Massachusetts Ranked #1 as Best State to Raise a Family, But What Cities?

WalletHub did a study ranking the best and worst states to raise a family in 2022… and Massachusetts came in at the top of the list at #1. In addition…

Danae Pieroni

Updated Dec 29, 2021 1:55 PM EST

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WalletHub did a study ranking the best and worst states to raise a family in 2022... and Massachusetts came in at the top of the list at #1.

In addition to ranking #1 overall, Massachusetts also ranked #3 for education and child care, #6 for affordability, #9 for family fun, #10 for healthy and safety, and #21 for socio-economics. More specifically, it ranked #4 for lowest infant mortality rate.

The study compared the 50 states across 52 key indicators of family-friendliness, including:

Highest median family income
Most affordable housing
Lowest child care cost
Most families with young kids
Lowest infant mortality rate
Fewest violent crimes per capita
Lowest % of families in poverty
Lowest separation and divorce rate

After Massachusetts comes Minnesota at #2 as the best state to raise a family, North Dakota at #3, New York at #4, and Vermont at #5. New Mexico landed at the bottom of the list at #50, making it the worst state to raise a family in.

Elite Personal Finance took it one step further and listed the top 10 cities or towns to raise a family in Massachusetts - scroll below for the full list.