 2023. National median $416K.

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	Hawaii	$839K
2	California	$734K
3	DC	$619K
4	Massachusetts	$570K
5	Washington	$562K
6	Colorado	$545K
7	Utah	$499K
8	New Jersey	$471K
9	Montana	$439K
10	Oregon	$426K
11	Nevada	$420K
12	Idaho	$407K
13	New York	$407K
14	Arizona	$399K
15	Florida	$392K
16	New Hampshire	$388K
17	Rhode Island	$385K
18	Connecticut	$380K
19	Virginia	$370K
20	Maryland	$370K
21	Vermont	$349K
22	Delaware	$340K
23	Maine	$339K
24	Alaska	$322K
25	Minnesota	$315K
26	Georgia	$305K
27	North Carolina	$305K
28	Tennessee	$304K
29	Texas	$301K
30	New Mexico	$296K
31	Wyoming	$296K
32	South Carolina	$286K
33	Wisconsin	$279K
34	Illinois	$263K
35	Pennsylvania	$250K
36	South Dakota	$248K
37	Nebraska	$240K
38	North Dakota	$233K
39	Indiana	$225K
40	Michigan	$219K
41	Missouri	$213K
42	Kansas	$207K
43	Iowa	$196K
44	Kentucky	$196K
45	Ohio	$196K
46	Louisiana	$185K
47	Alabama	$185K
48	Arkansas	$178K
49	Oklahoma	$170K
50	Mississippi	$148K
51	West Virginia	$134K

Famous Cities

#	City	Value
1	Malibu CA	$3.2M
2	Palo Alto CA	$3.2M
3	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	$2.5M
4	La Jolla CA	$2.1M
5	Santa Barbara CA	$1.8M
6	Santa Monica CA	$1.4M
7	San Francisco CA	$1.3M
8	Maui HI	$1.1M
9	Pasadena CA	$1.1M
10	Kauai HI	$1.05M
11	Sedona AZ	$975K
12	Oahu HI	$975K
13	Santa Cruz CA	$950K
14	Los Angeles CA	$900K
15	San Diego CA	$850K
16	Seattle WA	$832K
17	Boulder CO	$825K
18	Florida Keys FL	$781K
19	New York City NY	$760K
20	Orcas Island WA	$745K
21	San Juan Island WA	$745K
22	Boston MA	$740K
23	Napa CA	$720K
24	Lake Tahoe CA	$695K
25	Scottsdale AZ	$650K
26	Miami FL	$620K
27	Washington DC	$619K
28	Cape Cod MA	$576K
29	Denver CO	$575K
30	Naples FL	$541K
31	Austin TX	$540K
32	Portland OR	$520K
33	Bend OR	$520K
34	Salt Lake City UT	$515K
35	Coeur d'Alene ID	$508K
36	Glacier National Park MT	$487K
37	Palm Desert CA	$480K
38	Sarasota FL	$475K
39	Nashville TN	$450K
40	Big Island HI	$450K
41	Yellowstone WY	$416K
42	Las Vegas NV	$415K
43	Raleigh NC	$390K
44	Phoenix AZ	$390K
45	Atlanta GA	$380K
46	Orlando FL	$365K
47	Charlotte NC	$350K
48	Dallas TX	$340K
49	Minneapolis MN	$305K
50	Houston TX	$300K
51	Virgin Islands	$300K
52	San Antonio TX	$265K
53	Pensacola FL	$257K
54	Philadelphia PA	$250K
55	Indianapolis IN	$250K
56	Kansas City MO	$240K
57	New Orleans LA	$235K
58	Louisville KY	$235K
59	Columbia SC	$200K
60	Milwaukee WI	$195K
61	Memphis TN	$175K
62	Puerto Rico	$160K
63	Cleveland OH	$105K
64	Detroit MI	$80K

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Chicago · San Jose

Tax Burden Combined state and local tax burden as % of income (income + property + sales taxes). Source: Tax Foundation 2024.

All States — Total Tax Burden

#	State	Value
1	New York	15.9%
2	Hawaii	14.1%
3	Vermont	13.6%
4	Maine	13.0%
5	California	13.0%
6	Connecticut	12.8%
7	New Jersey	12.7%
8	Illinois	12.6%
9	Minnesota	12.5%
10	Iowa	12.3%
11	Maryland	12.2%
12	Wisconsin	12.0%
13	Massachusetts	11.8%
14	DC	11.8%
15	Pennsylvania	11.6%
16	Rhode Island	11.6%
17	Ohio	11.5%
18	West Virginia	11.3%
19	Kansas	11.2%
20	Nebraska	11.2%
21	Michigan	11.1%
22	Indiana	11.0%
23	Oregon	11.0%
24	Louisiana	10.9%
25	Arkansas	10.9%
26	Washington	10.8%
27	Missouri	10.5%
28	Colorado	10.3%
29	North Carolina	10.2%
30	Idaho	10.1%
31	Virginia	10.0%
32	Kentucky	10.0%
33	North Dakota	9.9%
34	Mississippi	9.8%
35	Georgia	9.8%
36	Oklahoma	9.7%
37	South Carolina	9.6%
38	Arizona	9.5%
39	Alabama	9.4%
40	Utah	9.3%
41	New Mexico	9.2%
42	Texas	9.1%
43	Montana	9.0%
44	South Dakota	8.9%
45	Nevada	8.9%
46	Delaware	8.6%
47	Tennessee	8.6%
48	Florida	8.4%
49	New Hampshire	8.0%
50	Alaska	7.1%
51	Wyoming	7.0%

State Income & Sales Tax Rates

Top marginal state income tax rate and state sales tax rate. Source: Tax Foundation 2024.

