What's the worst state to live in and why?

Question

Utah would be the worst one for me. Too many religious people.

Very clever of the third answerer. I mean states in the united states, but I'm sure you already know that, but clarify to anybody that doesn't realize it.

Answer 1

I think West Virginia was rated as having the worst quality of living...

You know what they say though... "It's all relative in West Virginia!" HA!

(Personally Utah would be crap for me too!)

Answer 2

Since I haven't lived in many states to make a good comparison .. but I agree about NJ
Too crowded .. Too expensive .. too much of everything ..

Notice that no place on earth is heaven, a place could be awsome for some and hell for others.

Answer 3

Right now, although I've lived here my entire life (36 years) and love my home state, I may have to suggest Michigan may be the worst state to live in currently- specifically Southeast Michigan/metro-Detroit area. The economy in this region continues to suffer as the Big Three domestic automakers have continually gotten their butts kicked by foreign competitors and have lost more and more market share; the entire economy of the area was largely tied to the auto industry and continues to be slow to diversify and/or redevelop. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people have left Detroit over recent decades largely due to either lack of work or the crime, decay, lack of services, etc. in the city caused by lack of jobs and the lack of a strong corporate tax base which the automakers once provided Detroit; I believe Detroit once had nearly 2 million people living in the city, I can remember about a decade ago Detroit was in a legal battle to challenge the official census records showing that the population was just under 1 million (for Federal tax, economic benefit reasons) and just recently the population has been cited at @ 940,000 in the city itself. Many Detroiters and others in the area have been forced to move elsewhere in pursuit of jobs and better opportunity; many people from Detroit have been moving into the suburbs so their populations have stayed constant and/or even grown. However, from personal experience, I can say the economy in the whole area is suffering despite the fact that most of the rest of the nation is doing pretty well; those laid off/fired from auto-related jobs continue to re-enter the job market and compete with the rest for any remaining jobs. Using the State of Michigan's own statewide employment page for unemployed people to register on, they list @ 40,000 jobs across the state (many temp jobs, part-time, minimum wage jobs, etc) and around 640,000 people/resumes listed on the site looking for work. Despite having a very diverse (office/factory) work background, a college degree (with a very high gpa), etc. I have been unemployed for nearly 15 months while looking for work and have applied to over 150 job postings across the state for positions matching my work experience and/or to entry-level jobs that would be considered "beneath" me while living cheaply off savings, 401k, unemployment, etc.; during that time, I've had 4 interviews and never heard back from any of these places. I also, personally, know many other people in a similar boat who either had a difficult time finding work, are continually going from one job to the next while being laid-off as the last employer cuts staff,are having to settle for jobs below their skill level/experience, and/or taking jobs that do not pay nearly enough to support them and their families. So despite others, complaining about "minor" things like not liking the congestion, or traffic, their neighbors, or even the weather (and then a Michigan winter can be cold and unpleasant and we've also been near a very humid 100 degrees a few times this summer as well), those issues seem very petty compared to the current reality of the economic struggles currently facing so many people living in Southeast Michigan.

Answer 4

I visited Utah a couple months ago and found it quite pleasant. One summer I was in Alabama and found it to be as humid as Jurassic Park.

Answer 5

NJ is by far the worst state. Its over crowded, over priced, and over polluted. I live in NJ and i hate it. The car insurance is high and the property taxes are higher. They just raised the sales tax too.

Answer 6

Anywhere in the Deep South: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi. Too much racism down there.

Answer 7

North Dakota. Too cold in the winter, too hot in the summer with no shade and windy all the time.

Utah is really beautiful.

Answer 8

For me, it's southern Florida because, it's like living in a Hot Wet Oven.!!!!.It also has to many Bugs too!!!!!!.

Answer 9

North Dakota would be the worst for me because it's so cold and windy.

Answer 10

Alaska...Great outdoor adventure and it gets really boring after a while.