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Virginia Relocation Considerations
Exploring reasons for relocation to or from Virginia. Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.
According to a U.S. News & World Report for best state in the country ranking Virginia ranked number 7. Analyzed statistics of more than 70 metrics across eight categories. Health care and education were weighed most heavily,” “Then came state economies, infrastructure, and the opportunity states offer their citizens. Fiscal stability followed closely in weighting, followed by measures of crime and corrections and a state's natural environment”. ü Virginia (#7 overall) ü Healthcare: 12 ü Education: 12 ü Economy: 13 ü Infrastructure: 39 ü Opportunity: 8 ü Fiscal Stability: 18 ü Crime & Corrections: 9 ü Natural Environment: 19 Virginia's economy is a powerhouse, consistently ranking among the top states for business. CNBC named Virginia the best state for business in 2021. The state's unemployment rate sits at 4.1%, slightly better than the national average. The state also has a low poverty level, with 9.8% of residents falling at or below the poverty line. Only 8.5% of residents experience food insecurity, making it the eighth most food-secure state in the country. Crime is also low in Virginia, with property and violent crime rates significantly lower than the national average. The state's incarceration rates are higher than the country as a whole, with 422 out of 100,000 individuals imprisoned in the state.
The top 10 states in this year's study were: 1. Washington. 2. Minnesota 3. Utah 4. New Hampshire 5. Idaho 6. Nebraska 7. Virginia 8. Wisconsin. 9. Massachusetts 10. Florida. |
