Minnesota Among The Best States to Raise a Family

WalletHub.com just released results of a study that ranked the states from the best place to raise a family to the worst. The rankings are based on schools . . . home prices . . . jobs . . . activities . . . health care . . . child care . . . and crime.

The 10 best states for raising a family in 2017 are:  North Dakota . . . New Hampshire . . . Vermont . . . Minnesota . . . Nebraska . . . Massachusetts . . . New Jersey . . . Iowa . . . Connecticut . . . and South Dakota. **I've lived in both Iowa and Minnesota and couldn't agree more

The 10 worst are:  New Mexico . . . Mississippi . . . Louisiana . . . Nevada . . . Alaska . . . Arizona . . . Georgia . . . West Virginia . . . Alabama . . . and South Carolina.