how do i reserarch a state to move to?

Question

im looking to move away from New York how can i find a state comfortable to move me and my children to? im looking for cost of living, unemployment rates, social security rates, etc. i have no idea which state im looking to move in.

Answer 1

Looking at where to move is indeed a task oriented and time consuming enterprise
You really need to first look at the state's web sites and see what they say about themselves but don't be fooled you need more research than that Go to this link and click on each state you want to research
All US States Constitutions and Web sites: http://www.constitution.org/cons/usstcons.htm
Once you have narrowed down the states of your choice you now need to individually pick cities and or counties therein; to do that go here
Search for cities & Counties in the US: http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Data_and_Demographics&Template=/cffiles/counties/city_srch.cfm
Now once you have narrowed down the cities and or counties to your liking your real research begins here are just some of the links that you will need to research
EPA: Finding out about your local drinking water quality: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo/inde...
EPA: Drinking water in Schools and Child Care Facilities: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/schools/ind...
FBI Sex offender web sites for all states: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/states.htm...
US Census Bureau for real estate information all states: http://www.census.gov/
National Weather Service: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
Information on any city in the USA: http://www.bestplaces.net/
Information on any school: http://www.greatschools.net/
Cost of living comparison rates from the Univ. of Michigan http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/steccpi.html
Law enforcement agencies throughout the US: http://www.usacops.com/
HUD: New residential Construction permits: http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/newresconst.pdf
Rating an apartment (private site) what consumers say about specific apartments throughout the nation http://www.apartmentratings.com/
Drug Enforcement Administration: http://www.dea.gov/
Immigration Information: http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/
Links to States' Legislative Ethics and Lobbying Laws: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/ethics/e_ethicsURLs.htm
2006 Market-by-Market Home Price Analysis Reports* from National Association of REALTORS®:
http://www.realtor.org/Research.nsf/pages/MetroHomePriceAnalysisReports?OpenDocument
FBI: Uniform Crime Reports: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm#cius
FBI: Crime reports for each State: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_08.html
Utility Rates and other bills by State
http://www.utilityconnection.com/page6a.asp#Utility_Rates
State Fire Marshals Websites: http://www.firemarshals.org/links/sfmsites.asp
American Moving and Storage Association: http://www.moving.org/
US Universities by States: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/
Happy Holidays and Buena Suerte

Answer 2

there are alot of ways:
the 1st and best might be to go to the state's actual website...
like going to yahoo and searching the states name

the 2nd way is to go to any site with crime, health, job percentages, cost of living and education statistics, that compares all the states on these topics

the last way is to go to your local library and look up info about your state through any books that have your state name in them

Answer 3

Put the state in your search engine and you will get all kinds of hits for that state

Answer 4

well, u might try using the CIA world factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html), or you could try the state's abbreviation in a www.gov format (i.e. www.ny.gov)

Answer 5

http://www.bestplaces.net/ gives you tools to search for the best places based on crime, income, jobs, weather, etc.

Great site.