Happy New Year! With families looking for a fresh start once the COVID-19 pandemic dies down and moving becomes practical, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst States to Raise a Family, as well as accompanying videos.

To determine the best states in which to put down family roots, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 52 key indicators of family-friendliness. The data set ranges from the median annual family income to housing affordability to the unemployment rate.

Raising a Family in New Jersey (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

• 16^th – % of Families with Young Children
• 8^th – Child-Care Costs (Adjusted for Median Family Income)
• 2^nd – Infant-Mortality Rate
• 4^th – Median Annual Family Income (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
• 5^th – Violent Crimes per Capita
• 14^th – % of Families in Poverty
• 24^th – Unemployment Rate
• 3^rd – Separation & Divorce Rate

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-raise-a-family/31065