What is going on everyone? Welcome back to the world according to Briggs and a fresh look
at the best states to raise a family. We did this video about four years ago and
a lot has changed for this list. We are looking at states that are safe they have high scores for
education they're affordable they have good health care child care and have family things to do
that means like amusement parks parks outdoor activities things like that as the list goes
on you'll find some states didn't make this list because of cost couple examples are massachusetts
and california massachusetts has a great education system their health care is phenomenal but their
cost of living and their housing is far too high to be reasonable for a family in most cases if
you're extremely wealthy sure i'd move there but most of us didn't win the lottery so we gotta look
elsewhere california has great things to do from the beaches to the amusement parks but california
is terribly expensive and it sucks in so many ways i often weep when i find out i have to travel down
there my wife also suggested i include a category for which states are more accepting of a husband
that says inappropriate things at inappropriate times that isn't a real stat i think it has to
do with the comment i made to a co-worker of hers about a bad die job and a comparison to
an over ripe avocado alright let's see which states are the best to raise a family in 2022
number 10 washington state washington has been gaining popularity in recent years they aren't
terribly expensive outside the major cities like tacoma and seattle and stuff like that
a lot of people are choosing different suburbs outside the cities and then you know working
from home or whatever washington is a great place to raise a family as far as things to
do and fun they rank 8th safety they rank 15th cost living like i said is a little expensive
but most of that is seattle and tacoma they're ranked 39th there education they're ranked 19th
number nine virginia virginia is another state that's growing more and more popular with everyone
not just families it is a great place to raise family it always has been this isn't something
new to virginia virginia's another one of those states that have more than their share of small
towns that are great to raise a family and in a lot of cases these great small towns aren't too
far out of the big cities in case that's where you have to work virginia is ranked 25th when it comes
to family entertainment and fun i'm just going to call it fun for now on when it comes to safety
they are ranked 11th cost of living is 27th when it comes to education virginia ranks 15th in the
nation number eight utah the only surprise here is utah's not number one or two i mean utah kind of
screams family life you know to me the mormon religion which mormons pretty much run this
state and they always have they're founded by mormons for the most part that religion
is insanely focused on family and family values and all that good stuff so that's plus if you
want to raise a family around it you don't have to join the mormon church if you move to utah but
i'm sure they wouldn't mind it if you did when it comes to fun and entertainment utah's ranked 15th
safety is ranked 16th cost of living 31st and when it comes to education they're 14th if we
were including like universities and stuff in their education system they have some of the best
in the country they probably would have moved further up the line but we're kind of focusing
on high school on down on this number seven new hampshire new hampshire and vermont which
will be coming up soon are two states that are perfect for families that kind of want to get
away from the city and they don't want their kids exposed to city type life these are two
perfect states for that new hampshire is a great state if you want to take your kids out to do
outdoor activity camping fishing whatever you want to do most people in this country seem to
think that the only places that have really good fishing are like in the south and you know idaho
wyoming montana maybe even oregon but no that whole new england area and pennsylvania
which isn't new england but it's right there that is amazing fishing amazing camping amazing
woodlands and stop typing i know upstate new york is in between new hampshire vermont and
pennsylvania it's just i seem to like the woods in those areas and not so much new york new hampshire
is ranked 22nd when it comes to fun when it comes to safety they're ranked number two their cost is
38 and their education they're ranked ninth those are all solid numbers except for the cost but you
know i mean if there's anything we've learned on this channel is if something's nice it's
going to cost a little bit more they're just not number 49 or 50 on this list when it comes to cost
number six vermont everything i said about new hampshire is the same for vermont i mean i've said
many times it's almost like these are the same state if you look at them on the map it kind of
looks like they should be the same state i'm not really sure why but i've always enjoyed vermont a
little bit better though when it comes to fun and family entertainment vermont is ranked 24th and a
lot of that has to do with all the streams creeks and wooded areas just like new hampshire when it