#	State	Income Tax	Sales Tax
1	California	13.3%	7.25%
2	Hawaii	11.0%	4.0%
3	New Jersey	10.75%	6.625%
4	Oregon	9.9%	0%
5	Minnesota	9.85%	6.875%
6	DC	9.75%	6.0%
7	Vermont	8.75%	6.0%
8	New York	8.82%	4.0%
9	Wisconsin	7.65%	5.0%
10	Connecticut	6.99%	6.35%
11	Delaware	6.6%	0%
12	Iowa	6.0%	6.0%
13	South Carolina	6.5%	6.0%
14	Montana	6.9%	0%
15	New Mexico	5.9%	5.125%
16	Nebraska	5.84%	5.5%
17	Idaho	5.8%	6.0%
18	Kansas	5.7%	6.5%
19	West Virginia	5.12%	6.0%
20	Georgia	5.49%	4.0%
21	Maryland	5.75%	6.0%
22	Virginia	5.75%	5.3%
23	Rhode Island	5.99%	7.0%
24	Mississippi	5.0%	7.0%
25	Alabama	5.0%	4.0%
26	Massachusetts	5.0%	6.25%
27	Maine	7.15%	5.5%
28	Oklahoma	4.75%	4.5%
29	North Carolina	4.75%	4.75%
30	Arkansas	4.7%	6.5%
31	Utah	4.65%	4.85%
32	Colorado	4.4%	2.9%
33	Louisiana	4.25%	4.45%
34	Michigan	4.25%	6.0%
35	Kentucky	4.0%	6.0%
36	Ohio	3.99%	5.75%
37	Illinois	4.95%	6.25%
38	Missouri	4.95%	4.225%
39	Indiana	3.23%	7.0%
40	Pennsylvania	3.07%	6.0%
41	North Dakota	2.5%	5.0%
42	Arizona	2.5%	5.6%
43	Alaska	0%	0%
44	Florida	0%	6.0%
45	Nevada	0%	6.85%
46	New Hampshire	0%	0%
47	South Dakota	0%	4.5%
48	Tennessee	0%	7.0%
49	Texas	0%	6.25%
50	Washington	0%	6.5%
51	Wyoming	0%	4.0%

Homeownership Rate US Census 2022 · National avg 65.8%

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	West Virginia	74.2%
2	Minnesota	73.7%
3	Michigan	73.4%
4	Delaware	72.1%
5	Iowa	72.0%
6	Maine	71.8%
7	New Hampshire	71.5%
8	Vermont	70.7%
9	Mississippi	70.5%
10	Alabama	70.4%
11	South Carolina	70.3%
12	Indiana	70.0%
13	Pennsylvania	69.8%
14	Idaho	69.5%
15	Missouri	68.9%
16	Wisconsin	68.7%
17	North Dakota	68.5%
18	Kentucky	68.3%
19	Ohio	67.9%
20	Arkansas	67.8%
21	Montana	67.5%
22	Nebraska	67.4%
23	Kansas	67.3%
24	South Dakota	67.2%
25	Tennessee	67.1%
26	Wyoming	66.9%
27	Oklahoma	66.5%
28	North Carolina	65.9%
29	Louisiana	65.6%
30	Georgia	65.4%
31	Florida	65.1%
32	Utah	64.8%
33	Virginia	64.7%
34	Maryland	64.6%
35	Arizona	64.3%
36	Colorado	63.9%
37	New Jersey	63.8%
38	Alaska	63.5%
39	Texas	63.2%
40	Oregon	62.8%
41	Illinois	62.5%
42	Massachusetts	62.5%
43	Connecticut	62.2%
44	Washington	62.0%
45	New Mexico	61.8%
46	Rhode Island	61.5%
47	Nevada	58.4%
48	Hawaii	58.5%
49	California	55.3%
50	New York	54.4%
51	DC	40.4%

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Naples FL	82.1%
2	Cape Cod MA	80.6%
3	Orcas Island WA	78%
4	San Juan Island WA	78%
5	Sedona AZ	72.6%
6	Glacier National Park MT	72.4%
7	Yellowstone WY	71.8%
8	Puerto Rico	69%
9	Malibu CA	68%
10	Florida Keys FL	65.8%
11	Pensacola FL	64.8%
12	Palm Desert CA	64%
13	Coeur d'Alene ID	59.7%
14	Scottsdale AZ	58%
15	Big Island HI	58%
16	Sarasota FL	57.5%
17	Bend OR	56%
18	Napa CA	55%
19	La Jolla CA	54%
20	Indianapolis IN	53%
21	Charlotte NC	52%
22	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	52%
23	Virgin Islands	52%
24	Lake Tahoe CA	51.3%
25	Nashville TN	51%
26	Louisville KY	51%
27	Salt Lake City UT	50%
28	Austin TX	48%
29	San Antonio TX	47%
30	Phoenix AZ	47%
31	Detroit MI	46%
32	Denver CO	46%
33	Raleigh NC	45%
34	Pasadena CA	44%
35	New Orleans LA	44%
36	Memphis TN	44%
37	Boulder CO	44%
38	Orlando FL	43%
39	Houston TX	43%
40	Cleveland OH	43%
41	Milwaukee WI	43%
42	Columbia SC	43%
43	Dallas TX	42%
44	Chicago IL	42%
45	Atlanta GA	41%
46	Seattle WA	41%
47	Philadelphia PA	41%
48	Portland OR	40%
49	Minneapolis MN	40%
50	Washington DC	40%
51	Boston MA	38%
52	Santa Cruz CA	38%
53	Miami FL	37%
54	San Francisco CA	36%
55	Los Angeles CA	36%
56	New York City NY	32%
57	Santa Monica CA	26%

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Kauai · Las Vegas · Maui · Oahu · Palo Alto · San Diego · San Jose · Santa Barbara

Sunshine by Month Average sunny days per month by state. Source: NOAA Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Annual Sunny Days — All States Ranked

#	State	Annual Days
1	Arizona	314
2	Nevada	307
3	New Mexico	294
4	California	288
5	Hawaii	279
6	Utah	278
7	Texas	265
8	Oklahoma	261
9	Kansas	259
10	Florida	256
11	Wyoming	256
12	Colorado	253
13	Nebraska	251
14	Idaho	245
15	South Dakota	240
16	South Carolina	235
17	DC	233
18	Louisiana	234
19	Iowa	230
20	Georgia	229
21	Mississippi	229
22	Montana	229
23	Arkansas	228
24	North Carolina	227
25	Illinois	226
26	Alabama	225
27	Maryland	225
28	New Jersey	225
29	Virginia	225
30	Missouri	231
31	North Dakota	231
32	Delaware	223
33	Minnesota	223
34	Massachusetts	222
35	Rhode Island	221
36	Indiana	220
37	Tennessee	220
38	Connecticut	219
39	Kentucky	219
40	New Hampshire	219
41	Maine	217
42	Michigan	216
43	Ohio	215
44	Pennsylvania	214
45	Wisconsin	213
46	Oregon	207
47	New York	206
48	West Virginia	206
49	Vermont	204
50	Washington	201
51	Alaska	138

