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A new report on the best states to live in says people tend to rely on subjective factors – like weather – to rank their home states.   But 24/7 Wall St. recently reviewed three  fairly objective statewide measures and found that  Massachusettscomes out on top.

If weather was included, we probably would have lost.

WallSt. published a report this week that looked at the poverty rate, educational attainment and life expectancy at birth to determine the quality of life in each state. According to the site, Massachusetts has one of the wealthiest andmost highly educated populations.

Here'swhy Massachusetts is the best, according to the 24/7 Wall St. report http://247wallst.com/special-report/2016/11/29/americas-best-states-to-live-in/:

• More     than 2 out of 5 adults have at least a bachelor's degree: The highest     ratio of any state. Theoretically, the high level of education helps lower     the poverty rate.

• The     poverty rate is 11.5 percent. Ideally it would be 0, but the rate is     significantly lower than across the U.S.

• Massachusetts     residents' life expectancy at birth is 80.2 year old, the fifth highest in      the nation, signifying a healthy state.

The top five best states to live in according to the list are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Minnesota and New Jersey.

The lowest ranked states were Mississippi, West Virginia, Louisiana,  Arkansas,Alabama and Kentucky.