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The Top Ten  April 16 - 23    

Most Livable States, 2007

Rank State
1. New Hampshire
2. Minnesota
3. Wyoming
4. Utah
5. New Jersey
6. Iowa
7. Vermont
8. Massachusetts
9. South Dakota
10. Connecticut
Methodology: To determine a state's livability rating, each state's rankings in 44 categories were averaged. Some of the positive factors included household income, homeownership, job growth, and educational attainment. The negative factors included crime rate, poverty rate, infant mortality rate, and unemployment rate.
Source: Morgan Quitno Press. Web: www.morganquitno.com.

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