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T O P I C R E V I E WLonakeThe Dumbest States in AmericaSmartest1. Vermont2. Wisconsin3. Massachusetts4. Iowa5. Connecticut6. Montana7. New Jersey8. Nebraska9. Minnesota10. NebraskaDumbest1. Nevada2. Arizona3. California4. Hawaii5. Alaska6. Georgia7. Mississippi8. Alabama9. Louisiana10. New MexicoBased on high school completions, literacy rates, math abilities, class sizes, student teacher ratios, higher ed degrees obtained, school budgets, sat scores, education financing, teacher ability, teacher compensation, education standardsI would venture to guess that the highest scoring states also have better economies, but haven't researched save for knowing that California is at or near the bottom in terms of responsible fiscal handling.LonakeAmerica's wealthiest (and poorest) states quote:The top 10 wealthiest statesWhere median income is highestRank State Median Income1 New Hampshire $65,0282 New Jersey $64,9183 Connecticut $64,6444 Maryland $63,8285 Alaska $62,6756 Virginia $61,1267 Utah $60,3968 Massachusetts $59,7329 Hawaii $58,46910 Washington $58,404The bottom 10 poorest statesWhere median incomes are lowestRank State Median Income1 Mississippi $35,6932 Arkansas $37,9873 West Virginia $39,1704 Tennessee $40,0345 South Carolina $41,5486 Montana $41,5877 Kentucky $41,8288 Alabama $42,1449 North Carolina $42,33710 Louisiana $42,423LonakeThe best cities to live and work inAnother one, this one is city to city comparison tool: http://apps.money.cnn.com/bestplaces_2010/compare_tool_2010.jsp Neighborhood Scout50 Tools to Research Your New Home, Neighborhood, and Community hereResearching the Best Places to Live from NOLO legal guide site hereEverEvolvingSpiritWow, I was surprised to not see NY in the smartest . . .RandallYikes! GA boy here.------------------"All deaths are suicides, do you realize that? Every single one. The only distinction is that, with some people, suicide is a subconscious choice, and with others it's a conscious choice. Otherwise, those who commit suicide and those who succumb to accident, illness or "old age," die for exactly the same reason: belief in the inevitability of death." Linda GoodmanLonakeCan y'all tell I wanna move
Smartest1. Vermont2. Wisconsin3. Massachusetts4. Iowa5. Connecticut6. Montana7. New Jersey8. Nebraska9. Minnesota10. Nebraska
Dumbest1. Nevada2. Arizona3. California4. Hawaii5. Alaska6. Georgia7. Mississippi8. Alabama9. Louisiana10. New Mexico
Based on high school completions, literacy rates, math abilities, class sizes, student teacher ratios, higher ed degrees obtained, school budgets, sat scores, education financing, teacher ability, teacher compensation, education standards
I would venture to guess that the highest scoring states also have better economies, but haven't researched save for knowing that California is at or near the bottom in terms of responsible fiscal handling.
quote:The top 10 wealthiest statesWhere median income is highestRank State Median Income1 New Hampshire $65,0282 New Jersey $64,9183 Connecticut $64,6444 Maryland $63,8285 Alaska $62,6756 Virginia $61,1267 Utah $60,3968 Massachusetts $59,7329 Hawaii $58,46910 Washington $58,404The bottom 10 poorest statesWhere median incomes are lowestRank State Median Income1 Mississippi $35,6932 Arkansas $37,9873 West Virginia $39,1704 Tennessee $40,0345 South Carolina $41,5486 Montana $41,5877 Kentucky $41,8288 Alabama $42,1449 North Carolina $42,33710 Louisiana $42,423
The bottom 10 poorest statesWhere median incomes are lowestRank State Median Income1 Mississippi $35,6932 Arkansas $37,9873 West Virginia $39,1704 Tennessee $40,0345 South Carolina $41,5486 Montana $41,5877 Kentucky $41,8288 Alabama $42,1449 North Carolina $42,33710 Louisiana $42,423
Another one, this one is city to city comparison tool: http://apps.money.cnn.com/bestplaces_2010/compare_tool_2010.jsp
Neighborhood Scout
50 Tools to Research Your New Home, Neighborhood, and Community here
Researching the Best Places to Live from NOLO legal guide site here
------------------"All deaths are suicides, do you realize that? Every single one. The only distinction is that, with some people, suicide is a subconscious choice, and with others it's a conscious choice. Otherwise, those who commit suicide and those who succumb to accident, illness or "old age," die for exactly the same reason: belief in the inevitability of death." Linda Goodman
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