Sunny Days by Month — Major Cities

City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Phoenix AZ	25	25	28	29	30	30	25	24	28	29	27	25	325
Scottsdale AZ	25	25	27	29	30	30	25	24	28	29	27	25	324
Las Vegas NV	22	23	26	28	30	30	29	29	28	27	23	21	316
Tucson AZ	24	24	27	28	30	28	23	22	26	28	26	23	309
Albuquerque NM	22	22	25	26	27	27	24	24	26	26	23	21	293
San Diego CA	22	21	23	24	23	25	29	29	27	25	22	21	291
Honolulu HI	22	22	24	24	25	26	27	27	26	25	22	21	291
Sacramento CA	18	18	22	25	28	30	31	30	28	25	19	16	290
Los Angeles CA	20	20	22	23	23	26	30	29	27	24	21	19	284
Santa Fe NM	21	21	23	25	26	26	22	22	25	25	22	20	278
San Antonio TX	18	19	21	23	25	27	27	27	25	25	20	17	274
Salt Lake City UT	17	18	21	22	25	28	30	29	27	23	17	14	271
Miami FL	21	22	24	25	24	22	22	22	22	24	22	21	271
Dallas TX	18	18	20	22	24	27	28	28	25	24	19	17	270
Austin TX	18	18	20	21	23	27	27	27	24	23	19	17	264
Tampa FL	19	20	23	25	25	21	21	21	21	24	21	19	260
Orlando FL	20	21	23	24	24	21	21	21	21	24	21	19	260
San Francisco CA	15	16	19	21	21	23	28	28	26	22	16	14	249
Denver CO	15	16	19	20	22	25	25	24	24	22	17	14	243
Charleston SC	15	16	18	22	23	22	22	22	22	23	18	14	237
Savannah GA	15	16	18	22	23	22	21	21	22	23	18	15	236
Houston TX	14	15	17	19	22	24	24	24	23	22	17	13	234
New Orleans LA	13	14	17	21	23	23	22	22	22	23	17	13	230
Atlanta GA	14	15	17	20	22	23	22	22	21	22	17	14	229
Washington DC	14	15	17	19	22	23	24	23	22	20	15	12	226
Nashville TN	12	13	16	19	22	23	24	24	22	22	15	11	223
Boston MA	14	14	16	17	20	22	25	24	22	18	13	12	217
Chicago IL	11	13	16	18	21	24	26	25	22	19	12	9	216
New York NY	13	14	16	17	19	21	24	23	21	19	13	11	211
Seattle WA	7	9	13	16	20	23	28	26	21	14	7	5	189
Anchorage AK	5	8	14	17	19	19	19	16	13	8	5	3	146

Education

Adult Low Literacy (% reading below 6th grade) NCES/PIAAC 2023 · National avg 21%

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	Mississippi	36%
2	West Virginia	32%
3	Louisiana	31%
4	New Mexico	30%
5	Arkansas	29%
6	Alabama	28%
7	Kentucky	27%
8	Tennessee	26%
9	Oklahoma	26%
10	Texas	25%
11	South Carolina	25%
12	Georgia	24%
13	Alaska	23%
14	Nevada	23%
15	Arizona	22%
16	California	22%
17	North Carolina	22%
18	Florida	21%
19	Montana	20%
20	Idaho	20%
21	Indiana	20%
22	Ohio	20%
23	Missouri	20%
24	South Dakota	19%
25	North Dakota	19%
26	Wyoming	19%
27	Pennsylvania	19%
28	Colorado	18%
29	Illinois	18%
30	Kansas	18%
31	Nebraska	18%
32	Rhode Island	18%
33	Delaware	17%
34	Iowa	17%
35	Wisconsin	17%
36	New York	17%
37	Michigan	17%
38	Oregon	17%
39	DC	16%
40	Virginia	16%
41	Maryland	15%
42	Connecticut	15%
43	New Jersey	14%
44	Hawaii	14%
45	Washington	13%
46	Maine	13%
47	Vermont	12%
48	New Hampshire	11%
49	Minnesota	11%
50	Massachusetts	10%

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Detroit MI	47%
2	Cleveland OH	40%
3	Puerto Rico	38%
4	Philadelphia PA	36%
5	Baltimore MD	34%
6	Memphis TN	32%
7	New Orleans LA	30%
8	Milwaukee WI	28%
9	Louisville KY	25%
10	Virgin Islands	24%
11	Las Vegas NV	23%
12	Chicago IL	22%
13	Houston TX	22%
14	Columbia SC	22%
15	Dallas TX	20%
16	Los Angeles CA	20%
17	Phoenix AZ	18%
18	New York City NY	18%
19	Napa CA	18%
20	San Antonio TX	17%
21	Indianapolis IN	17%
22	Big Island HI	17%
23	Nashville TN	15%
24	Atlanta GA	15%
25	Denver CO	11%
26	Santa Cruz CA	11%
27	Seattle WA	9%
28	Bend OR	9%
29	San Francisco CA	8%
30	Santa Monica CA	8%
31	Minneapolis MN	7%
32	Boulder CO	7%
33	Boston MA	6%
34	La Jolla CA	5%
35	Malibu CA	5%
36	Washington DC	4%
37	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	4%

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Austin · Cape Cod · Charlotte · Coeur d'Alene · Florida Keys · Glacier National Park · Kauai · Lake Tahoe · Maui · Miami · Naples FL · Oahu · Orcas Island · Orlando · Palm Desert · Palo Alto · Pasadena · Pensacola · Portland · San Diego · San Jose · San Juan Island · Santa Barbara · Sarasota · Scottsdale · Sedona · Yellowstone

