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2019 US state rankings
- Thread starter fluffydelusions
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Agreed, though... 44th in infrastructure sounds about right, during the few days when the T is not actually, literally on fire.
People think our entire state is a 5 mile stretch of highway on the Turnpike between exit 12-13A near the Oil Refineries and Airport.
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I've lived in NJ (and all up and down the east coast for that matter) and know that isn't the case but I now live in Washington and the natural environment here is better than anything on the east coast IMO.
WV's a beautiful state with a lot of stuff to do if you're in to outdoor activities.
There's also nice liberal pockets, like Fayetteville, Davis, Thomas, etc that are largely inhabited by aging hippies.
LA has a lot of outdoorsy stuff too and it has the benefit of having NOLA
Natural environment is a weird category because it's pretty subjective, is it not? Some people like the mountains, some people like lakes, the desert etc.
If you drill down it's based on pollution and air/water quality. I thought it meant natural sights, landscapes etc but apparently not.
Indiana at 36 seems right. We're pretty average every where except pollution which is absolutely abysmal.
They give the methodology of the natural environment (things like pollution etc)
I moved from Maryland to Colorado and believe it is a step up in every conceivable way. But hey, top 10 is top 10.
Yo, Louisiana has wetlands that sustain enormous amounts of wildlife and keep the Gulf from being even more polluted but this list was probably compiled by an intern sitting in an air conditioned cubicle.
Ok, sure it's hot and sweaty... and gets hit by hurricanes every couple years, but, uh, Hawaii at fucking #16 on "Natural Environment"...?
Ok, sub-Newsweek list rag
Ok, sure it's hot and sweaty... and gets hit by hurricanes every couple years, but, uh, Hawaii at fucking #16 on "Natural Environment"...?
Ok, sub-Newsweek list rag
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As a Hispanic family would it be safe to move to Utah? I really like Washington but I wonder if is redneck city outside of Seattle?
I'll agree with my fellow Coloradoans. The plows and street prep for pending snowstorms is a joke. I feel like a could go out with a shovel and a couple boxes of kitty litter and do a better job with the roads than CDOT around my area. And as much as I love RTD compared to some other public transportation systems, I really hope they keep expanding and quit with the cancelled trains. The traffic just keeps getting worse, and is starting to remind me a bit of Atlanta.
"Florida Man" ranked at 13 (while Texas ranked at 38)... Ouch, that hurts. On every level.
At least Lousiana is properly dumped at bottom-of-the-barrel 50 LOL
At least Lousiana is properly dumped at bottom-of-the-barrel 50 LOL
Okay 1. Were in the top ten for education. 2 how are they ranking this stuff, because I do not get how were below Wisconsin When I keep being told by people that Wisconsin is terrible for work.
Yes our roads need work, but what do you expect when a huge number of trucks and trains come into our state to transport it out.
Seriously Id love to see the survey they used for the data on this.
I like parts of Washington, but seeing it at #1 doesn't inspire any confidence in the rest of the country for me.
Rhode Island is... #1 for natural environment? What? We typically went to Maine or Vermont to enjoy natural environments.
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If that's the full criteria, it may make sense. the bigger cities, especially SLC all tend to get an inversion, so the air quality sucks until it rains or snows and clears out.
Man I want to move to Vermont (from Austin TX) so bad. Only challenge is that there are state level laws that make running a business in my industry harder.
I've lived in CA, UT and OH and feel their rankings are pretty spot on. Clicked on the thread thinking UT has to be top 10, OH bottom 10 and CA in the middle.
Moved to Seattle 6 months ago and I cannot imagine a better place to live in the US besides NYC if you can afford to live rich.
That makes a ton of sense. We get inversions here in Boise and man are they bad sometimes.
Yeah, SLC gets really bad sometimes because we're in a valley with mountains on either side. But the days that are clear are beautiful.
I've actually thought about moving to Boise or Sandpoint at some time.