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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.

WalletHub looked at over 650 community colleges and judged them on 18 key factors of cost and quality to determine where students can recieve the best education at the cheapest rates. The data ranges from cost of in-state tuition and fees, to student-faculty ratio, to the graduation rate.

The list places Massachusetts in position 1, Minnesota in position 2, and Vermont in position 3. Then, on the bottom of the list, Alabama finds itself in position 51, South Carolina at 50, and Mississippi at 49.

The list places states like Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Rhode Island in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions for health care, and states like Georgia, Louisiana, and Alabama find themselves at the end of the list in the 51st, 50th, and 49th spots.

This list was updated on July 20th, and several states have moved around on the list since the previous report on July 7th. New York has moved up 16 positions from 45 to 29, Maine has moved up 13 positions from 45 to 32, and Pennsylvania has moved down 21 positions from 28 to 49.

Texas finds its cities on the list several times, including Austin-Round Rock Texas at position 9. After Austin, Dallas comes in at position 72, and then several more Texas cities as the list continues.

WalletHub compared the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, and used 3 key factors to get their results, such as the change in state's unemployment during April 2020, then comparing that to April 2019, as well as January 2020.

WalletHub compared over 180 cities and have complied a list with 15 indicators for a fun, yet economical staycation. They used factors such as parks per capita as well as the average home square-footage, and the idealness of summer weather and have come up with their 10 best and 10 worst.

Some additional facts include Detroit having the highest share of single persons at 73.85 percent, with Fremont, California with the lowest at 37.46 percent. El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico tied for the lowest average restaurant-meal cost of $25 which is four times lower than Pearl City, Hawaii with the highest cost at $100.