(Wyoming) – The Equality State is no stranger to consistently ranking as one of the best places to the live in the country.
A 2025 survey from WalletHub has ranked Wyoming as the 11th best place to live out of the 50 states + Washington D.C.
According to their metrics, Wyoming ranks as the 2nd best state in the nation when it comes to safety, trailing only New Jersey. Wyoming is the 13th most affordable place to live.
With room for improvement, WalletHub’s study revealed that Wyoming’s “quality of life” ranking puts us at 38th, while education and health places us at 30th.
Check out the full survey and more details here.Overall Rank State Total Score Affordability Rank Economy Rank Education & Health Rank Quality of Life Rank Safety Rank 1 Massachusetts 60.23 44 9 1 6 6 2 Idaho 60.19 11 7 21 24 4 3 New Jersey 59.81 48 25 6 7 1 4 Wisconsin 59.66 30 12 9 12 8 5 Minnesota 58.69 14 29 5 10 19 6 Florida 58.51 32 11 26 4 12 7 New Hampshire 58.21 40 3 7 36 3 8 Utah 57.94 6 19 2 29 23 9 New York 57.94 47 23 15 1 7 10 Pennsylvania 57.90 29 35 17 5 11 11 Wyoming 57.90 13 22 30 38 2 12 Iowa 56.23 22 30 20 17 15 13 Maine 56.21 35 8 11 26 10 14 Virginia 56.18 15 17 16 21 18 15 Montana 55.21 27 2 12 33 37 16 North Dakota 54.63 31 5 18 37 27 17 Illinois 54.60 37 47 25 3 9 18 South Dakota 54.12 21 6 34 41 16 19 Colorado 53.58 28 15 3 11 47 20 Nebraska 52.89 33 28 13 27 29 21 Vermont 52.71 42 1 8 45 31 22 North Carolina 52.32 17 16 35 16 35 23 Kansas 52.20 26 27 27 18 32 24 Connecticut 52.09 46 36 4 23 13 25 Rhode Island 52.05 45 14 22 44 5 26 Ohio 51.61 23 45 29 15 22 27 Georgia 51.59 18 24 41 19 21 28 Missouri 51.23 4 21 37 28 36 29 Indiana 51.17 3 48 33 20 24 30 Michigan 51.07 12 46 31 13 33 30 Arizona 51.01 24 18 32 25 34 32 California 50.49 50 20 23 2 42 33 Delaware 50.03 19 34 28 47 28 34 Maryland 49.79 38 37 19 31 30 35 Hawaii 49.38 49 13 10 42 26 36 Washington 49.17 36 10 14 8 50 37 Kentucky 47.53 10 49 38 46 20 38 Texas 47.21 34 40 40 9 38 39 Oregon 47.20 41 31 24 14 48 40 Tennessee 47.02 7 26 43 35 43 41 Alabama 47.01 1 42 46 39 25 42 West Virginia 47.00 2 38 47 43 17 43 Oklahoma 46.34 16 32 44 32 39 44 South Carolina 45.65 9 39 42 34 46 45 Nevada 44.61 39 44 39 22 41 46 Alaska 44.17 43 4 36 50 44 47 Mississippi 43.53 8 43 50 49 14 48 Arkansas 42.07 5 41 45 48 45 49 Louisiana 40.57 20 50 49 40 40 50 New Mexico 39.68 25 33 48 30 49