Connecticut Ranks as one of the Happiest States in the Nation

According to Metro, there’s now an actual attempt to answer one of the most dangerous questions you can ask in America: how happy is your state, really? Not postcard happy. Not Instagram happy. Real, data-driven, allegedly scientific happy.

The ranking comes from a WalletHub study that looked at all 50 states using categories like emotional and physical well-being, work environment, and community vibes.

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Basically: how people feel, how much work drains their soul, and whether their surroundings make them want to scream into the void. They used 30 different metrics, weighted and scored on a 100-point scale, using data from 2024.

And somehow, Connecticut landed at number seven.

Which is… honestly surprising. I love Connecticut, but I feel like I’m surrounded by people who absolutely hate it here and spend half their free time talking about where they’re moving next. Florida. The Carolinas. “Anywhere but here.” I get it—it’s cold, it’s expensive, and winter lasts approximately 47 months. But all I ever hear is “I want to move.”

So, move, homie. Peace off. Fewer cars on the road for the rest of us.

The study says Connecticut scores well thanks to strong emotional well-being, good healthcare, solid schools, and relatively low crime. There’s also the whole “best of both worlds."

Do we feel like the seventh happiest state in America every day? No. But when you really think about it—scenery, opportunity, decent quality of life—it kind of tracks. We just complain more than most.

Here’s how the Top 10 happiest states shook out:

Hawaii
Maryland
New Jersey
Utah
Delaware
Minnesota
Connecticut
Idaho
Nebraska
Massachusetts

You know what else makes me happy? Sleeping in. My Christmas vacation is coming, and I fully plan to give myself the ultimate holiday gift: many, many mornings of not setting an alarm.

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Instead of packing up and hauling down to America’s filthiest swamp, maybe consider these foreign lands instead. I’ve identified five affordable and beautiful countries where your dollar can really go far.

My research included, but was not limited to, sources like Forbes, MSN, and Expatsi. Here are five countries you might want to bring up at your next family meeting.

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