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2023's Best State Capitals For Safety & More

When you think of state capitals, can you think of some that you would never want to call home? You can think of some immediately. Wallethub.com has put together a list of "2023's Best State Capitals For Safety & More," and I've had the pleasure of living in two of the top 10.

What exactly makes it a good capital city?

Here's what they did "to identify the best state capitals to live in, WalletHub compared all 50 across four key dimensions: 1) Affordability, 2) Economic Well-Being, 3) Quality of Education & Health, and 4) Quality of Life."

Where are the worst capitals to live?

50. Augusta, ME

Affordability - 43rd
Economic Well-Being - 50th
Quality of Education - 31st
Quality of Life - 45th

49. Trenton, NJ

Affordability - 44th
Economic Well-Being - 49th
Quality of Education - 42nd
Quality of Life - 38th

48. Hartford, CT

Affordability - 48th
Economic Well-Being - 45th
Quality of Education - 32nd
Quality of Life - 23rd

47. Baton Rouge, LA

Affordability - 36th
Economic Well-Being - 48th
Quality of Education - 48th
Quality of Life - 36th

46. Dover, DE

Affordability - 42nd
Economic Well-Being - 35th
Quality of Education - 38th
Quality of Life - 48th

What about Boise, Idaho?

As someone who's still reasonably new to Boise, I love Boise. For my wife and I, who don't have kids, there's plenty to do for people who love to go out for drinks, dinner, and entertainment. Part of their key dimensions is affordability: Cost of living, Median Household Income, and Housing Cost. You and I agree that the housing cost is probably something that's going to hurt us the most. So the cost of living is something that people in every capital city will be experiencing with the inflation.

As for the quality of education & health, for the most part, since my wife and I don't have kids, I can't comment on it. So overall, my wife and I are thrilled with living in Boise.

Top 10 Best Capital Cities To Live In

Here's what WalletHub did "to identify the best state capitals to live in, WalletHub compared all 50 across four key dimensions: 1) Affordability, 2) Economic Well-Being, 3) Quality of Education & Health, and 4) Quality of Life."

Idaho One Of The Worst States To Raise A Family

With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns depict the relative rank of that state, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.

Idaho Ranks One of the Highest For Cost of Smoking Over A Lifetime

WalletHub Methodology "In order to assess the impact of tobacco use on a smoker’s finances both over a lifetime and in a single year, WalletHub calculated the potential monetary losses — including the cumulative cost of a cigarette pack per day over several decades, health-care expenditures, income losses, and other costs — brought on by smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke."