New Hampshire? That’s what State Master says, after ranking each state’s quality of life. And of course, paying no mind to where your friends, family, and specific job-related opportunities are (you know: location, location, location).

Rank State
# 1 New Hampshire
# 2 Minnesota
# 3 Vermont
# 4 Wyoming
# 5 Virginia
# 6 Iowa
# 7 Massachusetts
# 8 New Jersey
# 9 South Dakota
# 10 Nebraska
# 11 North Dakota
# 12 Maryland
# 13 Wisconsin
# 14 Connecticut
# 15 Maine
# 16 Colorado
# 17 Delaware
# 18 Idaho (Where I was born)
# 19 Utah (Where I live)
# 20 Kansas
# 21 Indiana
# 22 Missouri
# 23 Rhode Island
# 24 Montana
# 25 Washington
# 26 Hawaii
# 27 Alaska
# 28 Michigan
# 29 Nevada
# 30 New York
# 31 Illinois
= 32 Ohio
= 32 Pennsylvania
# 34 Oregon
# 35 California
# 36 Arizona
# 37 Florida
# 38 Georgia (where I spent my formative years)
# 39 Alabama
# 40 North Carolina
# 41 Kentucky
# 42 New Mexico
# 43 Oklahoma (where I spent my childhood)
# 44 South Carolina
# 45 Texas
# 46 West Virginia
# 47 Tennessee
# 48 Arkansas
# 49 Louisiana
# 50 Mississippi