There is something about Lubbock that makes it a highly polarizing place to live. You either love it or hate it, and there is little to no in-between. There are a variety of things to form opinions about, and it and some are more apparent than others.
So you’ve heard the saying, “Everything's bigger in Texas,” well apparently that includes the price tag when it comes to living in certain parts of the Lone Star state.
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting American's mental state everywhere in the U.S., the personal-finance website WalletHub has compiled their list of 2020's Happiest States in America.
WalletHub compared the 50 states using 32 key factors of happiness in order to determine where Americans have the highest satisfaction with life...
With World Teacher's Day coming up in a few days, and teachers working hard to implement social distance and online learning due to the pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub has compiled a list of 2020's Best and Worst States for Teachers...
The list places states like Massachusetts in position 1, Vermont in position 2, and New Hampshire at 3. Then, other the other end of the list, Mississippi finds itself in position 51, Georgia at 50, New Jersey at 49, and finally, Texas finds itself way back down in position 48.
WalletHub also includes some comparisons of the "Best vs. Worst".
Scottsdale, Arizona has the highest share of the population ages 65 and older, at 23.4%, which is 3.2 times higher than Fontana, California at 7.3%.
Brownsville, Texas has the lowest adjusted cost-of-living index for retirees, 75.78, which is 2.6 times lower than San Francisco who has the highest at 195.86.
St. Louis has the most home health care facilities per 100,000 residents, at 57.18, which is 29.9 times more than Fontana, California with the fewest at 1.91.
The data ranges from share of school districts that offer a state Pre-K program, to the number of Pre-K quality benchmarks met, and total reported spending per child enrolled.