HOW DOES OUR STATE CAPITAL STACK UP AGAINST THE OTHER 49 IN THE U-S? THAT’S WHAT WALLETHUB WANTED TO KNOW. IT’S RANKED ALL THE CAPITALS BASED ON AFFORDABILITY, ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, EDUCATION AND HEALTH, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. SANTA FE CAME IN WITH AN OVERALL RANK OF 32 WITH QUALITY OF LIFE COMING IN SECOND, JUST BEHIND OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON.
SANTA FE’S RANKING WAS HURT BY POOR SCORES IN THE OTHER CATEGORIES , PLACING 41ST IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH.
THE OVERALL TOP CAPITAL, ACCORDING TO THIS STUDY, WAS AUSTIN TEXAS, FOLLOWED BY LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, BISMARK, NORTH DAKOTA, MADISON, WISCONSIN AND RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST…HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