High School Graduation Rate (4-year cohort) NCES 2022 · National avg 87%

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	Iowa	93%
2	Nebraska	92%
3	Wisconsin	92%
4	Vermont	91%
5	Minnesota	91%
6	Kansas	91%
7	North Dakota	90%
8	South Dakota	90%
9	New Hampshire	90%
10	Montana	89%
11	Maine	89%
12	Massachusetts	89%
13	Idaho	89%
14	Wyoming	88%
15	Connecticut	88%
16	Virginia	88%
17	Utah	88%
18	Colorado	88%
19	Maryland	88%
20	New Jersey	87%
21	Delaware	87%
22	Ohio	87%
23	Pennsylvania	86%
24	Texas	86%
25	Georgia	86%
26	Kentucky	86%
27	North Carolina	85%
28	California	85%
29	Alaska	85%
30	Illinois	85%
31	Missouri	85%
32	Florida	85%
33	Indiana	85%
34	West Virginia	84%
35	South Carolina	84%
36	Alabama	84%
37	Michigan	84%
38	Arkansas	84%
39	Tennessee	83%
40	Rhode Island	83%
41	Louisiana	83%
42	Oklahoma	82%
43	Hawaii	82%
44	Mississippi	82%
45	Arizona	81%
46	New York	80%
47	Washington	80%
48	DC	79%
49	Nevada	79%
50	Oregon	78%
51	New Mexico	75%

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	97%
2	La Jolla CA	97%
3	Palo Alto CA	96%
4	Malibu CA	95%
5	Scottsdale AZ	94%
6	Boulder CO	94%
7	Bend OR	92%
8	Pasadena CA	91%
9	Seattle WA	90%
10	Denver CO	89%
11	Santa Monica CA	89%
12	Boston MA	88%
13	Santa Cruz CA	88%
14	Austin TX	87%
15	San Francisco CA	86%
16	Charlotte NC	85%
17	Napa CA	85%
18	Big Island HI	84%
19	Chicago IL	83%
20	Los Angeles CA	82%
21	Virgin Islands	82%
22	Houston TX	80%
23	Philadelphia PA	79%
24	New York City NY	79%
25	Indianapolis IN	79%
26	Columbia SC	79%
27	Atlanta GA	78%
28	Nashville TN	77%
29	Louisville KY	76%
30	Miami FL	76%
31	Memphis TN	75%
32	Detroit MI	73%
33	New Orleans LA	72%
34	Puerto Rico	72%
35	Cleveland OH	71%
36	Milwaukee WI	70%

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Cape Cod · Coeur d'Alene · Dallas · Florida Keys · Glacier National Park · Kauai · Lake Tahoe · Las Vegas · Maui · Naples FL · Oahu · Orcas Island · Orlando · Palm Desert · Pensacola · Phoenix · Portland · San Diego · San Jose · San Juan Island · Santa Barbara · Sarasota · Sedona · Washington DC · Yellowstone

Bachelor's Degree or Higher (% adults 25+) US Census ACS 2022 · National avg 38%

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	DC	60%
2	Massachusetts	46%
3	Colorado	43%
4	Maryland	42%
5	Connecticut	41%
6	New Jersey	41%
7	Virginia	40%
8	Washington	40%
9	New Hampshire	38%
10	Minnesota	38%
11	Vermont	38%
12	New York	37%
13	Hawaii	37%
14	Kansas	36%
15	Nebraska	36%
16	Illinois	35%
17	California	35%
18	Oregon	35%
19	Utah	35%
20	Alaska	34%
21	Delaware	34%
22	Georgia	34%
23	Rhode Island	34%
24	Texas	33%
25	North Carolina	33%
26	North Dakota	32%
27	Montana	32%
28	Florida	32%
29	Pennsylvania	32%
30	Arizona	31%
31	Michigan	30%
32	Wisconsin	30%
33	Iowa	30%
34	Ohio	30%
35	Idaho	30%
36	South Carolina	30%
37	Missouri	29%
38	Wyoming	29%
39	South Dakota	29%
40	Tennessee	28%
41	New Mexico	28%
42	Indiana	28%
43	Nevada	25%
44	Louisiana	25%
45	Oklahoma	26%
46	Alabama	26%
47	Kentucky	25%
48	Arkansas	24%
49	Mississippi	23%
50	West Virginia	22%

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Palo Alto CA	72%
2	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	72%
3	Boulder CO	72%
4	La Jolla CA	70%
5	Pasadena CA	65%
6	Santa Monica CA	65%
7	Naples FL	63.7%
8	Washington DC	60%
9	Malibu CA	60%
10	Seattle WA	57%
11	San Francisco CA	55%
12	Orcas Island WA	52.8%
13	San Juan Island WA	52.8%
14	Sedona AZ	51%
15	Boston MA	50%
16	Austin TX	49%
17	Raleigh NC	48%
18	Denver CO	47%
19	Minneapolis MN	45%
20	Bend OR	45%
21	Cape Cod MA	44.8%
22	Atlanta GA	44%
23	Portland OR	44%
24	San Diego CA	43%
25	Charlotte NC	42%
26	Santa Cruz CA	42%
27	Sarasota FL	41.8%
28	Nashville TN	40%
29	Chicago IL	39%
30	Florida Keys FL	38.6%
31	Dallas TX	38%
32	Salt Lake City UT	38%
33	New York City NY	37%
34	Lake Tahoe CA	35.9%
35	Phoenix AZ	35%
36	Columbia SC	35%
37	Houston TX	34%
38	Los Angeles CA	34%
39	Glacier National Park MT	32.9%
40	Miami FL	32%
41	Philadelphia PA	32%
42	Yellowstone WY	30.5%
43	Coeur d'Alene ID	30.5%
44	Sacramento CA	30%
45	Napa CA	30%
46	Orlando FL	28%
47	Albuquerque NM	28%
48	Indianapolis IN	27%
49	Louisville KY	26%
50	Pensacola FL	24.3%
51	New Orleans LA	24%
52	Las Vegas NV	24%
53	San Antonio TX	22%
54	Big Island HI	22%
55	Memphis TN	20%
56	Virgin Islands	20%
57	Detroit MI	18%
58	Cleveland OH	18%
59	Puerto Rico	18%

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Kauai · Maui · Oahu · Palm Desert · San Jose · Santa Barbara · Scottsdale

Public School Quality NAEP 2022 (states) · GreatSchools district ratings (cities)

