New Jersey is ranked the 2nd best US state to live in

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at least according to WalletHub. They used metrics like safety, health care, and education among other things to rank the 50 states. Idaho was the only state to score higher. Many visitors are people passing through or landing at Newark (Liberty) International Airport. The drive through there is through oil refineries that stink, docks, and ports. It looks like an industrial wasteland. I get it. I don't even like going through that area. Still, as the article states, it is called "The Garden State" for a reason. We have beautiful beaches. We are close to New York City and Philadelphia. We have Atlantic City. There are mountains in the northwestern part of the state. We have the Pine Barrens. We have a little bit of everything except desert. We have all 4 seasons. People love to bash New Jersey. Those who do that likely haven't been here or have only been on the Turnpike up north. We have a woman here at the facility from Michigan. She has been here for 2 months. I asked her if she thought NJ was as bad as people think. She said that she loves it here and if she didn't have kids at home she would stay here to do sober living. See? NJ isn't as bad as people think!