The Granite State continues to collect top rankings as one of America’s best places to live, and now Consumer Affairs has joined in, declaring New Hampshire the best state in the country to raise a family .

“New Hampshire boasts a low rate of violent crime (1.1 crimes per 1,000 people), a low rate of childhood poverty (7 percent), low food costs (an average of $371 per week), and a whole lot of state parks and libraries (6.6 and 15.6 per 100,000 people, respectively). All of this made it 2025’s top state to raise a family in,” the Journal of Consumer Research reports.

“New Hampshire checks all the right boxes for families,” said Rebecca Sowell, lead researcher at Consumer Affairs. “From safe neighborhoods and accessible health care to abundant outdoor spaces and strong public school

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