States — NAEP 8th Grade Math 2022

#	State	Score
1	Massachusetts	299
2	New Jersey	298
3	Connecticut	294
4	Minnesota	293
5	Virginia	291
6	Florida	290
7	Wisconsin	290
8	Maryland	288
9	Colorado	288
10	Indiana	287
11	Montana	287
12	Nebraska	287
13	New Hampshire	286
14	Utah	285
15	Washington	285
16	North Dakota	284
17	South Dakota	284
18	Wyoming	284
19	Kansas	283
20	Ohio	283
21	Iowa	282
22	Idaho	282
23	Pennsylvania	282
24	Illinois	280
25	Texas	280
26	Georgia	278
27	Maine	278
28	Delaware	276
29	Michigan	276
30	New York	276
31	Oregon	275
32	Tennessee	275
33	Arizona	274
34	Missouri	274
35	Rhode Island	274
36	Kentucky	272
37	Arkansas	270
38	California	270
39	North Carolina	269
40	Vermont	269
41	West Virginia	268
42	Oklahoma	266
43	Hawaii	265
44	Nevada	265
45	South Carolina	265
46	Alaska	264
47	Louisiana	262
48	Mississippi	259
49	Alabama	258
50	New Mexico	257
51	DC	241
52	Puerto Rico	218

Famous Cities — GreatSchools Rating

#	City	Rating
1	Palo Alto CA	9.5 / 10
2	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	9.0 / 10
3	La Jolla CA	8.8 / 10
4	Boulder CO	8.5 / 10
5	San Jose CA	8.2 / 10
6	Scottsdale AZ	8.1 / 10
7	Pasadena CA	7.8 / 10
8	Austin TX	7.8 / 10
9	Seattle WA	7.6 / 10
10	Santa Monica CA	7.5 / 10
11	Bend OR	7.5 / 10
12	Santa Barbara CA	7.4 / 10
13	Denver CO	7.4 / 10
14	Boston MA	7.3 / 10
15	Kauai HI	7.2 / 10
16	San Diego CA	7.2 / 10
17	Charlotte NC	7.1 / 10
18	Malibu CA	7.0 / 10
19	San Francisco CA	7.0 / 10
20	Cape Cod MA	7 / 10
21	Glacier National Park MT	7 / 10
22	Lake Tahoe CA	7 / 10
23	Naples FL	7 / 10
24	Orcas Island WA	7 / 10
25	Sarasota FL	7 / 10
26	Coeur d'Alene ID	7.0 / 10
27	Palm Desert CA	6.9 / 10
28	Maui HI	6.9 / 10
29	Nashville TN	6.9 / 10
30	Santa Cruz CA	6.8 / 10
31	Portland OR	6.8 / 10
32	Oahu HI	6.8 / 10
33	Miami FL	6.6 / 10
34	Chicago IL	6.5 / 10
35	Big Island HI	6.4 / 10
36	Atlanta GA	6.3 / 10
37	Los Angeles CA	6.2 / 10
38	New York NY	6.1 / 10
39	Orlando FL	6.1 / 10
40	Phoenix AZ	6.0 / 10
41	San Juan Island WA	6 / 10
42	Yellowstone WY	6 / 10
43	Houston TX	5.8 / 10
44	Columbia SC	5.8 / 10
45	Dallas TX	5.7 / 10
46	Philadelphia PA	5.6 / 10
47	Napa CA	5.5 / 10
48	Las Vegas NV	5.4 / 10
49	New Orleans LA	5.2 / 10
50	Puerto Rico	5.0 / 10
51	Florida Keys FL	5 / 10
52	Virgin Islands	4.8 / 10
53	Sedona AZ	4 / 10
54	Pensacola FL	3 / 10

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Coeur d'Alene · Washington DC

Health

Life Expectancy at Birth (years) CDC 2021 · National avg 76.4 yr

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	Hawaii	80.7
2	California	79.2
3	Minnesota	79.1
4	Colorado	79.0
5	New York	78.9
6	Connecticut	78.9
7	Massachusetts	78.8
8	New Jersey	78.8
9	Washington	78.7
10	Alaska	78.6
11	New Hampshire	78.5
12	Wisconsin	78.4
13	Vermont	78.4
14	Oregon	78.3
15	Utah	78.1
16	Idaho	78.0
17	Nebraska	78.0
18	Iowa	77.9
19	South Dakota	77.8
20	North Dakota	77.7
21	Maine	77.6
22	Montana	77.5
23	Wyoming	77.4
24	Illinois	77.3
25	Maryland	77.2
26	Delaware	77.0
27	Rhode Island	76.9
28	Florida	76.8
29	North Carolina	76.7
30	Georgia	76.5
31	Texas	76.4
32	Arizona	76.3
33	New Mexico	76.2
34	Kansas	76.1
35	Virginia	76.1
36	DC	76.0
37	Pennsylvania	75.9
38	Missouri	75.5
39	Michigan	75.4
40	Nevada	75.3
41	South Carolina	74.9
42	Arkansas	74.8
43	Tennessee	74.4
44	Indiana	74.3
45	Alabama	74.1
46	Oklahoma	73.8
47	Kentucky	73.7
48	Ohio	73.6
49	Louisiana	73.1
50	West Virginia	72.8
51	Mississippi	71.9

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Orcas Island WA	86.3 yr
2	San Juan Island WA	86.3 yr
3	La Jolla CA	85.0
4	Malibu CA	84.5
5	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	84.2
6	Palo Alto CA	84.0
7	Santa Monica CA	83.8
8	Boulder CO	83.5
9	Naples FL	83.4 yr
10	Pasadena CA	82.5
11	Honolulu HI	82.4
12	Santa Cruz CA	82.3
13	Big Island HI	82.0
14	Oahu HI	81.5
15	Bend OR	81.5
16	Sarasota FL	81.5 yr
17	Florida Keys FL	81.2 yr
18	San Francisco CA	81.0
19	Los Angeles CA	80.8
20	Napa CA	80.8
21	Lake Tahoe CA	80.6 yr
22	San Diego CA	80.5
23	Seattle WA	80.2
24	Puerto Rico	80.1
25	Boston MA	79.8
26	Minneapolis MN	79.5
27	Cape Cod MA	79.5 yr
28	Denver CO	79.0
29	Sedona AZ	79 yr
30	New York City NY	78.9
31	Portland OR	78.7
32	Yellowstone WY	78.6 yr
33	Austin TX	78.5
34	Coeur d'Alene ID	78.0 yr
35	Chicago IL	77.8
36	Washington DC	77.5
37	Raleigh NC	77.4
38	Virgin Islands	77.3
39	Charlotte NC	77.2
40	Glacier National Park MT	77.2 yr
41	Atlanta GA	76.9
42	Philadelphia PA	76.5
43	Nashville TN	76.4
44	Miami FL	76.2
45	Las Vegas NV	75.8
46	Houston TX	75.6
47	San Antonio TX	75.4
48	Pensacola FL	75.3 yr
49	Phoenix AZ	75.2
50	Dallas TX	75.0
51	Indianapolis IN	74.8
52	Columbia SC	74.8
53	Louisville KY	74.5
54	New Orleans LA	74.0
55	Memphis TN	73.4
56	Milwaukee WI	73.2
57	Cleveland OH	72.8
58	Detroit MI	72.1
59	Baltimore MD	72.0