comes to safety vermont is ranked number one cost living is 39th and their education is fourth those
are not bad numbers number five new jersey yeah you know if i had false teeth i probably would
have spit them out when i first realized new jersey was the fifth best state to raise a
family i mean you just don't think it should be new jersey's got places like trenton and superfund
sites but you gotta admit they're pretty decent state they always seem to have good pizza too i
always give new jersey a hard time because they're just kind of they seem kind of rude but really
it's just their way i mean they talk a little too close to you and a lot of times they're a little
bit loud that's just the nature of them they're not being rude they just sound like it especially
if you're someone like me that comes from the west coast but when you look at these rankings you'll
realize new jersey's not that bad of a state when it comes to fun and family entertainment they're
ranked seventh in the nation that is not bad this is another shocker when it comes to safety
they're ranked 14th do you think being that close to new york and everything else they'd just be a
nightmare but no they're ranked 14th overall cost of living they're a little high they're actually
the highest on this list ranked 42nd when it comes to education buckle up everyone they're ranked
first in the nation for high school on down number four iowa this one makes sense and the world is
right again iowa is another one of those states that is just known for being a family values type
state they've always been that way and they always will be that way the biggest downside of living
in iowa is there's not a lot to do unless i mean you like getting lost in a corn field or something
iowa is ranked 33rd when it comes to family fun and entertainment they're ranked 13th in safety
which is a little higher than i thought they'd be but when it comes to cost living they're
ranked seventh in the nation that is not bad education they're ranked 11 which is respectable
number three wisconsin this is the one i think everyone should move to if they want to raise a
family wisconsin is just that way people are nice they're welcoming they're friendly and they're
just decent people most the time sure you're gonna have jerks every once while but you got a higher
chance in wisconsin than most states of running into decent good people this isn't a real stat
but it's kind of this opinion and this stat that i put on people as i meet them from states and stuff
like that as an example if i go to california i know one out of every 20 people is going to be
a complete jerk and i don't need to be around them but when you look at places like iowa it
starts moving up to 1 out of every 50. nevada it's like 1 out of every 30 but you get to wisconsin
and it starts getting up around 1 out of every 100 people will be a jerk they're just nice people
wisconsin is ranked 11th when it comes to family fun when it comes to safety they're ranked 12th
cost living is 22nd which is great for a place that is a desirable place to live
and when it comes to education they're ranked 16th number two nebraska nebraska is just like iowa
in so many ways i mean they spell it differently that's about it nebraska is another state where if
you want to raise your family in a nice quiet safe environment it's one of the best in those respects
they do have a little more excitement than iowa does they're actually ranked 17th when it comes to
family fun where iowa was ranked 33rd when it comes to safety they're ranked 10th cost of
living they're ranked 14th which is solid and education they come in 12th in the nation not
bad nebraska all right before we get to number one don't forget we have another channel called
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as well all right on to number one and number one minnesota yeah a lot of you are probably
shocked and the people that are shocked probably haven't spent much time in minnesota minnesota is
a beautiful state with a lot of things to do and great people they're right next to wisconsin and
they share a lot of the same personality traits of being decent people i mean they've been getting a
lot of bad press in the last couple years with riots and protests and all that other stuff but
that doesn't take away the fact that most of this state is just a great place to live minneapolis-st
paul it's got its problems just like any other major city but i'm telling you minnesota is a
great state to live if you're not from the united states i will tell you this right now it is
horribly cold during the winter so that's not your thing minnesota is not your place but everything
else about minnesota is great when it comes to family fun they're ranked fourth they've got lakes
streams creeks wooded areas all kinds of stuff to do when it comes to safety they're ranked ninth
outside of minneapolis-st paul they don't have much crime they're cost living they're ranked
16th in the nation and when it comes to education they're ranked 20th those are not bad numbers and
that's how minnesota got to number one all right that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed it
hope you got some information out of it now go out have a great day be nice to each other