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Coeur d'Alene · Kauai · Maui · Orlando · Palm Desert · San Jose · Santa Barbara · Scottsdale

Adult Obesity Rate CDC BRFSS 2022 · National avg 36.2%

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	Mississippi	40.8%
2	West Virginia	40.6%
3	Arkansas	38.1%
4	Alabama	37.9%
5	Iowa	37.3%
6	Kentucky	36.8%
7	Louisiana	36.5%
8	South Dakota	36.2%
9	Ohio	36.0%
10	Indiana	35.9%
11	Oklahoma	35.8%
12	North Dakota	35.6%
13	Tennessee	35.5%
14	Michigan	35.5%
15	Nebraska	35.3%
16	Kansas	35.1%
17	Missouri	35.0%
18	South Carolina	34.8%
19	Texas	34.7%
20	Wisconsin	34.6%
21	Georgia	34.2%
22	North Carolina	34.0%
23	Minnesota	34.0%
24	Pennsylvania	33.9%
25	Illinois	33.8%
26	Virginia	33.3%
27	Florida	33.2%
28	Alaska	33.1%
29	Rhode Island	33.0%
30	New Mexico	32.8%
31	New York	32.7%
32	New Jersey	31.2%
33	Maryland	31.0%
34	Wyoming	31.0%
35	Delaware	31.0%
36	Arizona	30.8%
37	New Hampshire	30.7%
38	Maine	30.5%
39	Vermont	30.1%
40	Oregon	29.8%
41	Massachusetts	29.0%
42	Washington	28.8%
43	Montana	28.5%
44	Idaho	28.3%
45	California	27.5%
46	Connecticut	27.5%
47	Utah	26.2%
48	DC	24.7%
49	Hawaii	23.4%
50	Colorado	20.2%

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Memphis TN	38%
2	New Orleans LA	37%
3	Indianapolis IN	36%
4	Columbia SC	36%
5	Cleveland OH	35%
6	Louisville KY	35%
7	Detroit MI	35%
8	Puerto Rico	35%
9	Coeur d'Alene ID	34.8%
10	Baltimore MD	34%
11	Milwaukee WI	34%
12	Houston TX	33%
13	Philadelphia PA	32%
14	Virgin Islands	32%
15	Yellowstone WY	32%
16	Chicago IL	31%
17	Las Vegas NV	31%
18	Nashville TN	30%
19	Dallas TX	30%
20	San Antonio TX	30%
21	Big Island HI	30%
22	Florida Keys FL	29.7%
23	Atlanta GA	29%
24	Phoenix AZ	29%
25	Pensacola FL	29%
26	Orlando FL	28%
27	New York City NY	27%
28	Bend OR	27%
29	Glacier National Park MT	27%
30	Cape Cod MA	26.5%
31	Miami FL	26%
32	Napa CA	26%
33	Orcas Island WA	25.9%
34	San Juan Island WA	25.9%
35	Sedona AZ	25.6%
36	Sacramento CA	25%
37	Raleigh NC	25%
38	Charlotte NC	25%
39	Lake Tahoe CA	25%
40	Salt Lake City UT	24%
41	Minneapolis MN	24%
42	Boston MA	23%
43	Portland OR	22%
44	Naples FL	22%
45	Denver CO	21%
46	Santa Cruz CA	21%
47	Sarasota FL	21%
48	Washington DC	20%
49	Seattle WA	20%
50	Los Angeles CA	20%
51	San Diego CA	19%
52	Scottsdale AZ	19%
53	San Francisco CA	18%
54	Pasadena CA	17%
55	Santa Monica CA	16%
56	Palo Alto CA	15%
57	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	14%
58	Boulder CO	14%
59	La Jolla CA	13%
60	Malibu CA	12%

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Austin · Coeur d'Alene · Kauai · Maui · Oahu · Palm Desert · San Jose · Santa Barbara

Uninsured Rate (% without health insurance) US Census 2022 · National avg 9.2%

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	Texas	18.4%
2	Oklahoma	14.1%
3	Georgia	13.3%
4	Florida	12.6%
5	Wyoming	12.4%
6	Alaska	12.0%
7	North Carolina	11.5%
8	South Carolina	11.3%
9	Nevada	11.2%
10	Tennessee	10.8%
11	Mississippi	10.7%
12	Alabama	10.5%
13	Missouri	9.8%
14	Virginia	9.5%
15	Louisiana	9.4%
16	Arizona	9.3%
17	Idaho	9.1%
18	Montana	9.0%
19	Kansas	8.8%
20	Nebraska	8.7%
21	Kentucky	8.7%
22	Arkansas	8.6%
23	Utah	8.5%
24	Indiana	8.4%
25	Ohio	8.3%
26	Colorado	8.2%
27	Iowa	8.2%
28	New Mexico	8.0%
29	South Dakota	7.8%
30	North Dakota	7.6%
31	Wisconsin	7.5%
32	West Virginia	7.3%
33	Oregon	7.2%
34	Illinois	7.0%
35	Maine	7.0%
36	Delaware	6.8%
37	New Hampshire	6.5%
38	Pennsylvania	6.3%
39	Minnesota	5.9%
40	Rhode Island	5.8%
41	DC	5.5%
42	Washington	5.4%
43	California	5.2%
44	New York	5.0%
45	Maryland	4.8%
46	Connecticut	4.6%
47	New Jersey	4.5%
48	Michigan	4.4%
49	Hawaii	4.2%
50	Vermont	4.0%
51	Massachusetts	3.0%

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Houston TX	24%
2	San Antonio TX	22%
3	Dallas TX	20%
4	Sarasota FL	18.5%
5	Phoenix AZ	18%
6	Sedona AZ	17.9%
7	Las Vegas NV	16%
8	Memphis TN	15%
9	New Orleans LA	14%
10	Yellowstone WY	14%
11	Atlanta GA	13%
12	Columbia SC	13%
13	Florida Keys FL	12.8%
14	Nashville TN	12%
15	Pensacola FL	11.7%
16	Miami FL	11%
17	Orlando FL	11%
18	Indianapolis IN	11%
19	Coeur d'Alene ID	10.5%
20	Louisville KY	10%
21	Charlotte NC	10%
22	Glacier National Park MT	10%
23	Philadelphia PA	9%
24	Chicago IL	9%
25	Virgin Islands	9%
26	Napa CA	9%
27	New York City NY	8%
28	Los Angeles CA	8%
29	Bend OR	8%
30	Portland OR	7%
31	Denver CO	7%
32	Santa Cruz CA	7%
33	Boulder CO	7%
34	Seattle WA	6%
35	Minneapolis MN	6%
36	Puerto Rico	6%
37	Santa Monica CA	6%
38	Orcas Island WA	6%
39	San Juan Island WA	6%
40	Lake Tahoe CA	5.2%
41	Boston MA	5%
42	Washington DC	5%
43	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	5%
44	Big Island HI	5%
45	La Jolla CA	5%
46	Malibu CA	5%
47	San Francisco CA	4%
48	San Diego CA	4%
49	Naples FL	3.7%
50	Cape Cod MA	3.0%

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Austin · Coeur d'Alene · Kauai · Maui · Oahu · Palm Desert · Palo Alto · Pasadena · San Jose · Santa Barbara · Scottsdale

Safety & Commute

Violent Crime per 100K Residents FBI UCR 2022 · National avg 380

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	DC	1,214
2	New Mexico	778
3	Alaska	758
4	Tennessee	638
5	Arkansas	629
6	South Carolina	585
7	Louisiana	578
8	Alabama	572
9	Mississippi	558
10	Arizona	540
11	Montana	446
12	Oklahoma	441
13	Missouri	434
14	Kansas	432
15	Texas	430
16	Colorado	426
17	Oregon	395
18	Washington	380
19	Florida	371
20	Wisconsin	360
21	Nevada	358
22	North Carolina	357
23	South Dakota	357
24	Georgia	340
25	California	333
26	Iowa	330
27	Indiana	318
28	Illinois	318
29	Maryland	317
30	Michigan	316
31	Kentucky	313
32	West Virginia	293
33	Ohio	285
34	Pennsylvania	281
35	New York	261
36	Idaho	233
37	Minnesota	218
38	Utah	202
39	Hawaii	199
40	New Jersey	194
41	North Dakota	184
42	Delaware	181
43	Wyoming	180
44	Virginia	175
45	Vermont	169
46	Connecticut	163
47	Rhode Island	162
48	Massachusetts	148
49	New Hampshire	116
50	Maine	113
51	Nebraska	194

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Detroit MI	2,057
2	St. Louis MO	1,927
3	Memphis TN	1,900
4	Baltimore MD	1,858
5	Milwaukee WI	1,597
6	Cleveland OH	1,262
7	Columbia SC	1180
8	New Orleans LA	1,124
9	Chicago IL	944
10	Kansas City MO	927
11	Washington DC	900
12	Virgin Islands	850
13	Houston TX	816
14	Philadelphia PA	760
15	Puerto Rico	720
16	Las Vegas NV	681
17	Lake Tahoe CA	627
18	Dallas TX	586
19	Louisville KY	580
20	Santa Cruz CA	580
21	Indianapolis IN	540
22	Santa Monica CA	520
23	Napa CA	480
24	Miami FL	450
25	Los Angeles CA	450
26	Denver CO	426
27	Atlanta GA	421
28	Phoenix AZ	414
29	Big Island HI	380
30	Minneapolis MN	369
31	Sarasota FL	358
32	Seattle WA	348
33	New York City NY	339
34	Portland OR	327
35	Sedona AZ	317
36	Glacier National Park MT	314
37	Bend OR	310
38	San Antonio TX	309
39	Nashville TN	301
40	Boston MA	295
41	Florida Keys FL	278
42	Cape Cod MA	271
43	Boulder CO	240
44	Yellowstone WY	220
45	Austin TX	192
46	San Diego CA	179
47	San Francisco CA	171
48	La Jolla CA	150
49	Pensacola FL	131
50	Scottsdale AZ	130
51	Coeur d'Alene ID	125
52	Malibu CA	120
53	Naples FL	109
54	Orcas Island WA	101
55	San Juan Island WA	101
56	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	42

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Charlotte · Kauai · Maui · Oahu · Orlando · Palm Desert · Palo Alto · Pasadena · San Jose · Santa Barbara

Traffic Fatalities per 100K Residents NHTSA 2022 · National avg 12.8

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	Mississippi	22.7
2	Wyoming	21.6
3	South Carolina	21.3
4	Montana	20.9
5	New Mexico	20.7
6	Arkansas	20.2
7	South Dakota	19.8
8	West Virginia	19.5
9	Alabama	19.3
10	Louisiana	18.9
11	Oklahoma	18.6
12	Tennessee	18.3
13	North Dakota	17.9
14	Alaska	17.6
15	Arizona	17.0
16	Kentucky	16.9
17	Idaho	16.8
18	Texas	16.2
19	Nevada	14.8
20	Georgia	14.6
21	North Carolina	14.1
22	Kansas	13.9
23	Missouri	13.7
24	Florida	13.5
25	Indiana	13.4
26	Iowa	13.3
27	Nebraska	12.9
28	Colorado	12.5
29	Oregon	12.3
30	Ohio	11.8
31	Wisconsin	11.5
32	Utah	11.0
33	Maryland	11.0
34	Illinois	10.8
35	Michigan	10.5
36	Washington	10.2
37	Virginia	10.1
38	Minnesota	9.8
39	Hawaii	9.5
40	Pennsylvania	9.3
41	Delaware	9.1
42	Connecticut	8.9
43	Rhode Island	8.7
44	California	8.6
45	Vermont	7.8
46	New Hampshire	7.5
47	New Jersey	6.8
48	New York	5.7
49	Massachusetts	5.5
50	DC	3.5

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	Memphis TN	29.6
2	Detroit MI	21.4
3	Atlanta GA	17.3
4	Dallas TX	16.2
5	Phoenix AZ	15.9
6	Louisville KY	15.7
7	Cleveland OH	15.3
8	Miami FL	14.6
9	Nashville TN	14.5
10	New Orleans LA	14.5
11	Orlando FL	14.3
12	Indianapolis IN	13.9
13	Milwaukee WI	12.4
14	Houston TX	12.1
15	San Antonio TX	12.0
16	Charlotte NC	11.2
17	Austin TX	10.3
18	Scottsdale AZ	9.2
19	Denver CO	8.8
20	Portland OR	8.2
21	Los Angeles CA	7.9
22	Philadelphia PA	7.9
23	San Diego CA	7.6
24	Raleigh NC	7.4
25	Chicago IL	6.5
26	Las Vegas NV	6.5
27	Honolulu HI	4.8
28	Washington DC	4.7
29	Minneapolis MN	4.7
30	Seattle WA	4.3
31	San Francisco CA	4.0
32	Boston MA	3.1
33	New York City NY	2.6

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Bend · Big Island · Boulder · Cape Cod · Carmel-by-the-Sea · Coeur d'Alene · Columbia · Florida Keys · Glacier National Park · Kauai · La Jolla · Lake Tahoe · Malibu · Maui · Napa · Naples FL · Orcas Island · Palm Desert · Palo Alto · Pasadena · Pensacola · Puerto Rico · San Jose · San Juan Island · Santa Barbara · Santa Cruz · Santa Monica · Sarasota · Sedona · Virgin Islands · Yellowstone

⏱️ Average Commute Time (minutes, one-way) US Census ACS 2022 · National avg 27.6 min

All 50 States + DC

#	State	Value
1	New York	33.4 min
2	Maryland	32.8 min
3	New Jersey	32.4 min
4	DC	32.2 min
5	Illinois	29.6 min
6	California	29.4 min
7	Washington	28.8 min
8	Texas	28.5 min
9	Georgia	28.3 min
10	Connecticut	28.0 min
11	Virginia	27.8 min
12	Florida	27.7 min
13	Massachusetts	27.5 min
14	Pennsylvania	27.3 min
15	North Carolina	26.9 min
16	Rhode Island	26.4 min
17	Colorado	26.1 min
18	Tennessee	25.9 min
19	South Carolina	25.8 min
20	Oregon	25.7 min
21	Minnesota	25.5 min
22	Delaware	25.4 min
23	Alabama	25.2 min
24	Hawaii	25.1 min
25	Indiana	24.9 min
26	Michigan	24.8 min
27	Ohio	24.6 min
28	Utah	24.5 min
29	Arizona	24.3 min
30	Nevada	24.0 min
31	West Virginia	24.0 min
32	Louisiana	23.9 min
33	Mississippi	23.7 min
34	Arkansas	23.6 min
35	Wisconsin	23.4 min
36	Missouri	23.2 min
37	Idaho	22.9 min
38	Kentucky	22.8 min
39	Maine	22.6 min
40	Oklahoma	22.5 min
41	Alaska	22.4 min
42	Vermont	22.3 min
43	Kansas	22.2 min
44	Iowa	21.9 min
45	New Mexico	21.8 min
46	New Hampshire	21.5 min
47	South Dakota	20.9 min
48	North Dakota	20.7 min
49	Montana	20.3 min
50	Nebraska	20.1 min
51	Wyoming	19.8 min

Major Cities

#	City	Value
1	New York City NY	41 min
2	Washington DC	37 min
3	Chicago IL	34 min
4	San Francisco CA	33 min
5	Malibu CA	32 min
6	Pasadena CA	32 min
7	Los Angeles CA	32 min
8	Puerto Rico	31 min
9	Napa CA	30 min
10	Baltimore MD	30 min
11	Miami FL	30 min
12	Atlanta GA	29 min
13	Santa Monica CA	28 min
14	Houston TX	28 min
15	Philadelphia PA	28 min
16	Boston MA	28 min
17	Virgin Islands	28 min
18	Dallas TX	27 min
19	Palo Alto CA	27 min
20	Santa Cruz CA	26 min
21	Seattle WA	26 min
22	Charlotte NC	26 min
23	Big Island HI	26 min
24	La Jolla CA	25 min
25	Raleigh NC	25 min
26	Cape Cod MA	25 min
27	Minneapolis MN	24 min
28	Denver CO	24 min
29	Scottsdale AZ	24 min
30	Carmel-by-the-Sea CA	24 min
31	Columbia SC	23 min
32	Coeur d'Alene ID	23 min
33	Naples FL	22 min
34	Boulder CO	22 min
35	Phoenix AZ	22 min
36	San Diego CA	22 min
37	Austin TX	22 min
38	Bend OR	22 min
39	Pensacola FL	22 min
40	Sedona AZ	22 min
41	Portland OR	21 min
42	Salt Lake City UT	21 min
43	San Antonio TX	21 min
44	Sarasota FL	21 min
45	Indianapolis IN	20 min
46	Florida Keys FL	20 min
47	Glacier National Park MT	20 min
48	Nashville TN	19 min
49	Orlando FL	19 min
50	New Orleans LA	19 min
51	Kansas City MO	19 min
52	Louisville KY	19 min
53	Yellowstone WY	19 min
54	Lake Tahoe CA	17 min
55	Orcas Island WA	16 min
56	San Juan Island WA	16 min

Guide destinations not shown in this category: Kauai · Las Vegas · Maui · Oahu · Palm Desert · San Jose · Santa Barbara

Sources

US Census Bureau — American Community Survey (2022–2023) — population, household income, educational attainment, homeownership, poverty, health insurance, commute time
National Center for Education Statistics — NCES (2022) — high school graduation rates, public schools
NCES PIAAC (2023) — adult literacy
US Department of Labor (2024) — minimum wage
Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics (2023) — unemployment
CDC National Center for Health Statistics (2021) — life expectancy
CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System — BRFSS (2022) — adult obesity
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting — Crime Data Explorer (2022) — violent crime
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System — FARS (2022) — traffic fatalities
NOAA US Climate Normals (1991–2020) — sunshine by month
C2ER / ACCRA Cost of Living Index (2023) — cost of living

City-level data sourced from respective municipal and regional surveys. All figures represent the most recent available data at time of publication.

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